June 12, 2018
The Cuban poet, essayist, journalist and politician José Martí (1853-1895) has been named a new member of the New York Writers Hall of Fame, as announced last May by the Empire State Center for the Book.
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June 11, 2018
The Cuban duo Gente de Zona increased their views on YouTube this week, following the worldwide premiere of the music video Te duele, which exceeds 2 million views on that digital platform.
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June 11, 2018
Family members, friends, athletes and the general public will participate today in a pilgrimage to the cemetery in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, where the remains of three-time world and Olympic champion Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence rest, on the sixth anniversary of his physical passing.
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June 10, 2018
His parents lost an island, Cuba, but he already has his own.
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June 9, 2018
The Cuban trovador Pablo Milanés received the Gramola de Oro award last June 6th in Madrid, a distinction of great importance in Spanish music.
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June 9, 2018
With a touch of joy and nostalgia, each occasion is experienced when a current achievement surpasses one of the emblematic ones… This is how today's new national youth triple jump record is being received, with which Jordan Díaz left behind by one centimeter the old record set by Pedro Pérez Dueñas.
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June 8, 2018
The presentation on Thursday, June 7 of Tony Ávila and his group in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater was directed by Enrique Carballea, who exclusively explained to La Jiribilla that the idea comes from Tony's "Proyecto Atrapa Sueños" symphonic project, which consists of bringing his work to that format, both his songs and some of his guarachas.
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June 8, 2018
The Institute of History of Cuba is working on the compilation of the Complete Works of Máximo Gómez, in more than 30 volumes, which will be an important revelation, announced today in this capital, Doctor René González Barrios, president of that institution.
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June 7, 2018
On the occasion of the World Music Day celebration being held internationally on June 21, pianists Chucho Valdés, from Cuba, and Stefano Bollani, from Italy, will offer a concert in Havana.
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June 7, 2018
After her successful presentations with the National Ballet of Cuba in the United States, the prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Cuba, BNC, Viengsay Valdés, will take the stage today Thursday, June 7th in Montreal, Canada, alongside renowned figures from the Paris Opera, Boston Ballet and Canadian companies.
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June 5, 2018
Aroldis Chapman reached his fourteenth save by achieving a 7-4 result for the Yankees over Detroit, in a very short day where barely four players took the field.
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June 5, 2018
The Cuban singer, 87 years old, is known worldwide as "the Diva of Buena vista social club," the celebrated project by filmmaker Wim Wenders.
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June 5, 2018
Acosta Danza, a company directed by Carlos Acosta Quesada, performed on Monday, June 4 at the Wales Millennium Center, in the Welsh city of Cardiff.
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June 5, 2018
Vida Libre is the title of the national tour that musician David Blanco and his group began on Monday, June 4 in Guantánamo.
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June 4, 2018
More often than we would like, we find ourselves meditating on where modernity intends to take us, specifically regarding cutting-edge technology for listening to music.
Source: La Jiribilla
