Here is the the schedule: April 21 4pm – AUL A MAGNA DEL COLEGIO SAN GER ÓNIMO Orquesta de Cámara Música Eterna, Guido López Gavilán, Director de Orquesta Johann Sebastian Bach Aria from Goldberg para violín y orquesta de cuerdas (arr. G o tlibovich) Raquel Castro Pego, violín Niccolò Paganini Sonata per la Grand Viola … Read more
Alexandre Arrechea was named Cuban Artist of the Year by the U.S.-based Farber Foundation at a ceremony in Old Havana in 2015. Arrechea (b. Trinidad, Cuba, 1970) graduated from the prestigious Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana in 1994 and was a founding member of the Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (1991-2003). Arrechea’s work … Read more
There is a freight of circumstance knotted around that contrasts you will find in Cuba. As you have probably heard, Cuba is not like any place you’ve been before. Witnessing the outward detail of her majestic decay contrasted against the inner beauty of her people will challenge you – and in ways that can be … Read more
The sixth annual International Jazz Day, to be celebrated worldwide on April 30, 2017, will be held in Havana, Cuba. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock announced the news today. RELATED: Cuban-born Paquito D’Rivera Composes Diplomacy and Art with His Sax International Jazz Day … Read more
Paquito D’Rivera defies categorization – the winner of fourteen Grammy Awards, he is celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz and his achievements as a classical composer. Born in Havana, Cuba, he performed at age 10 with the National Theater Orchestra, studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, at 17, became a featured … Read more
According to music legend Carlos Santana, Francisco Aguabell teaches how, “music and spirituality are one and the same.” Francisco Aguabella was born October 10, 1925, and raised in the Matanzas drumming tradition of Cuba. In 1953, he immigrated to the U.S and established himself in California as an olu batá (batá drummer). Batá drumming is … Read more
Seeing the world through the lens of a great artist is a rare experience, but today there is an immersive way to combine art and travel if you are willing to explore a little. Visit Cuba and gain the sensation of the Cuba that Nobel prize winning author Ernest Hemingway experienced as a backdrop to … Read more
Judging by Cuba’s emphasis on music education in the first 12 years of school, eight hours per week means they are among the most musical people in the world. The music scene in Cuba has evolved over the last several years as major bands including the Rolling Stones have played for massive crowds. And increased … Read more
Generations of Jews living in Cuba (sometimes referral to as “Jewbans”) added to the rich complexity of Cuba’s cultural history. It is estimated that more than 24,000 Jews lived in Cuba in 1924, and more immigrated to the island nation in the 1930s. But during and after the 1959 communist revolution, more than 90% of … Read more
Flights to Cuba from the U.S. have increased dramatically in recent months, but Miami’s Little Havana still bustles with tourists mixing it up with the people, tastes and smells of the island nation. Miami is an oasis of swaying palm trees, white beaches, yachts and gigantic tour ships in the harbor, a handy monorail transit … Read more
