The mythical Cuban orchestra founded by late artist Juan Formell, Los Van Van, began on Wednesday in Spain a tour of several European countries, which will conclude on November 5 in Paris, France.

The inhabitants of the Cuban eastern city of Bayamo, in Granma province, will hold a political and cultural ceremony to mark the 148th anniversary of the first time the Cuban national anthem was sung in public.

Cuban fiction film Conducta (Behavior) by movie maker Ernesto Daranas won the Grand Prize at the Insularia-Islas Film Festival in Tenerife, the Canary Islands.

Cuban Diva Omara Portuondo will give four concerts in the United States as part of her 85 Tour, with which she will celebrate seven decades of artistic career.

During Cuban Culture week, art companies and organizations including the experienced and award winning Guantanamo Guiñol and members of the Hermano Saiz Association will take their talents to the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew aimed at offering hope and support to the people.

Cuba's Information Technology and Advanced Telematics Service (CITMATEL), based in Havana, announced the uploading on Thursday of its on-line bookstore with a varied array of Cuban e-books, videos, multimedia, magazines in different languages, which can be downloaded and accessed at www.libreriavirtualcuba.com.

French intellectual Salim Lamrani presented on Monday at the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) headquarters his book Fidel Castro, Hero of the Disinherited, where he highlights the world transcendence of the Cuban leader.

The popular duo Gente de Zona and urban music artist Jacob Forever were winners on Thursday of the 2016 Latin American Music Awards held at the Dolby Theater of Hollywood, California.

It's going to be a great trip, announced Doctor Jill Biden, a U.S. pedagogue with more than three decades of experience, in an article published on Thursday in Medium, while referring to the visit to the island she began in the afternoon of October 6.

Popular Puerto Rican salsa performer Victor Manuelle paid a cultural visit to Cuba over the weekend, when he spoke with various Cuban artists he plans to cooperate with in the future.

Leading dancers and prima ballerinas of Cuba's National Ballet Company (BNC) -Viengsay Valdés, Sadaise Arencibia, Dani Hernández and soloist Raúl Abreu- will interpret a varied repertoire in the 10th International Ballet Festival of Cali, Colombia.

Cuban singer and composer Erick Jon has recently won an Akademia Music Award, a prize given by the homonymous institution based in Los Angeles, the United States.

Artists from some 16 countries will come to Cuba to participate in the 25th edition of Havana's International Ballet Festival, to be held from October 28 to November 6, and that for the first time will be named after its president, Alicia Alonso.

Cuban singer Leoni Torres recently signed a record contract with the U.S. Magnus Media Company, a young enterprise that already has Cuban music exponents in its catalog, like the group Gente de Zona.