August 6, 2019
The General of three independence wars, Calixto García Íñiguez, was born 180 years ago –on August 4, 1839– in the city of Holguín, then a jurisdiction of the province of Oriente.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
August 6, 2019
The flag bearer of the Cuban delegation to these Pan American Games Mijaín López is eager to compete in his division of 130 kg in Greco-Roman wrestling and finish conquering his fifth crown in these events, all in different editions, an unprecedented result on the continent.
Source: Cuba.cu
August 4, 2019
Nostalgia, melancholy, and at times, sublimity.
Source: La Jiribilla
August 4, 2019
July goes down in history in the service records of Yuli Gurriel and Yordan Alvarez.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
August 3, 2019
María de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo, Countess of Merlín, was born into a family of Havana aristocracy on February 5, 1789.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
August 3, 2019
The troubadour Carlos Varela, a cardinal figure in the history of Cuban song, officially premiered the song "The Yawn of Waiting", belonging to his upcoming album The Silent Scream.
Source: OnCuba News
August 1, 2019
This year Dr.
Source: BBC News
August 1, 2019
The popular internationally renowned musician Isaac Delgado heads the list of 51 artistic units that will perform at Carnaval Bayamo 2019, according to information from the Sindo Garay Music and Entertainment Marketing Company, in Granma.
Source: La Demajagua
July 31, 2019
After opening the space Las noches del Caballero del Son at the Casino, Cuban composer and performer, director of the Orquesta Adalberto Álvarez y su Son, announced on social networks that he will perform on August 17 at 8:30 p.
Source: Por Marianela Dufflar. Cubadebate
July 31, 2019
Become one of the main exponents of fusion music with influences from Afro-Cuban rhythms and rituals, singer Daymé Arocena published the first advance of her most recent phonogram.
Source: Prensa Latina
July 30, 2019
Young Cuban musicians Rodrigo García Ameneiros and Tania Haase make up the duo Espiral.
Source: Cubarte
July 30, 2019
Eight days ago he died, and not even twenty-four hours have passed since I scattered his ashes in the sea on July 27th, the very day my parents committed to each other for life, almost seventy years ago, coinciding with my mother's birthday.
Source: Cuba.cu
July 29, 2019
Floral offerings from General of the Army Raúl Castro Ruz, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, and from Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of the Councils of State and Ministers, accompanied today the funeral honors of Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, who passed away last Friday in Havana, at 82 years of age, after a long battle against cancer.
Source: Cubadebate
July 29, 2019
One day he arrived at his house and his sister told him: "A film director called you.
Source: Por Jose Luis Estrada. Juventud Rebelde
July 28, 2019
Two urban talents from Cuba and Venezuela come together to produce this remix that has caused a sensation on digital platforms just hours after being released.
Source: Asere.com
July 28, 2019
A life-size sculpture of the renowned poet from Matanzas Carilda Oliver Labra (1922-2018) was unveiled last Friday at the Wax Museum of Bayamo.
Source: OnCuba News
July 27, 2019
First-line groups in Cuban popular dance music will unite on August 3rd in the grand concert Por siempre Formell, to pay tribute to one of the most transcendental figures in Cuban music, bassist and composer Juan Formell.
Source: CubaSi
July 27, 2019
It would be easy to imagine that it was in the Alameda de Paula where the verses of El negro mar emerged, in which, back in the nineteen forties of the past century, Nicolás Guillén metaphorically captured the nocturnal atmosphere that reigned in the Havana port and made a son flow into the Bay.
Source: Cubarte
July 26, 2019
His Eminence Most Reverend Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega Alamino, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Habana, has passed away.
Source: Cubadebate
July 26, 2019
The young designated hitter for the Houston Astros, Cuban Yordan Álvarez, has already inscribed his name in the Major Leagues record book by reaching 35 runs batted in during his first 30 games played in the major leagues.
Source: Islalocal
July 25, 2019
For the founder and director of the Cuban children's theater company La Colmenita, Carlos Alberto Cremata, nothing is more gratifying than being among children, a task to which he has dedicated almost three decades of his life as a creator.
Source: CubaSi
July 25, 2019
The debut in Serbia of Cuban trumpeter Alexander Abreu and his band Havana D´Primera, on July 24, generated great expectation in that European nation.
Source: Radio Habana Cuba
July 24, 2019
The phonogram Cuba: The Legacy (RYCY Symphonic Series, Vol.
Source: Radio Enciclopedia Popular
July 24, 2019
The talented Cuban singer who is revolutionizing the world of music, Camila Cabello, has opened up to her fans through her Instagram social media, confessing that (contrary to what many might think of her) she suffers from anxiety and stage fright; however, these are aspects of her life that she manages to overcome day by day.
Source: Asere.com
July 23, 2019
A little more than two years ago, popular Cuban comedian Robertico decided to open a Youtube channel to increase interaction with his followers, and today the moment to celebrate has arrived.
Source: Asere.com
July 23, 2019
The Cuban choral movement shines today following the participation of the director of the National Choir of Cuba, maestro Digna Guerra, as a judge in two important competitive events in Manila, Philippines.
Source: CubaSi
July 22, 2019
Singer Haila María Mompié and her group performed a concert last Sunday the 21st starting at 11:00 p.
Source: Radio Angulo
July 22, 2019
The Cuban Grand Master Leinier Domínguez, who now competes under the flag of the United States since the federation of that country naturalized him, won the title of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting chess tournament in Dortmund, Germany, and this performance served him to return to the top ten of the FIDE world ranking.
Source: Periódico Cubano
July 21, 2019
The intellectual Roberto Fernández Retamar passed away this afternoon in Havana at the age of 89.
Source: Cubadebate
July 21, 2019
The talented and possible great candidate for Rookie of the Year in the American League, Yordan Álvarez, has hit a home run at Minute Maid Park so impressive that statisticians automatically searched through the StatCast era records and confirmed it.
Source: Swingcompleto.com
July 20, 2019
The prestigious Cuban scientist Dr.
Source: Teamocuba
July 19, 2019
Two transgender people formalized their union on Tuesday, July 16th, at the Palace of Marriages of San Francisco de Paula, in Havana, reported the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) through its Facebook page.
Source: Cubadebate
July 19, 2019
THE Cuban interpreter, composer, and troubadour Tony Ávila with his group is touring Bolivia for the first time, in the gala corresponding to Latin America of the World Travel Awards.
Source: Radio Reloj
July 18, 2019
The work of the Cuban sage Fernando Ortiz was declared this Tuesday Cultural Heritage of the Nation, an act that consecrates the commitment of the State and its institutions to its custody, preservation, and in a very special way, its promotion and dissemination among present and future generations.
Source: La Jiribilla
July 17, 2019
The closer for the New York Yankees, Aroldis Chapman, shut down the duel against the Toronto Blue Jays, with a quick and economical appearance, to add his 25th save of the season, absolute leader of the American League.
Source: Swingcompleto.com
July 17, 2019
Journalist Paquita Armas Fonseca interviews Ernesto Daranas about his recently completed documentary on Natalia Bolívar.
Source: TvCubana
July 16, 2019
Celia Cruz passed away at the age of 78, on July 16, 2003.
Source: Caracol TV
July 16, 2019
The Guadalajara-2011 Pan American Games elevated cyclist Arlenis Sierra to the continental summit.
Source: Granma
July 15, 2019
Among Cubans, she will always be Verena, from the classic soap opera Tierra Brava.
Source: Cubadebate
July 15, 2019
The American jazz group Synthesis offered a concert this Saturday in Havana, where they had as a guest Cuban instrumentalist, composer and arranger Orlando Valle (Maraca).
Source: Prensa Latina
July 14, 2019
The Cuban singer has begun to internationalize himself with the fusion of rhythms in his music, a young Latin promise.
Source: Asere.com
July 14, 2019
The National Academy of Song Mariana de Gonitch held a tribute to Sara González, on the 68th anniversary of her birth, by holding the VI Competition that bears the name of the singer-songwriter, yesterday July 14 at the Memorial de la Denuncia, in this capital.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
July 13, 2019
The Cuban flutist Ana Belén Abreu has a strong career as an instrumentalist since she has played in the groups of Chayanne and other figures; furthermore, she teaches music at her academy ABA Music Studio and records a television program in which she interviews singer-songwriters, "Al otro lado de la canción".
Source: El Nuevo Herald
July 13, 2019
The renowned Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal is paying special attention today to the preparations for the third edition of the Habana Clásica festival.
Source: CubaSi
July 12, 2019
"Every year the Caribbean Festival faces new challenges.
Source: La Jiribilla
July 12, 2019
The renowned Cuban choreographer and artistic director Tomás Morales, National Dance Prize 2010, passed away in Havana on the morning of Thursday, July 11.
Source: Cubaescenta.cult.cu
July 11, 2019
Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor will headline this year's summer national tour, which began on Sunday, June 30 in Camagüey, during which they have presented the song «Vívelo».
Source: Cubadebate, Tiempo 21
July 11, 2019
The history of athletics at the Pan American Games is full of chapters of glory starring Cuban athletes.
Source: Granma
July 10, 2019
In the morning yesterday, the Archbishop of Havana, Monsignor Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez, issued a new statement offering updates on the health status of Monsignor Jaime Cardinal Ortega, who remains stable and has even participated in holy mass.
Source: Periódico Cubano
July 10, 2019
The first musical night of the International Film Festival of Gibara, the White Villa, began with the presentation of singer-songwriters Kelvis Ochoa and David Torrens The event was dedicated to honoring two greats of Cuban music Silvio Rodríguez and Pablo Milanés.
Source: Festival Internacional de Gibara
