Havana, Cuba. – In the history of Cuban music, there are many families where a generational relief has taken place. The tradition passes from father to son; as if it were a purely genetic matter and no influence alien to the family would intervene. Enrique Álvarez, director y fundador de la orquesta Charanga Latina. Foto: Yannia Pérez Rumayor It happened this way with the Alvarez’s musical... 

Havana, Cuba. – The quintessential Cuban journalist, Jose Marti, founded Patria journal on March 14 1892. Tomas Estrada Palma, Manuel Sanguily, Gonzalo de Quesada, Manuel de la Cruz and Federico Sanchez were the editors. On the other hand, J. A. Agramonte, Gonzalo de Quesada, Enrique Jose Varona and Manuel More were in charge of the logistics. Foto facsímil del periódico Patria. When the apostle... 

Havana, Cuba. – Last March 14, we celebrated the Day of Cuban Press. It brought pride and joy to all the workers of the pen that exercise with dignity the noble profession of journalism. They are men and women whose daily job is to make people’s minds travel fast and perpetuate ideas. Jose Marti. Foto periódico Patria From the most dissimilar corners of our archipelago, they manage to reach multitudes... 

Havana, Cuba. – Guitarist and singer Rafael Cueto came to the world in Santiago de Cuba at the dawn of last century, on March 14 1900. He was one of the members of the famous Trio Matamoros, which made history in Cuban music. He founded the trio in 1925, next to Ciro Rodriguez and Miguel Matamoros. Rafael Cueto,guitarrista y cantante cubano. Foto tomada de Internet He was a self-taught guitar... 

Havana, Cuba. – The 11th Drum Party Festival 2012 and the International Percussion Contest “Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam” took place in Havana from March 6 to March 11. The saying “When there is a will, there is a way” came to my mind when I saw Lazarito, one of the participants in the above-mentioned contest. Talent is a gift conferred by divine grace that knows no boundaries. El niño... 

Havana, Cuba. – One of the paramount strategies of Bis Music record label for 2012 is becoming a management agency. “So far, we have operated as a record house and musical producer for ARTEX AS. From now on, we will become a record house, musical producer and management agency,” underlined marketing manager Dagma Francis, when she commented on the projects of the young record house,... 

Havana, Cuba. – When youth and talent go hand in hand, horizons expand. For that reason, the paths of the band Manana Club look wide and fortunate on the brink of its fifth anniversary. Pedro Lázaro Ordóñez Padrón (Papucho), director de Manana Club. Foto Yannia Pérez Rumayor Part of the festivities for the anniversary is a trip to Peru, announced by bandleader Pedro Lazaro Ordoñez in Mirador... 

Why did you move from rhythm to melody? “I began my music studies with percussion. Regularly, such cases happen the other way around, because you start with piano at a younger age.  My case wasn’t like that. I began with percussion, but I think piano was inside of me first. My grandmother was a piano teacher and there was a piano in my house. Since I was a small kid, I used to sit at the piano,... 

Havana, Cuba. – Pour in a musical bowl a high dose of talent; add the charm of fourteen women and blend them with great eagerness to work. Whether you serve it cold or hot, the body temperature will rise anyway. Georgia Aguirre, la directora y bajista de las llamadas “Mulatísimas del Sabor”. Foto: Yannia Pérez Rumayor It cannot be otherwise, if the sauce is prepared in the way of Anacaona,... 

Havana, Cuba. – The Cuban people recently paid tribute to the beloved Commander of the Revolution, Juan Almeida, who would have turned 85 years of exemplary life, both as revolutionary and brilliant composer. Many are the facts that will keep forever in our memory forever the humble and seasoned Cuban that was always in the first line of the battle against injustice. He remained close and faithful...