In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez lamented the death of the famed Cuban musician Edesio Alejandro and sent condolences to the artist's family and friends.
A brain child of Fidel, the International Book Fair lives on
The fact that the International Book Fair has gone beyond Havana since the early 2000s to reach every Cuban province ratifies the will of the State to promote literature and reading.
International Book Fair promotes financial education
Specialists from Cuba’s Banco de Crédito y Comercio (BANDEC) and Banco Popular de Ahorro (BPA) will be in this province on March 6 to 9 to promote their services and boost financial education in the context of the 33rd International Book Fair.
6th edition of the Latin American Monologue Festival concluded with awards ceremony
The one-woman show Me llamaban Tula (They Called Me Tula) won the Popularity Award at the 6th edition of the Latin American Monologue Festival (FML), which concluded on Sunday night in the central province of Cienfuegos.
Cuba paid tribute to iconic and beloved musician
Since Saturday afternoon, in the island and in many other places of the world where Cuban music is enjoyment and essence, the songs of Paulito FG have been playing.
Havana International Book Fair addresses The Beatles
Scholars attending the 33rd Havana International Book Fair who are also lovers of The Beatles’ everlasting music agree that there is always a before and an after the four boys from Liverpool in universal music.
Cuban duet Buena Fe gives fifth performance in Costa Rica
In its fifth presentation in Costa Rica, the duet Buena Fe is representing Cuban music’s centuries-old trova traditions as part of its Central American tour this year.
Salsa Festival elevates popular music, says Cuban musician
Given the interest of young people in other musical genres far from the traditional ones, the IX Festival de la Salsa en Cuba 2025 comes to strengthen the roots of popular danceable rhythms and attract new generations to them, in the island nation.
Salsa Festival marks an important milestone in Cuba, prominent Cuban musician asserts
The Salsa Festival in Cuba sets an important benchmark in the work of Cuban artists and creates a precedent for future generations.
Havana International Book Fair holds panel on diversity
The hall of South Africa, the guest country of honor of the Havana International Book Fair, was home to a panel discussion about the importance of diversity in the world.
Local play will open Latin American Monologue Festival
The VI Latin American Monologue Festival (FML) and the Terry Award, the main event of its kind in the continent, born in and organized for more than two decades in the province of Cienfuegos, will open its doors on February 27 with the play Lagarto Pisabonito. (Lagarto Pisabonito).
Drama and reality in Latin American Monologue Festival
One of the 13 plays featured in the program of the 6th Latin American Monologue Festival (FML) and the Terry Award, to be held later this month in the province of Cienfuegos, is the Uruguayan actor’s solo performance of Diciembre, about the forced disappearance of people during one of the darkest military dictatorships in the continent.
Foreign dancers to perform in Cuban salsa festival
The 9th Salsa Festival in Cuba will open its doors this evening at the Memories Miramar Hotel in Havana with a concert by the band Adalberto Alvarez y su Son.
International Book Fair guests salute Nelson Mandela's work
The importance of Nelson Mandela in today’s world was highlighted by the representatives of South Africa, guest of honor in the International Book Fair currently under way in Havana.
Cuba announces international puppetry festival
The 16th International Puppetry Festival and Workshop of the province of Matanzas (FESTITIM) will be held on March 18 to 23, 2026 to mark the 70th anniversary of Cuba's national puppet and icon of the country’s identity.







