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August 15, 2019

To document in images and sound the work of artists who stand out in the contemporary Cuban musical landscape, for their quality and high attendance, is one of the main goals of Bis Music, a record label of ARTex, which on Wednesday afternoon presented at the Salón de Mayo of the Pabellón Cuba, the DVD The Trilogy, by musician, performer, composer and music producer, David Blanco.

Source: Cubadebate

August 13, 2019

Cuban director and choreographer Lizt Alfonso gave a conference on August 10th in the city of Los Angeles in the United States at the invitation of Ballet Beyond Borders, an event held with the participation of artists from several countries.

Source: Radio Nuevitas

August 13, 2019

Cuban singer and songwriter Descemer Bueno will premiere new songs in a unique concert on August 30 at the Karl Marx theater in Havana, the artist announced today on social media.

Source: CubaSi

August 12, 2019

Yordan became THE PLAYER WHO HAS REACHED 50 RBIs THE FASTEST IN THE HISTORY of the Major Leagues, leaving behind none other than the extraordinary Joe DiMaggio, who needed 46 games for that figure, while Yordan (who is 51) achieved it in 45.

Source: Swingcompleto.com

August 12, 2019

Even though you don't see me on the big screen, it doesn't mean I remain at home depressed, waiting for someone to call me, assures Cuba's most international actor, president of the Gibara International Film Festival.

Source: Juventud Rebelde

August 11, 2019

In her role as host, Luna Manzanares is one of the important trump cards that Manolito Ortega has for the Adolfo Guzmán Contest to be a good spectacle as well as a competition that promotes song in Cuba.

Source: TV Cubana

August 11, 2019

Arlenis covered the 80 kilometers and 500 meters of the circuit in the Costa Verde area in 2:19.

Source: Jit

August 10, 2019

The Cuban Association of Librarians (ASCUBI), the National Library of Cuba "José Martí" (BNCJM) and the entire Cuban library profession is in mourning.

Source: Infomed

August 10, 2019

With the simplicity and modesty that always accompany her, and paying tribute to the work of her father Pablo Milanés, Haydée Milanés continues to surprise her followers with the second volume of Amor: Deluxe Edition, a phonogram that was announced and promoted several months ago on social media, which she presented to the press last Friday afternoon, in the Salón de Mayo of the Pabellón Cuba, as part of the 20th edition of the Feria Arte en la Rampa.

Source: Cubadebate

August 9, 2019

Mijaín writes in golden letters the history of his final participation in a Pan American Games and with his performance the history of Cuban sports has also grown.

Source: Granma

August 9, 2019

Cuba's greatest pole vaulter of all time smiled again after five in the afternoon on this August 8th.

Source: Cubadebate

August 7, 2019

The Brazilian Union of Writers distinguished, in Havana, poet Miguel Barnet with the Jorge Amado Medal for the importance of his literary work, the most important recognition of the organization.

Source: Cuba.cu

August 7, 2019

Singer and songwriter Leoni Torres will carry out a major tour of cities in the western United States during the months of August and September, which will have closing concerts in February of next year.

Source: El Nuevo Día.com

August 6, 2019

The General of three wars of independence, Calixto García Íñiguez, was born 180 years ago –on August 4, 1839– in the city of Holguín, which was then under the jurisdiction of the province of Oriente.

Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias

August 6, 2019

The flag bearer of the Cuban delegation at these Pan American Games, Mijaín López, is eager to compete in his 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling and achieve his fifth crown at these games, 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 will go 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

Singer-songwriter Carlos Varela, a cardinal figure in the history of Cuban song, officially premiered the song "El bostezo de la espera," which belongs to his upcoming album El grito mudo.

Source: OnCuba News

August 1, 2019

The popular internationally renowned musician Isaac Delgado heads the list of 51 artistic units that will perform at the Bayamo 2019 Carnival, 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 media that he will perform on August 17 at 8:30 p.

Source: Por Marianela Dufflar. Cubadebate

July 31, 2019

Having become one of the main exponents of fusion music with influences from Afro-Cuban rhythms and rites, singer Daymé Arocena released the first advance of her most recent album.

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, precisely the 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 tributes 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 rites of Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, who passed away last Friday in Havana at the age of 82, after a long battle against cancer.

Source: Cubadebate

July 29, 2019

One day she arrived at her house and her sister told her: "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 already caused a sensation on digital platforms just hours after being released.

Source: Asere.com

July 28, 2019

A life-size sculpture of the renowned Matanzas poetess Carilda Oliver Labra (1922-2018) was unveiled last Friday at the Bayamo Wax Museum.

Source: OnCuba News

July 27, 2019

Top-tier groups in Cuba's popular dance music will unite on August 3rd for the grand concert Forever 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 forties of the last century, Nicolás Guillén metaphorically captured the nocturnal atmosphere that reigned in the Havana port and caused a son to flow into the Bay.

Source: Cubarte

July 26, 2019

His Eminence 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 network, 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

Just over two years ago, the popular Cuban humorist 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, Master 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

Cuban Grandmaster Leinier Domínguez, who now competes under the United States flag since that country's Federation naturalized him, won the title of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting tournament in Dortmund, Germany, and this performance allowed him to return to the top ten of the FIDE world rankings.

Source: Periódico Cubano

July 21, 2019

Intellectual Roberto Fernández Retamar passed away this afternoon in Havana at the age of 89.

Source: Cubadebate

July 21, 2019

The talented and possible top candidate for American League Rookie of the Year, Yordan Álvarez, 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

Prestigious Cuban scientist Dr.

Source: Teamocuba

July 19, 2019

Two transgender people formalized their union on Tuesday, July 16, 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, at the gala corresponding to Latin America of the World Travel Awards.

Source: Radio Reloj

July 18, 2019

The work of the wise Cuban 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

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman sealed the duel against the Toronto Blue Jays with a quick and economical appearance, to add his 25th save of the season, the absolute leader of the American League.

Source: Swingcompleto.com

July 17, 2019

Journalist Paquita Armas Fonseca interviews Ernesto Daranas regarding his recently completed documentary about Natalia Bolívar.

Source: TvCubana

July 16, 2019

Celia Cruz passed away at the age of 78, on July 16, 2003.

Source: Caracol TV