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Cuban Government Denounces ‘Cowardly, Fascist-Like Acts’ Against the Duo Buena Fe in Spain

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 18 May 2023 — Cuban authorities said Thursday that the cancellation of three concerts in Spain by the musical duo Buena Fe, a group close to government and party circles, was due to “harassment” and media “campaigns” against them. The president of the Cuban Institute of Music, Indira Fajardo, described the … Continue reading “Cuban Government Denounces ‘Cowardly, Fascist-Like Acts’ Against the Duo Buena Fe in Spain”

Buena Fe Cancels Its Concert in Barcelona After a Protest by Cuban Activists in Madrid

14ymedio, Havana, 14 May 14, 2023 — The concert of the duo Buena Fe, scheduled for this Sunday in Barcelona, was canceled as confirmed on the official website of the group, which has ties to the Cuban regime. In their last presentation, on May 11 in the Galileo Galilei room in Madrid, several attacks occurred … Continue reading “Buena Fe Cancels Its Concert in Barcelona After a Protest by Cuban Activists in Madrid”

Buena Fe Duo Upset Their ‘Música Vital’ Video Is Censored

14ymedio, Havana, 22 February 2018 — What started as a rumor was confirmed this week by director Orlando Cruzata. The censorship of the video Música Vital was due to the presence of reggaeton artists Yomil and El Dany. The song they sing along with the duo Buena Fe and Omara Portuondo had already been aired on several television shows … Continue reading “Buena Fe Duo Upset Their ‘Música Vital’ Video Is Censored”

Open Letter From an ‘Abnormal’ Follower to Israel Rojas of the Duo Buena Fe

14ymedio, Anabel Méndez Ruiz, Havana, 24 November 2021 — I still keep intact in my memory of the day I attended one of your concerts for the first time. To be honest, even though I had listened to your songs and found them great, I was more attracted to socializing with the young and intelligent … Continue reading “Open Letter From an ‘Abnormal’ Follower to Israel Rojas of the Duo Buena Fe”

Cuba’s ‘Healthcare Collapse is Not the Doctors’ Fault’, Professionals Respond to Marrero

14ymedio, Havana, 15 August 2021 — More than twenty doctors have responded to Prime Minister Manuel Marrero who pointed to “abuse and neglect” as the main causes of patient complaints in Cuba. In a video released this Saturday, health workers have also denounced the poor working conditions and “the mistreatment of the leadership” that they … Continue reading “Cuba’s ‘Healthcare Collapse is Not the Doctors’ Fault’, Professionals Respond to Marrero”

LGBTIQ ‘Kiss-In’ Cancelled for Fear of Being Called a ‘Provocation’

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 29 October 2018 — The Proyecto Abriendo Brechas de Colores (Opening Color Gaps Project) was forced to cancel an event that had been promoted to mobilize the LGBTIQ community in favor of equal marriage for fear that it would be considered a provocation and harm “the very project” they are trying to promote. The call to … Continue reading “LGBTIQ ‘Kiss-In’ Cancelled for Fear of Being Called a ‘Provocation’”

Dead Animals, Feces and Plastics Envelop the Quibu River as it Passes Through Havana

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 17 August 2018 – “River Quibú, nobody washes on your shores,” the singer Frank Delgado chanted in the eighties. Three decades later the panorama has not improved around the river that crosses the western neighborhoods of Havana. The neighbors denounce a delicate epidemiological and ecological situation caused by the great accumulation … Continue reading “Dead Animals, Feces and Plastics Envelop the Quibu River as it Passes Through Havana”

Cuban Festival in Washington: One More Victory for Castroism / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez

Cubanet, Luis Cino Álvarez, Havana, 15 May 2018 — Omara Portuondo, Ballet Nacional, Pablo Milanés, Haydée Milanés, Los Van Van, Teatro El Público, Aldo López Gavilán, Jorge Luis Pacheco, Orquesta Faílde, Teatro El Público, Orquesta del Liceo de La Habana… The top drawer talent went to Cuba, to the Kennedy Center, to the Artes de … Continue reading “Cuban Festival in Washington: One More Victory for Castroism / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez”

May Day With a New President, Fewer Resources and Reggaeton

14ymedio, Havana, 1 May 2018 — Unlike previous years, the May Day parade in Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution was held without the crowds brought from the rest of the country. Only the capital city’s inhabitants participated while the heads of the other provinces organized their own events. The lack of resources and, perhaps, the premiere … Continue reading “May Day With a New President, Fewer Resources and Reggaeton”

Tourists and New Rich, Magnets For Thieves in a Country Not That Safe

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernández, Havana, 25 January 2018 — It’s 11:00 in the morning when two Germans show up at the Zanja y Dragones Police Station in Havana. A man has stolen their camera in the vicinity of Hamel alley, an area much visited by foreigners. The officer on duty seems to be accustomed to these cases and begins … Continue reading “Tourists and New Rich, Magnets For Thieves in a Country Not That Safe”

Five Years of “Crossing the Barbed Wire”: How Long Should I Continue? / Luis Felipe Rojas

My baby, my third child, this blog, is five years old and at times I ask myself this question. How long should I continue? I started writing against the grain of what a blog was, doing it like a daily without wi-fi, nor nearby cybercages, but with the recklessness with which one distributes a samizdat. … Continue reading “Five Years of “Crossing the Barbed Wire”: How Long Should I Continue? / Luis Felipe Rojas”

Cuba Without Rights on Human Rights Day / Luis Felipe Rojas

The Cuban government has cracked down hard on dissidents who dared to go out on December 10th, the day when the world celebrated Human Rights Day, according to sources from the island who have posted on the social networks. In Baracoa, Jorge Feria Jardinez and Roneidis Leyva Salas, activists with the Eastern Democratic Alliance (ADO) … Continue reading “Cuba Without Rights on Human Rights Day / Luis Felipe Rojas”

San German, Story of a Stray Ball / Luis Felipe Rojas

I watched this in the last provincial baseball series in Holguín province. San Germán and “Calixto Garcia” (Buenaventura) faced off. I was looking at a couple baseball players and I took these snapshots, the most common pitch in baseball, a fastball to the head. All photos: Luis Felipe Rojas January 11 2013

San German, the Story of a Baseball Accident / Luis Felipe Rojas #Cuba

I witnessed this during the past Provincial Baseball Series in Holguin province. The teams San German and Calixto Garcia (Buenaventura) were playing against each other. I was trying to get a shot of some of the players when I came across this situation and snapped these shots instead, a blow with the ball, one of … Continue reading “San German, the Story of a Baseball Accident / Luis Felipe Rojas #Cuba”

After the Hurricane: Cheap Rum and a Concert for Comfort… / Luis Felipe Rojas #Cuba

The television news shows the agony of the victims of Hurricane Sandy and the Culture Department of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) is determined to offer its parishioners some entertainment … a force of ridicule. The children’s theater company ’The Beehive’ even made it to the cities of Holguin and Banes and although they … Continue reading “After the Hurricane: Cheap Rum and a Concert for Comfort… / Luis Felipe Rojas #Cuba”