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Music builds bridges between Cuba and Australia

Published on: April 14, 2025
08:22

Sydney, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to Australia Tanieris Dieguez hailed a recent concert of Cuban music at the Sydney Opera House as a cultural bridge between the two nations.

Sydney Opera House fills with Cuban music

Published on: April 13, 2025
12:15

Sydney, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) The Sydney Opera House will host a vibrant concert of Cuban music tonight, a collaboration between Artists for Peace and the Cuban Embassy.

Cuban president laments artist Edesio Alejandro’s death

Published on: March 5, 2025
18:38

Havana, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel lamented the death of the Cuban performer, composer, arranger and music producer Edesio Alejandro on Wednesday, and expressed his condolences to the artist's family and friends on his X account.

Piña Colada Festival in Cuba includes music and traditions

Published on: February 11, 2025
09:51

Havana, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) The 22nd edition of the Piña Colada Music Festival, to be held in central Ciego de Avila province from April 1 to 6, will include an extensive program of Cuban music and traditions.

Cuban singer-songwriter Eduardo Sosa remains in critical condition

Published on: February 7, 2025
16:29

Havana, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer-songwriter Eduardo Sosa remains in critical condition, with a reserved prognosis, and with no evidence of neurological improvement, the Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto General Teaching Hospital, in the eastern province of Guantanamo, reported on Friday.

Music unites Indonesia and Cuba

Published on: January 31, 2025
09:11

Havana, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Indonesia is participating for the first time in the Havana International Jazz Festival with a renowned saxophonist Yuyun George, which is the bridge that connects the peoples of our countries, Ambassador to Cuba, Nana Juliana, affirmed. The diplomat presided over Thursday evening's ceremony at the 1930 Hall of the emblematic Hotel Nacional de Cuba to celebrate the 65th anniversary of relations between her country and Cuba, based on shared values of mutual respect and deep cooperation.

Renowned Cuban musician Enrique Bonne passes away

Published on: January 14, 2025
15:51

Santiago de Cuba, Jan 14 (Prensa Latina) Composer and musician Enrique Bonne passed away in this city on Tuesday at the age of 98, the first secretary of the Communist Party in Santiago de Cuba, Beatriz Johnson, informed on her social networks.

Díaz-Canel congratulates Cuban musical director Guillermo Vilar

Published on: January 8, 2025
16:03

Havana, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated musical director and producer Guillermo Vilar, whom he described as a cultural promoter of the country, on his 74th birthday on Wednesday.

US choreographers praise value of dance in Cuba

Published on: January 8, 2025
15:56

Havana, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) US choreographers Vincent Paterson and Charlene Campbell Carey highlighted here, where they continue their participation in the Ballet Beyond Borders Havbana 2025, the value of dance as a universal language to bring countries together.

Cuba: Longina Sings Corona Festival to be dedicated to Marta Valdés

Published on: January 7, 2025
00:30

Santa Clara, Cuba, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The 29th edition of the Longina Sings Corona Festival will be dedicated to National Music Award Winner Marta Valdés, organizers informed in this central Cuban city on Monday.

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