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Omara
Portuondo will Perform on Thursday in Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba
(acn) Omara Portuondo will presentnext Thursday in Mexico her latest
album “Gracias” (Thanks), which earned her a Latin Grammy Award in
the category of best
contemporary tropical album.
Integration: Key Word for Defense of Ibero-American Heritage
BAYAMO, Cuba, Feb 8, (acn) José do Nascimento, President of the
Brazilian Institute of Museums (IBRAM, by its Brazilian acronym),
highlighted the strategic importance of Ibero-American integration
for the defense of their heritage.
Experts Receive Training on Patrimony Conservation on Emergencies
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Feb 6 (acn) The 3rd training workshop about
the protection of
patrimonial assets in the face of emergency situations, sponsored by
New York’s Social
Sciences Council, is underway in this eastern city of Cuba.
Pinar del
Rio Hosts Photo Exhibition of Late Spanish Dancer Antonio Gades
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Aspects of the artistic career of
one of the most remarkable contemporary "bailaores" (dancers) are
now available to the people of this city with the opening on
Wednesday of the photo exhibition ‘Antonio Gades: 50 Years of
Spanish Dance’.
Bolshoi Ballet
Stars to Perform in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Stars of the famous Russian Bolshoi Ballet
will perform in the Karl Marx Theater in this capital, along the
National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), in an evening that will take place on
February 13th.
Cubans Enjoy
Northern Russia in Photos
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Feb 5 (acn) Natural landscapes in the
northern end of the world,
adorned with the majestic architecture of Russian monasteries,
travel through the heat of the
Cuban cities through the lens of photographer Guenadiy Smirnov.
International Homage to Alicia Alonso Underway in Eastern Cuba
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Feb 4 (acn) An international program to mark the
90th birthday of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, director of
the Cuban National Ballet (BNC, by its Spanish acronym), starts on
Friday in this city, 670 kms to the east of Havana.
Nobel Prize Winner to Attend Havana’s International Book Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 1 (acn) Writer Nadine Gordimer, winner of the 1991
Nobel Literature Prize,
will participate in Havana’s International Book fair, announced
Cubadebate web site.
Cuban Grammy Winner Chucho Valdes Composes for Haiti
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 28 (acn) Cuban musician and Goodwill Ambassador of
the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jesus ‘Chucho’ Valdes, announced on
Wednesday that he is
composing a musical piece for the people of Haiti.
Cuban Music on Sale over the Internet
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Cuban company EGREM (Music Recording and
Editing Enterprise) opened a new venue for the marketing of Cuban
music, with the launching of virtual store that offers users through
www.egremtodomusica.com direction, reported the company’s managers.
Works of
Duchamp, Warhol and Picasso Donated to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) Nine out of 120 works of several world-famous
plastic artists that will be donated to Cuba by a philanthropist and
friend of the island, Gilbert Brownstone, are already in Havana.
Iberian-American
Contest of Humorous Verses Opened
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) All Iberian-American poets were
invited to participate in the
first contest of humorous ten-verses poems (Decimas) sponsored by El
Cucalambe Iberian-
American Decima House based in this province and the Narciso
Sarredal Sevilla Cultural House
in Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Cuban
Music Band to Perform in Mega-Concert in China
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) The Cuban music band ‘Moncada’ will
perform in
a mega-concert for peace and the protection of the environment that
will
take place in Beijing, the Chinese capital, on April 17. |
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Omara
Portuondo Nominated for the Grammies
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) The Diva of the Buena Vista Social Club,
top Cuban singer Omara
Portuondo, is among the nominees for the 52nd edition of the Grammy
Awards, to be given on
January 31 in the US city of Los Angeles. |
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Norwegian Film
Festival in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) Almuerzo frío (Cold Lunch), first work by
young Norwegian producer Eva Sorhaug, will be screened on Friday at
Havana’s Charles Chaplin movie theater. |
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Cuban
Traditional Music's Figure Passed Away
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) The Cuban culture suffered a great loss
with the death on Sunday in Havana of famed lute player and composer
Miguel Ojeda Díaz, who made important contributions to the Cuban
popular music. |
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Low
Temperatures Hit Warm Santiago de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 11 (acn) Not being used to low
temperatures, the people of the province of Santiago de Cuba
experienced the lowest temperatures of the current winter season
last Sunday. |
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Cuban Artist
Wins Plastic Arts Salon in Canada
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) Cuban artist Mearson D. Zafra Perez won the gold
medal of the 26th
Sun and Shadow Salon of Plastic Arts in the Canadian city of
Montreal.
‘Eco’ (Echo) is the name of the piece - consisting of a mixed
technique on canvas - that
won the top award of the event among 300 other works. |
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Chucho
Valdes Nominated to 2010 Grammy Awards
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jan 8 (acn) Six-time Grammy award winner Chucho Valdes, was
nominated to this year’s U.S. music awards in the category of Best
Latin Jazz Album, the Cuban Music Institute recently announced. |
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31st Latin American Film Festival
Opens on December 3 in Havana
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) Havana city will welcome the 31 edition of the
Latin American Film
Festival this December 3rd with a wide agenda that includes
discussions of polemic
contemporary issues, film industry opportunities, musical
entertainment and the celebration of
the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Cuban Film Institute
(ICAIC).
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Theoretical Discussions at Latin
American Film Festival
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) A theoretical seminar on Latin America and the
United States will
take place on December 6 and 7, in the framework of the 31st New
Latin American Film Festival
at the event’s venue in this capital. |
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Omara Portuondo and
Chucho Valdes Win Latin Grammy Awards
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 6 (acn) Cuban diva Omara Portuondo and renowned pianist
Chucho Valdes won Latin Grammy awards during the 10th Latin Grammy
Awards ceremony held on Thursday night at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay
Events Center. |
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Cuban Diva Omara Portuondo Asks
US Government to End Blockade of Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 6 (acn) Cuban diva Omara Portuondo, who just Latin Grammy
Award in the
category of Best Contemporary Tropical Album, said on Thursday that
it would be better for
everyone if the US Government lifted its economic blockade of the
Caribbean nation. |
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Cuba to Host
39th World Folk Congress
HAVANA,
Cuba, Nov 3 (acn) Cuba will host for the first time the World
Congress of the
International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals and
Folk Art (CIOFF), which in
its 39th edition will run from November 8th through the 15th at
Havana’s Convention Centre. |
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Wide Press Coverage in
Spain of Alicia Alonso’s Version of Giselle
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 29 (acn)
"Alicia Alonso’s Giselle triumphs in Granada", reads La Opinion,
one of the most important newspapers of that Spanish city, which is
enjoying these days the
presentations of Cuba’s National Ballet Company (BNC). |
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Cuban Documentary
Receives Annual CBU Award
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 29 (acn) The Cuban documentary ‘Guanahacabibes’ recently
received the award of the 2009 annual contest of the Caribbean
Broadcasting Union (CBU), an important regional organization that
represents TV stations of the Spanish and English-speaking Caribbean. |
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Cuba Donates Copies of Hemingway Papers to John F. Kennedy Library
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 29 (acn) Copies of almost 3,000 letters and documents from
the Ernest
Hemingway Museum archives in Finca Vigia, where the outstanding
writer lived for several years
in Cuba, have been made available at the John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library in Boston,
United States. |
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US Actor Michael Douglas
Visits Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
28 (acn) US actor Michael Douglas is paying a visit to this capital,
where he was recognized by residents, with whom he had some pictures
taken. |
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Sean Penn Tours Cuban
Isle of Youth
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 27 (acn) US actor and director Sean Penn visited the Isle
of Youth in Cuba,
to meet with artists of the Marta Machado artistic group on Sunday. |
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Son Rhythm Festival in eastern Cuba Dedicated to Mexico
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 26 (acn) The
International Son Rhythm Festival of Mayari, a city located in
eastern Holguin province, will dedicate its 20th edition, slated for
November 5-8, to the
Mexican city of Cozumel.
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Cuban Artist Zaida del Rio Opens Cuban Culture Festival in India
HAVANA, Oct 24 (acn)
Renowned Cuban plastic artist Zaida del Rio is participating in New
Delhi
in activities promoted by the island’s embassy in India to celebrate
the Cuban Culture
Festival and the upcoming 50th anniversary of bilateral bonds. |
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Exhibition by Venezuelan Artist Inaugurated in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 24 (acn)
The exhibition Retratos y carbones (Charcoal Portraits), by
Venezuelan artist Edgar Alvarez, was inaugurated on Friday at the
Simon Bolivar Center-Museum in Old Havana. |
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Cuba’s La Colmenita Theater Group Awarded in Portugal
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 22 (acn)
The Cuban children’s theater company La Colmenita has been
presented with the most important honorary award given by the
municipality of Alandroal, in
Portugal. |
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Cuban Minister Abel
Prieto Highlights Prominence of the Island’s Culture
BAYAMO, Cuba, Oct
21 (AIN) Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto highlighted in this city
that the best of the country’s artistic and intellectual creation is
always next to the people, even in the hardest moments. |
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Fernando Alonso Attends
Inauguration of Theater in Camaguey, Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba,
Oct 21 (acn) Fernando Alonso, former director of the Ballet of
Camagüey (BC), attended the inauguration of the theater of the
Vicentina de la Torre Arts Academy in this city. |
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Cubans Recall the Day
their National Anthem was Sung for the First Time
BAYAMO, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
Thousands of Cuban children, youngsters and adults in this city, the
capital of eastern Granma province, sang once again on Tuesday their
National Anthem, in the place where their ancestors did the same on
October 20, 1868. |
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Cuba to be Represented at World Meeting of Deaf and Blind Persons
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
A Cuban delegation left Havana for Uganda on Tuesday, where it the
General Assembly of the World Federation of the Deaf and Blind and
the 9th Helen Keller Conference will be held, from October 22nd
through the 26th. |
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Cuban Musicians
Win Germany’s ECHO Klassik 2009 Award
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn) With the album “Classica Cubana,” four
Cuban musicians received the German Echo Klassik 2009 award in the
category of “Classics without Borders,” regarded as one of the most
important music prizes of the world. |
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Cuba’s Papalote Theater Group at Colombian International Fair
MATANZAS, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
The Cuban Papalote theater group, directed in this city by 1995
National Theater Prize winner Rene Fernandez, is participating in
the International Fair “Cali, a puppets’ dream” underway in the
Colombian capital until October 25. |
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Prizes for Cuban Culture
in Germany and the Bahamas
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20 (acn)
The album "Classica Cubana" has been awarded the Classics without
Borders Special Prize in Germany, while a stand from the island
ended second in the International Culture Festival held in Bahamas.
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Cienfuegos to
Host the Benny More International Popular Music Festival in November
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Oct 19 (acn) The
Benny More International Popular Music Festival will be held from
November 13th through the 15th in the city of Santa Isabel de las
Lajas, where the unforgettable singer, composer and bandleader was
born in 1913. |
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Cuba to Organize Ibero-American Culture Fiesta
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn) The
16th edition of the Ibero-American Culture Fiesta will take place
from October 24th through the 28th in this city, on the eastern side
of the island, with the participation of delegates from a dozen
countries.
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Dutch Culture Week
Underway in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 16 (acn)
The first Dutch Culture Week celebrated in Cuba is underway in
Havana until October 18 with historical and photographic exhibits,
music performances and screening of audiovisual materials. |
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Caribbean Arts Fiesta Dedicated to Cuban Culture Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 15 (acn) The
2nd Caribbean Fiesta to enhance friendship and solidarity among
peoples, scheduled for October 16 and 17 in Havana, will be
dedicated to the... |
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Exhibition on Antonio
Gades to be inaugurated in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn)
“Antonio Gades, 50 Years of Spanish Dance” is the title of the
exhibition that will be opened to the public as of October 16 at
Havana’s Fine Arts Museum. |
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Manu
Chao: I’d Like to Come Back Soon
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn)
Renowned international singer and composer Manu Chao returned on
Tuesday to Europe after offering two concerts in Cuba in honor of
Commander Ernesto Che Guevara on the occasion of the 42nd
anniversary of his death in combat.
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Manu
Chao and Cuban Singers Dedicate Concert to Che Guevara
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 10 (acn) Popular singer Manu Chao held a concert Friday
night on the staircase of the University of Havana, dedicated to the
42nd anniversary of the assassination of Che Guevara.
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Cuba
Asks UNESCO to Play More Active Role
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 9 (acn)
Cuba asked the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific
Organization (UNESCO) to implement more international cooperation
policies based on solidarity.
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Works from 23 Countries in Int’l
Video-Art Festival
CAMAGÜEY, Cuba,
Oct 9 (acn) The 2nd International Video-Art Festival ‘Camagüey 2009’
will take place in this eastern Cuban city with a record
participation of more than 200 works from 23 countries. |
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Havana to Host Int’l Symposium on
Arab Culture
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
9 (acn) The 7th International Symposium on the Stamp of Arab Culture
is scheduled for October 20-24 in the Cuban capital with the
participation of experts from several countries. |
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Cuban
Culture Continues to Develop, in spite of the World Crisis and the
US Blockade
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct
8 (acn) An optimistic view on Cuban culture
gave on Wednesday in Paris Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto, who
is heading a delegation from the island to the 35th General
Conference of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science
and Culture (UNESCO).
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Cuban Paintings and Pictures on Display in Holland
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 7 (acn)
A large and diverse exhibit of paintings and photographs by Cuban
artists will be on display until October 25 in the Galerie Moderne,
Amsterdam, Holland. |
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French Musician
Manu Chao to Pay Tribute to Che Guevara in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
Oct 6 (acn) French musician Manu Chao will perform on Friday as
special guest, along with Cuban Kelvis Ochoa, at the steps of the
University of Havana, in a concert to pay tribute to Ernesto Che
Guevara, organized by the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS). |
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Trinidadian Journalist Says
Banning the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from Travelling is
Arbitrary
HAVANA, Cuba, October 6
(acn) Arlene M. Roberts, an attorney and a journalist specialized in
showbusiness, described as arbitrary the decision of the US
government of preventing the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from
performing in Havana. |
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Nearly 400 Artists
Confirm Presence in Iberoamerican Fiesta
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 3 (acn)
Almost 400 artists from 11 countries have confirmed their
participation in the Fiesta of Iberoamerican Culture scheduled for
October 24-30 in the northeastern city of Holguin. |
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Raul
and Fidel Castro Send Floral Wreaths to Cintio Vitier
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 2 (acn)
Cuban President Raul Castro and the leader of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, sent floral wreaths dedicated to renowned intellectual
Cintio Vitier, who passed away in Havana on Thursday at the age of
88. |
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Renowned
Intellectual Cintio Vitier Passes away in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 2 (acn)
Renowned poet, essayist and novelist Cintio Vitier, Juan Rulfo Prize
for Literature 2002 and considered one of the most outstanding Cuban
intellectuals, died Thursday in Havana at age 88. |
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US Blockade Prevents New York
Philharmonic from Performing in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 2 (acn)
The New York Philharmonic issued a communiqué on Thursday saying
that it was indefinitely postponing concerts planned in Havana
because of the US financial, commercial and economic blockade of the
Caribbean nation. |
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Cuban group Desandann Back Home after Successful Tour of Canada
Camagüey, Cuba, Oct 1 (ACN) The
vocal group Desandann from eastern Camaguey province returned to
Cuba after its longest and most successful tour, with the joy of
having won a prize in Canada for the album it recorded with Jane Bunnett.
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Cuban Films at the PLAFF 2009 Festival in the United States
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 1 (acn) Cuba
is participating with some 25 films in the Providence Latin American
Film Festival (PLAFF 2009), underway in the United States until
October 4.
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Latin American and European Theater Companies
at Havana Festival
HAANA, Cuba, Sept 30 (acn) Troupes from 16 countries will
participate in the 13th International Theater Festival in Havana, to
be held from October 30th through November 8th and that will pay
tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. |
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UNEAC
Congratulates Participants in Peace without Borders Concert
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 29 (acn) The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC)
sent a congratulation message to all participants in the 2nd Peace
without Borders concert, held in Havana last September 20, promoted
by Colombian musician Juanes. |
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Cucu Diamante Suffers Reprisals
in U.S. for Singing in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
29 (acn) Ileana Padrón, best known for her artistic name Cucu
Diamante, was not allowed to perform in an academic gala in Union
City, New Jersey, for participating in the 2nd Peace without Borders
concert held in Cuba last September 20th. |
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World Premiere in France by Cuban Puppet
Theater Group Las Estaciones
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 21 (acn) En el Monte Carule (At Mount Carule),
the most recent piece by the Cuban Puppet Theater Group Las
Estaciones, was premiered at a jam-packed theater during the
Charleville Mezieres World Festival of Marionettes in France. |
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Danny Glover Visits Slave Route Museum in
central Matanzas Province
MATANZAS, Cuba, Sept 21 (acn) Famous US actor Danny Glover said he
was overcome by emotion and “seized by countless historical memories”,
after touring the halls of the Slave Route Museum in this city. |
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Cuban Deputy Culture
Minister Meets with UNESCO’s Officials
PARIS, Cuba, Sept 17 (acn)
Cuban Deputy Culture Minister Fernando Rojas held working meetings
with different UNESCO’s officials to promote exchange and cultural
activities with the organization. |
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Cuban Artists Nominated for Grammy Awards
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 18 (acn) Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, pianist
Jesus (Chucho) Valdes and music group Los muñequitos de Matanzas
were nominated to the 2009 Latin Grammy awards. |
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Cubans Gear Up for ‘Peace without Borders’ Concert
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 18 (acn)
Preparations for the ‘Peace without Borders’ concert are progressing
as scheduled and a general rehearsal of the show is programmed for
Saturday afternoon.
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London’s Floridita
Restaurant Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Cuban Band
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Sept 16 (acn)
Cuban traditional music band Los Guayaberos based in the eastern
province of Holguin will be playing for 45 days in London’s
Floridita restaurant to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the
inauguration of this cultural complex in the English capital. |
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Cuban Percussionists Awarded in Italy
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (acn) Cubans Eilyn Marquetti and Alejandro Gil
won first prizes at the 7th International Percussion and Drum Set
Contest, which wound up at the Italian city of Fermo. |
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Cuban Jazz Player Chucho Valdes to Perform in
Japan
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (acn) Renowned Cuban jazzman Chucho Valdes will
perform on Wednesday at Tokyo’s Blue Note Club, a place of reference
for the best exponents of this kind of music. |
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Esperanto Speakers to
Hold International Congress in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 14 (acn)
Cuba will host the 95th International Congress of the Universal
Association of Esperanto (UEA) scheduled to take place in July 2010. |
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Cuba and Brazil Sign Protocol of Intention in
the Field of Culture
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 14 (acn) Cuba’s Culture Minister Abel Prieto and
his Brazilian counterpart, Joao Luiz Silva Ferreira, penned in this
city a protocol of intention to promote cooperation in this field. |
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Cuban Cinema at Latin American Festival in
Biarritz
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 14 (acn) The
18th Festival of Latin American Cinema and Culture of Biarritz,
France, to be held from September 28 through October 4, will pay
tribute to Havana’s International Festival of the New Latin American
Cinema. |
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Cuban Humorists Triumph in Brazil
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 14 (acn) Cubans Freddy Villamil and Ángel Boligán
walked away with first prizes at the 5th National Humor Festival of
Limeira, in the Brazilian city of Sao Pablo. |
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The United Nations
Convenes Plastic Arts Contest in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 11 (acn)
The United Nations Organization in Cuba and the National Council of
Plastic Arts have convened photographers living on the island to
participate in the contest "Focusing on the Millennium Development
Goals." |
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Cuba’s National Ballet
Company Begins Tour of Europe
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
9 (acn) Cuba’s National Ballet Company (BNC) and its general
director, Alicia Alonso, are on an extensive tour of Europe, which
began on September 9 in Spain and will end on November 16 in Italy. |
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Cuba’s
Contemporary Dance Company Nominated to Luna Awards in Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 9 (acn) The Cuban dance company ‘Contemporary Dance’ has been
nominated for the ‘Luna del Auditorio 2009’ Mexican awards that will
be granted on October 28th. |
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Film about Pastors for
Peace’s Friendshipment Caravans Shot in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
3 (acn) A documentary movie about the nearly two-decade humanitarian
and solidarity-with-Cuba history of the US religious group Pastors
for Peace was recently shot in the Caribbean archipelago. |
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Shooting of Cuban Movie
on AIDS to Start this Month
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept
2 (acn) The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC)
announced this Wednesday that the shooting of “Boletos al Paraiso” (Tickets
to Paradise), a movie based on the testimonies of AIDS patients,
will start on September 19th. |
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Cuban Film to Be
Screened at Montreal’s World Film Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 31 (acn)
The Cuban film ‘Ciudad en rojo’ (City in Red), by Rebeca Chávez, was
selected to be screened at the 33rd World Film Festival of Montreal,
Canada, underway since last Thursday. |
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French
Writer to Launch Book on Cuba: Prologue by Nelson Mandela
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 27 (acn) "Cuba. Ce que les medias ne vous diron jamais" (Cuba:
What the media never tells you) is the name of the book by French
writer Salim Lamrani that will be launched next September 12th at
the L' Humanité International Fair, in Paris. |
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Tribute to Late Great Benny Moré in his
Hometown
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) Gladioli, roses and daisies were
placed by the tomb of Benny More, as a tribute from his friends,
relatives and residents in the municipality of Santa Isabel de las
Lajas, where the Cuban singer, composer and band leader was born 90
years ago today. |
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Cuba’s Liuba María Hevia and Spain’s Ana Belén
Join Voices for a New CD
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Aug 25 (acn) Cuban singer-songwriter Liuba María
Hevia and Spanish singer Ana Belén joined voices to sing the piece
Tristeza (Sadness), included in the album Puertas (Doors), the most
recent production of the Cuban artist. |
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Book on Cuban Historian
Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring Presented in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 22 (acn)
The first of a four-book series that includes letters received or
sent by late Cuban historian Emilio Roig de Leuchsenring was
launched on Friday at Old Havana’s Capitanes Generales Palace. |
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Slave Cemetery Found in Sugar
Mills’ Valley, Trinidad
TRINIDAD, Cuba,
Aug 22 (acn) Researchers from the History Museum and the Archaeology
Department of Curator’s Office of this city on the southern coast of
Sancti Sipritus confirmed the finding of the first slave cemetery in
the ancient Guinia de Soto sugar mill.
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Cuban Writers
and Artists’ Union’s Building Declared National Landmark
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 21 (acn) The national headquarters of the Cuban
Writers and Artists’ Union will be officially declared a National
Landmark this Friday, the day before the organization marks the 48
anniversary of its foundation. |
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Cuban Musicians Welcomed in Greek Island
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 20 (acn) Locals and tourists in the island of
Kassos, the Dodecanese, danced and sang along Cuban musicians who
gave a nearly four-hour concert in the port’s plaza of that Greek
island.
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Ruben Blades Dedicates
New CD to Cuba and Puerto Rico
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug
19 (acn) Panamanian musician Ruben Blades released a new CD called
“Songs of Underdevelopment” which he dedicated to Puerto Rico and
Cuba, his mother’s homeland. |
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Mexican Actress
Receives Tribute of the Cuban People on her Birthday
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 18 (acn) Between songs and dances interpreted by
young artists, anecdotes and bouquets of flowers, like the one sent
to her by Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, Mexican
actress Sonia Amelio celebrated her birthday on Monday in this
capital. |
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