From “La Bayamesa,” by Céspedes, Castillo and Fornaris, written in 1851, to “Me dicen Cuba,” in which Alexander Abreu inserts the notes of the Bayamo anthem in his boisterous son, the homeland has been sung a thousand times, in its purest essences, by a people with music in its soul
february 19, 2021@ 16:02:41 | Pedro de la Hoz
55 YEARS SINCE FIDEL’S WORDS TO INTELLECTUALS
In June of 1961, Fidel gave a speech which became known as his ‘Words to Intellectuals,’ rightly considered a foundational element of revolutionary Cuba’s cultural policy
july 1, 2016@ 22:07:43 | Pedro de la Hoz
For Fidel, the press always was, is, and will be, a natural medium, a space where ideas are conveyed. His mark on Cuban journalism is remarkable and fundamental
august 12, 2016@ 17:08:46 | Pedro de la Hoz
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Fidel’s historic May Day speech on the concept of Revolution, Granma shares an essay on one of its fundamental elements
may 4, 2020@ 15:05:09 | Pedro de la Hoz
During a ceremony, on the 138th anniversary of the outstanding intellectual’s birth, held in the Aula Magna of San Gerónimo University College, in Havana’s central historic district, Gladys Collazo, president of the National Cultural Heritage Council, announced that the work of Ortiz has been declared National Cultural Heritage
july 17, 2019@ 12:07:40 | Pedro de la Hoz
Havana D’ Primera's Alexander Abreu - composer, singer, trumpet player and band leader - talks about the group's new CD
july 19, 2016@ 14:07:13 | Pedro de la Hoz
The First International Workshop on Afro-American Diversity, hosted by the Casa de las Americas in Havana, focused on educational, cultural and communicational strategies to combat racism
november 24, 2021@ 10:11:02 | Pedro de la Hoz
During a leadership meeting of the Union of Cuban Writers and Artists, problems identified during the group’s IX Congress regarding implementation of the nation’s cultural policy were addressed
october 7, 2019@ 15:10:12 | Pedro de la Hoz y Alexis Triana
One of the most infamous pages of history, the slavery to which women, men and children from the African continent were subjected for centuries, only ended in Cuba in 1886, long after the majority of territories of the Western Hemisphere
july 27, 2016@ 09:07:18 | Pedro de la Hoz
On December 17, at the age of 83, ballet icon Raven Wilkinson, the first black woman to sign a contract with a major company, passed away
january 9, 2019@ 11:01:41 | Pedro de la Hoz