Cuba News

Powered by "" - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The baseball team from the City of Havana, Industriales, qualified for the semifinals of the 49th Cuban National Baseball Series on Friday by defeating Sancti Spíritus 8-3 at the Latinoamericano Stadium. An intergalactic homerun with the bases loaded by fan favorite Rudy Reyes in the sixth inning put the home team ahead and they never looked back.

Powered by "" - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The gala was sponsored by the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), an organization created on August 23rd, 1960 that is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010.

Powered by "" - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Suffice to mention the word cocoa and one immediately thinks about the exquisite smell and flavor of chocolate. It’s a normal reaction; after all we’re talking about the fruit of a plant whose scientific name, Theobroma, means "food for gods" in Greek.

Powered by "" - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Prominent Cuban composer Leo Brouwer was presented in Madrid with the Tomas Luis de Victoria Ibero-American music award, the highest distinction granted by the Sociedad General de Autores de España

Powered by "" - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The Santiago Alvarez In Memoriam Documentary Film Festival began in the city of Santiago de Cuba ―the second most important province on the island.

Powered by "" - Friday, March 05, 2010
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.

Powered by "" - Friday, March 05, 2010
The annual Cuban music industry festival Cubadisco 2010 will be held from May 15 to 23 and dedicated to Cuban rural music, one of the less recorded types of music in Cuba.

Powered by "" - Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Cuban singer-songwriter Francis del Rio and his group will launch their latest CD, Sol, on Tuesday, March 2 at 10:00 PM at the El Sauce Cultural Center in Havana.

Powered by "" - Tuesday, March 02, 2010
The Interactivo experimental band will be launching its new album, Cubanos por el mundo (Cubans around the world) on Saturday, March 6, at Havana’s Karl Marx Theater.

Powered by "" - Monday, March 01, 2010
Leo Brouwer, one of Cuba’s greatest musicians, is turning 71-years-old this month. Born in Havana in 1939, he started composing music in 1955. Musica para guitarra, cuerdas y percusión and Suite No. 1 were two of his first pieces.