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Rogelio Martínez Furé, prominent Cuban folklorist, ethnologist and researcher

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  • Posted on 12/10/202212/10/2022

The outstanding Cuban folklorist, ethnologist and researcher and national prize for Literature Rogelio Martínez Furé died…

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Cuban Coffee

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  • Posted on 01/10/202208/10/2022

The coffee plant was introduced into Cuba in 1748, but farming did not develop into…

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Watch films on Cuban black female artists – by Juanamaria Cordones-Cook, 2-30 October, online

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  • Posted on 01/10/202219/01/2023

Cuban Women of the African Diaspora – Inspirations for Change A series of films by…

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5 books for Summer reading on Cuban culture

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  • Posted on 15/08/202219/01/2023

We recommend these 5 books for your Summer reading on Cuban culture – from short…

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  • Cuban Music

Trova – The Cuban sound of voice and guitar

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  • Posted on 15/08/202221/08/2022

Trova – the intimate Cuban sound of guitars and vocal harmonies singing poetic lyrics –…

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What is Son Cubano?

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  • Posted on 21/07/202221/07/2022

Son is a vocal and instrumental dance genre, which constitutes one of the basic forms…

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The Caribbean that unites us – the Fiesta del Fuego sets Santiago de Cuba alight

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  • Posted on 08/07/202219/01/2023

The fire of the Caribbean rekindles its flames in Santiago de Cuba this July with…

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  • Education in Cuba

“The Literacy Campaign was a cultural revolution” interview with Cuban Minister for Education

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  • Posted on 16/01/2022

December 2021 marked the 60th anniversary of the declaration of Cuba as a territory free…

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“I want to contribute”: interview with young Cuban cultural professor and critic Ada Elena Lescay

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 20/12/2021

For the young researcher and university professor from Santiago de Cuba, Ada Elena Lescay, the…

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  • Cuban Art

Yes to the Havana Biennial! Art floods Havana from November to April

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  • Posted on 13/11/202126/06/2022

More than 300 artists, gallery owners, promoters, critics and theorists from various disciplines from Latin…

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Cuba’s National Day of Culture 20 October

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  • Posted on 19/10/202119/01/2023

On 20 October each year Cuba celebrates their National Day of Culture ‘Jornada de la…

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Cuba marks 135 years since the abolition of slavery

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  • Posted on 19/10/2021

On 18 October 2021 Cuba marked 135 years since the abolition of slavery on the…

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2021 Community Culture award winners announced in Cuba

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  • Posted on 19/10/2021

The singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, the group Teatro Los Elementos and the project Orquesta de Guitarras…

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Casas de Cultura in Cuba: “Empowering communities to access, consume and create culture”

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  • Posted on 19/10/202115/08/2022

Interview with Agustín Adrián Pérez, Vice-President of the National Council of Casas de Cultura, published…

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  • Cuban Film

Cuban Olympic legend Juantorena’s ‘Running for the Revolution’ released

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  • Posted on 30/07/202102/10/2022

‘Running for the Revolution’ is a new documentary film that chronicles the life of Olympic athletics…

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