Female salsa bands had a boost during the 1990's with the Boom of Cuban
Salsa, as it happened during the 19930's due to economic problems.
Havana
Caribe Girls, Cuban female salsa
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Cuba has remained under attack by the USA, states Ashaki Binta
Unlike medical teams from other countries working in Haiti since the
earthquake, Cuban doctors – already 500 strong in Haiti when the quake
hit – are winning high praise from the people for doing everything
possible to avoid amputations.
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Cuban Yargelis Savigne Wins Silver in Doha
“It is a silver that suits me fine because I competed well” were Cuban
triple jumper Yargelis Savigne, after losing her indoor crown this
Saturday the Doha 2010 XIII Athletics Indoor World Championships.
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Week of la Francophonie Dedicated to Haiti
The Week of la Francophonie, scheduled for March 13-22 in Havana, will
be dedicated to Haiti as announced by Alain Zayan, cultural attach of
the French embassy in the Cuban capital.
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Salvadoran Foreign Minister Stresses the value of Cuban solidarity
Cuba's solidarity with the Latin American and Caribbean peoples in the
preparation of physicians, was highlighted this Friday in Havana.
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Enjoy a taste of Havana Sunday in Port Hope
The next concert in the Port Hope Friends of Music 35th
Anniversary Season is March 14, with Havana's Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba,
at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre.
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Video art from Pompidou to be exhibited in Havana
The Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center exhibits, from Monday onwards
an exhibition of artistic videos from the Pompidou Center, in Paris
that includes work by Jean-Luc Godard and nine more international
artists.
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Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
Submitted by manso on Thu, 2010-03-11 01:34.
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Festival of the Drum: Source of the Cuban Percussion
The party of the Cuban percussion is right around the corner with the
9th Festival of the Drum Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam with venue in
Havana and that includes concerts, competition, and theoretical
events.
Submitted by manso on Wed, 2010-03-10 01:01.
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Visitors to Cuba can bring back samples of island arts from Havana galleries
If you venture into Old Havana, you can't miss the many art galleries
among the elegant arches and columns of the restored colonial streets.
And, if you're lucky, you may just come upon some of Cuba's top artists
at work there, or at least minding the shop.
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Leo Brouwer, Prize Tomas Luis de Victoria
One of the greatest awards in the world of music, inside the
Ibero-American environment, the 10th Awards SGAE Tomas Luis de
Victoria, has been granted to the Cuban composer and interpreter Leo
Brouwer.
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Women: Protagonists in Cuban Society
Different women generations are celebrating on Monday the International
Women's Day with a pride of living in a society that has demanded their
rights and have them as real protagonists for 50 years.
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Pop Art in the Heart of Havana
Since early February the temporary hall of the Universal Art Building
of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) opened its curtains for the
exhibition “El Pop Art en la Colección del IVAM”
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Cuban National Ballet to Perform for International Women's Day in Havana
The Cuban Federation of Women (FMC) along with the Cuban National
Ballet (BNC) are holding a special gala to celebrate International
Women’s Day, March 8, at the Gran Teatro in Havana.
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Travel book on Cuba's music
This book on Cuba has fun sections on the country's music (rumba to mambo, rap to reggaeton), food and drink.
Submitted by manso on Sun, 2010-03-07 01:06.
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