Havana, Cuba. – Double meaning is a natural Cubans’ trait. When it comes to music, one name is recurrent: Faustino Oramas. Yet, we’d better call him the way he is known everywhere in Cuba: El Guayabero. We owe him so many “Sones” and “guarachas” that any Cuban music lover holds him very dear. El Guayabero always stressed that double meaning came from listeners, because they had dirty... 

Havana, Cuba. – February 23 1993 is a date that appeals to music scholars, producers and most of all to dancers. Since that day, Cuban public has enjoyed “Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco”, an orchestra with very advanced lyrics, sound and timbre. Its young conductor had been looking forward to leading a band with strings and brass sections. However, his work with “Maravillas de Florida”... 

Los años 60 del pasado siglo fueron decisivos en la obra del artista cubano Alfredo Sosabravo. En esa época trabajó en el hotel Telégrafo. Alfredo Sosabravo: un clásico vivo de la cultura cubana. Foto Interner Cuentan que iba a ser gastronómico pero fuerzas mágicas le impulsaron cada vez más hacia el trabajo artístico. No fue sólo la casualidad. Declaraba: “Mi único interés era ser artista... 

Varios de nuestros músicos populares combinaron el ejercicio del pentagrama con el sentimiento patrio. Algunos fueron a la manigua a luchar por la independencia de Cuba y otros conspiraron a favor de ella, expresando su apoyo a la libertad y a los próceres, a través de sus composiciones. Antonio Gumersindo Garay García (Sindo Garay), comopsitor cubano. Foto: Alberto Korda Se incluyen Pepe Sánchez,... 

Havana, Cuba. – Over sixty records and about seven movies make up the curriculum of Benny More, the best singer of Cuban popular music ever. He proved he fully mastered the most different styles and modalities. Bola de Nieve said about him, “I can’t fathom a better alias than Master of Rhythm, because he could sing all Cuban rhythms with the wonderful timbre of his voice.” Miguelito... 

Havana, Cuba. – I fancied August 23, anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women, as a perfect day to comment on feminine presence in Cuban music. Liuba María Hevia. Foto tomada de Internet Women’s presence in Cuban music goes back a long way, but is tainted by the prevailing social conditions. In those days, a decent girl was not supposed to practice this form of art. Many talents got... 

Havana, Cuba. – Cuban Radio has always played a significant role in the dissemination of our dancing music. Since our first radio stations were founded in 1922, this media became essential to promote and disseminate Cuban music in general and the different genres of dancing music in particular. Beny More. Foto tomada de Internet In fact, many singers, songwriters and melodies owe their popularity... 

Havana, Cuba. – She is a genuine representative of her time and an uncompromising artist. “Her music is as plain as running water, strong as righteous, straightforward, thinking and accurate as a bow whose arrow strikes the heart of sensibility.” Marta Valdes. Photo: Silvio Rodríguez Marta Valdes was born in Havana, on July 6, 1934. She began her path in music as a woman wishing to express... 

Havana, Cuba. -  Musical and romantic Havana is the venue of the International Festival “Boleros de Oro”, whose president and founder is flutist and composer Jose Loyola. The best possible tribute to the 25th anniversary of this event is an overview of five anthological Cuban boleros. Nilo Menendez. Foto Internet Nilo Menendez’s “Aquellos Ojos Verdes” One of the most famous boleros throughout... 

Fue un pianista de cualidades extraordinarias. Como compositor sus temas llevan casi un siglo recorriendo el mundo en la voz de los más destacados intérpretes. El maestro Ernesto Lecuona, fue un artista cubano de talla universal, un artesano de lujo de la música cubana. Dicen que cuando el francés Maurice Ravel lo oyó tocar, comentó que lo oído era más que piano, mientras que el sesudo Adolfo...