Havana, Cuba. – Insightful, forthcoming and defiant music may become a mobilizing force that makes human beings uphold the loftiest causes. Every genre is feasible, whether you sing Trova, pop or reggaeton. As long as people put their hearts into it, the message will find sympathetic ears, willing to multiply it. That is the thesis that the band “Cubanos en la red” advocates. Osmel Francis. Foto... 

Havana, Cuba. – A war machine that was used to shoot boulders, a firearm shorter and with a larger bore than ordinary shotguns, or a thick piece of wood used in different games are some of the meanings of the word “Trabuco” (blunderbuss) that may be found in any Internet dictionary. Ricardo Amaray: Baladista, romántico y salsero. Foto Yannia Pérez Rumayor None of the above-listed meanings applies... 

Havana, Cuba. -  Singer, guitarist and composer Maria Teresa Vera was born in Guanajay, current province of Artemisa, on February 6 1895, 117 years ago.  She is an indispensable voice in the history of Cuban Trova and an excellent example of the traditional song, called Old Trova today. Maria Teresa Vera. Foto tomada de Internet Maria Teresa was a slaves’ granddaughter and grew up in a household... 

Havana, Cuba. – Jose Urfe, composer, clarinetist and music professor was born in the heart of a humble family in the town of Madruga, on February 6 1879. The also conductor of orchestras and music bands took his first music classes with Professor Domingo Ramos. The following year, after the beginning of the 1895 War, he moved to the capital city where he continued his studies with Hipolito Rodriguez.... 

Havana, Cuba. – Any cartoonist could easily draw her.  A broad smile that fills her whole face would be enough. She is Dorgelis, the daughter of Adalberto Alvarez, the Gentleman of Son She is funny, very Cuban and loquacious. That’s what the brilliant pianist looked like when she came to Mirador de La Habana to advertise her new musical project. She has founded her own band, with which she seeks... 

Havana, Cuba. – Jose Marti, Cuban National Hero, is a source of inspiration that knocked at the doors of a group of plastic artists and united them in the exhibition “I am Art”, on display at the Memorial named after him in the Cuban capital. Muestra mural Arte Soy. Foto cortesía de Arístides Hernández This work has gradually grown and attracted new creators.  The group of illustrators “Gente... 

Havana, Cuba. – Enrique Ubieta’s essay “Cuba: revolution or reform?” is perhaps one of the most interesting books that will be available to the public in the next Havana Book Fair. Enrique Ubieta. Foto tomada de Internet Using an educated language of refined aesthetic value, Ubieta criticizes, proposes and invites to the battle of ideas. He also deals with the unrelenting harassment to... 

Barnizar el corazón de la audiencia: objetivo esencial del colectivo de Radio Cadena Habana Havana, Cuba. – The staff of Radio Cadena Habana station that has become Cuban music’s radio station, just held its annual meeting. They reviewed their work from July 1 2011 to December 31 of that year, when the veteran station entered the ether of the capital of the country with a new format. The... 

Havana, Cuba. – In one of his Parisian chronicles, Alejo Carpentier wrote, “His voice had the breadth of an organ and the richness of timbres of an orchestra. He can take us through a wide range of sonorities that rises from the deep vibrations of a brass bell to the flashing sparks of woodwind”. Pablo Santamaría en la Revista Mirador de La Habana. Foto Nayade Ferreira He was not talking... 

Havana, Cuba. – To live in a musical isle like Cuba means the pleasure to listen to the poetry of bolero, Son, minstrels and improvisators for those fond of its rhythms and even for those who cannot dance. Improvisators are admittedly aces in improvising poetry in a humorous, natural way, without recherché expressions. Jesus Orta Ruiz, Angelito Valiente, Justo Vega, Adolfo Alfonso, Emiliano...