May 25, 2019
Words for Salomón: Whoever has read the impressive curriculum of Salomón Gadles Mikowsky might think that this mission of praise should correspond to an academic, or a pianist; but it happens that I am here simply as a Cuban who is grateful for the years of talent and generosity –the vocation of service to his people– that this Master of music exercises with such generosity; and that right, the right to give thanks from the heart, is not something any lack can take from me.
Source: Segundacita blog oficial de Silvio Rodríguez
May 25, 2019
Luis Manuel Molina, one of Cuba's guitarists and pedagogues who inspires you with his music, recently celebrated his 40 years of artistic life and his 60th birthday with a concert at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana.
Source: La Jiribilla
May 25, 2019
"Lluvia y fuego" is Isaac Delgado's most recent album, and it was presented today as a gift to consumers of contemporary Cuban music.
Source: CubaSi
May 25, 2019
The University of the Arts (ISA) yesterday awarded the Honorary Doctorate in Art to pianist and pedagogue Salomón Gadles Mikowsky, an honor he received from Alexis Seijo, Rector of the prestigious House of Higher Learning The University of the Arts (ISA) awarded the title of Honorary Doctorate in Art to pianist and pedagogue Salomón Gadles Mikowsky, an honor he received from Alexis Seijo, Rector of the prestigious House of Higher Learning.
Source: Granma
May 24, 2019
Bárbara Llanes will be accompanied by Karla Martínez on piano and Lester Chio on clarinet, a format called Trío Nueva Habana and constitutes a new project belonging to the Concert Music Center of Cuba's Ministry of Culture.
Source: Bohemia
May 24, 2019
Rubén González was a wise and delicate man; he did not boast of his great musical virtues; he put the notes in their place, and his soul in every chord.
Source: Granma
May 23, 2019
The Cuban Embassy in Japan has informed that the Japanese government announced the foreign personalities and artists who receive this year 2019, the decoration Order of the Rising Sun, Rays of Gold with Rosette.
Source: Radio Cadena Habana
May 23, 2019
The gala Music Unites Us will take place on May 25 at the Karl Marx Theater for the 55th anniversary of the Musical Recordings and Editions Company (EGREM), and as part of the International Cuban Music Fair Cubadisco 2019.
Source: Agencia Cubana de Noticias
May 23, 2019
The Latin Institute of Music (ILM) announced the premiere of a new animated series that will feature, among its characters, the renowned Cuban composer, guitarist, and orchestra conductor Leo Brouwer.
Source: Prensa Latina
May 23, 2019
On May 19th during the presentation of her book "La resina ámbar" at the Coral Gables Library in a commemorative event for the 124th anniversary of the fall of the Apostle José Martí, the advisor and representative of the UNESCO Culture Center of Puerto Rico presented writer and painter Zaida del Río with a recognition award from the UNESCO Culture Center and the Golden Pen award from the publishing house Entre Líneas, granted by Alfredo A.
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May 22, 2019
The president of the Havana Film Festival, Iván Giroud, was invited to be part of the jury for the L´Oeil d´or-Documentary Award section of the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
Source: CubaCine.cult.cu
May 22, 2019
Cuban singer Leoni Torres and Spanish performer Rosario Flores premiered the official video of their first musical collaboration titled "Se me olvidó quererte" on the main internet platforms.
Source: CubaSi
May 22, 2019
"The good journalist prefers to save the news rather than his life," expressed this Tuesday Cuban Alfredo Martirena, winner of the Excellence Award in the Cartoon Contest on Freedom of the Press in Canada.
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May 21, 2019
The 23rd International Cuban Music Fair Cubadisco pays tribute today to a paradigmatic figure of vocal performance on this continent, Benny Moré (1919-1963), on the centennial of his birth.
Source: CubaSi
May 21, 2019
Diana Balboa: Original and Multiple is the title of the exhibition by that renowned Cuban engraver and painter (Cienfuegos, 1945) that was inaugurated this Thursday the 16th, at 4:00 in the afternoon, at the Carmen Montilla gallery belonging to the Office of the Historian of the City.
Source: Ecured, Cubarte
May 21, 2019
Kendrys Morales has made history as the sixth Caribbean player to hit a home run wearing the uniform of the New York Yankees.
Source: Al bat.com
May 20, 2019
The commemorative event for the centennial of documentary filmmaker Santiago Álvarez began in the month of February with the inauguration of an exhibition in the gallery of l, located on the second floor of the School of Economics at the University of La Habana.
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May 20, 2019
Cuban Rafael Alba (+87 kg) won the gold medal on the final day of the World Taekwondo Championship, held in Manchester, England.
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May 20, 2019
Cuba's top road cyclist Arlenis Sierra achieved two podiums this past weekend at the fifth edition of the Tour of California and finished third in the points classification, in what was her third participation in the prestigious cycling event, which counts toward the Olympic ranking and was won for the second time by Dutch cyclist Anna Van Der Breggen, Olympic and world champion.
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May 19, 2019
Conductor Max Bragado-Darman led the Monterey Symphony in a concert of three popular masterpieces at the Sunset Center in Carmel, and, as expected, it was a great success, as each piece received a standing ovation.
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May 18, 2019
Distinguished pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán will return to the Teatro Martí in the capital on Sunday, June 2nd at 5:00 pm.
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May 18, 2019
Cuban musician Leo Brouwer arrived in Istanbul to participate in the VI International Guitar Festival, where he will teach a seminar and two master classes, according to event organizers.
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May 17, 2019
Recorded in New York and Havana, Cuban singer Isaac Delgado's new album is now available in the iTunes digital store and will arrive on other Internet platforms on May 24.
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May 17, 2019
The Cuban musician based in Los Angeles dedicated the piece to José Martí and titled it La palma real.
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May 17, 2019
The renowned pianist Huberal Herrera will celebrate his 90th birthday at the Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís.
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May 16, 2019
In the context of Los Van Van's 50 years, the renowned orchestra will celebrate the First International Timba Festival "Forever Formell", in tribute to the founder of the "train of Cuban music".
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May 16, 2019
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May 16, 2019
Zaida del Río, one of the most prominent figures in Cuban visual arts, has announced on her Facebook profile that next Saturday, May 19th at 3:00 pm at the Segovia 3443 bookstore in Coral Gables she will present her new poetry book.
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May 15, 2019
The Association of Entertainment Critics of New York (ACE) has just awarded the ACE PRIZE to Vladimir Cruz from Cuba for "Los buenos demonios," an artistic work considered the most outstanding of 2019 in the following category and section: Film/Best Male Supporting Performance.
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May 14, 2019
Cuban pianist Marcos Madrigal expressed his satisfaction for the opportunity to share the stage as a soloist with the Monterey Symphony, in California, United States.
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May 13, 2019
On her Facebook wall, Cuban singer Haydeé Milanés, daughter of Pablo Milanés, expressed: Yesterday I was with my husband Alejandro Gutiérrez on Prado, in support of the LGBT community.
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May 13, 2019
Teatro Colsubsidio presents from Cuba ALAÍN PÉREZ Y LA ORQUESTA in Bogotá.
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May 12, 2019
Cuban singer-songwriter Vicente Feliú has expressed on his Facebook account dated May 11: "The absurd repression, shameful, dangerously evocative, of today's gay march is definitely indefensible.
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May 12, 2019
Madrecita, this sentimental song has traveled the world.
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May 12, 2019
Cuban Alfredo Despaigne hit his seventh home run of the campaign this Saturday to contribute to the 4-2 victory of the SoftBank Hawks over the Lotte Marines at the Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka.
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May 11, 2019
The renowned Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez was the deserving recipient of the Gold Medal awarded by the International Music and Dance Festival of Úbeda, Spain, in an emotional encounter with organizers and members of the Festival and attending audiences who had been eagerly awaiting his arrival for several days, which resulted in a prolonged standing ovation upon Silvio's arrival that lasted several minutes.
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May 10, 2019
Carlos Acosta has been awarded this week with the Prize from the British Critics' Circle for his Services to the Arts of 2018.
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May 10, 2019
He was yesterday's guest at the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra concert in Bilbao By: ANDRÉS PORTERO Photo: Oskar González) BILBAO- Silvio Rodríguez will die as he has lived, faithful to his ideas and songs.
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May 10, 2019
"Tito Reacciona" is the name of a series broadcast via YouTube created by the Instituto Latino de la Música (ILM), which tells the story of Tito, an 8-year-old "youtuber," who seeks to rescue children's interest and taste for Cuba's musical idols.
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May 9, 2019
Cuban writer Wendy Guerra Torres thanks her Spanish readers and the publisher Alfaguara España, the Spanish press and the friends who spoil and indulge her so much for the beautiful and warm welcome her new book "The Mercenary Who Collected Works of Art" has received.
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May 9, 2019
Vital Space is the title of the visual arts exhibition, bearing the mark of artist Jesús Lara Sotelo, on display in the lobby of the Avellaneda Hall, at the National Theater, to commemorate the 75th birthday and 60 years of professional work of master Frank Fernández.
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May 9, 2019
The membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences aims to represent thinkers and innovators from around the world, notable for their contributions in very different professions and branches of knowledge.
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May 9, 2019
By ALBERTO ROMÁN Úbeda.
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October 12, 2018
Children from the Unión Internacional de Estudiantes Primary School and the Fructuoso Rodríguez Secondary School exchanged with teacher Digna Guerra at the headquarters of the Coro Nacional de Cuba and received instructions on how our glorious Himno de Bayamo, which became our National Anthem, should be sung, in commemoration of the 150 years of the Beginning of the Independence Struggles and the first performance of the Himno de Bayamo.
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October 12, 2018
Silvio Rodríguez and Vicente Feliú will be among the guests who on December 10th will pay tribute to Luis Eduardo Aute in a concert to be held at the WiZink Center in Madrid, coinciding with the celebration of the 75th birthday of the creator of Aleluya, Rosas en el mar, Pasaba por aquí and Al alba.
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October 11, 2018
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, made his debut as a Twitter user this Wednesday, becoming the first leader of the Island with a real presence on this popular platform.
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October 11, 2018
Cuban writer Leonardo Padura has won the Barcino International Historical Novel Prize, which is awarded as part of the Barcelona Novela Histórica literary competition, which reaches its sixth edition this year, according to an announcement today by the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, organizer of the event.
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October 9, 2018
The Chamber Orchestra Música Eterna, directed by National Music Prize winner Guido López Gavilán, will perform these days in the western provinces, in celebration of the Day of Cuban Culture.
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October 9, 2018
It could not be otherwise for someone who played a role of the utmost importance in the crystallization of the orchestral style with which vernacular music reached its most refined expression toward the middle of the last century.
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October 6, 2018
Fate played another dirty trick on "El Guille".
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