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Cuban Singer-Songwriter Pablo Milanes Will Be Buried in the Las Rozas Cemetery, Near Madrid

14ymedio, Madrid, 23 November 2022 — Hundreds of people approached the Casa de América in Madrid on Wednesday, where the funeral chapel of Pablo Milanés, who died early Tuesday, was installed. The musician, as confirmed to 14ymedio by family sources, will be buried near the Spanish capital, in the cemetery of Las Rozas. At the foot … Continue reading “Cuban Singer-Songwriter Pablo Milanes Will Be Buried in the Las Rozas Cemetery, Near Madrid”

Cuban Singer/Songwriter Pablo Milanes Dies at 77

14ymedio, Havana, 21 November 2022 — Cuban singer/songwriter Pablo Milanés died in Madrid on Tuesday at the age of 77. His death was confirmed by sources close to the artist. Milanés had been hospitalized for several weeks with an inflamed gallbladder and a kidney infection, which had forced him to cancel several concerts. Milanés moved … Continue reading “Cuban Singer/Songwriter Pablo Milanes Dies at 77”

Hospitalized in Madrid for his Delicate State of Health, Cuban Performer Pablo Milanes Cancels his Concerts

14ymedio, Madrid, 11 November 2022 — Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés, 77, is hospitalized in Madrid and has been in delicate health in recent months with various infections, due to his disease, a type of cancer, myelodysplastic syndrome, which decreases his immune response, according to family members. The artist, who suffers from inflammation of the gallbladder … Continue reading “Hospitalized in Madrid for his Delicate State of Health, Cuban Performer Pablo Milanes Cancels his Concerts”

Pablo Milanes Calls for ‘New Voices and New Ways of Thinking’ in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 31 August 2022 — Famed singer Pablo Milanés announced in a Facebook post on Monday that he had signed the Cuban Civil Society Manifesto, a document drafted by a group of Cubans, some living on the island and others overseas, which calls for change in the country. He added a dedication “to all … Continue reading “Pablo Milanes Calls for ‘New Voices and New Ways of Thinking’ in Cuba”

Thousands of Cubans Sing Along with Pablo Milanes During His Concert in Havana

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 21 June 2022 — Under a strong police operation, long lines and a thorough review of each person’s belongings before entering the premises, thus began the concert of the Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés on Tuesday at the Coliseum of the Sports City of Havana. The performance was also marked by … Continue reading “Thousands of Cubans Sing Along with Pablo Milanes During His Concert in Havana”

Protests Achieve a Change of Venue for the Pablo Milanes Concert in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 17 June 2022 — The clamor of artists and admirers protesting the few tickets sold to the public for the Pablo Milanés concert, scheduled for Tuesday, June 21, has had an effect. The performance has been transferred from the National Theater of Cuba, where it was scheduled, to the Sports City Coliseum, the Cuban Institute … Continue reading “Protests Achieve a Change of Venue for the Pablo Milanes Concert in Havana”

Most of the Tickets for the Pablo Milanes Concert in Havana are Sold to ‘Organizations’

14ymedio, Havana, 15 June 2022 — The sale of tickets for the Pablo Milanés concert, on June 21 at the National Theater of Cuba, in Havana, turned this Wednesday into a line with an altercation, like so many of those that occur in the capital to buy chicken or oil. Dozens of people protested at … Continue reading “Most of the Tickets for the Pablo Milanes Concert in Havana are Sold to ‘Organizations’”

“Wake up!” Says Pablo Milanes to the Mobs that Serve the Cuban Regime

14ymedio, Havana, 15 November 2021 — “It is a beautiful thing that we coincide in showing our claim for absolute freedoms through flowers”, wrote singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés in a message in support of the protests called for this Monday throughout Cuba. Like the author of Yolanda and Yo no te Pido, dozens of Cuban and foreign … Continue reading ““Wake up!” Says Pablo Milanes to the Mobs that Serve the Cuban Regime”

In Cuba ‘Young People Must Be and Will Be the Engine of Change’ says Pablo Milanes after July 11

14ymedio, Havana, July 25, 2021 — This Saturday Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés described as “irresponsible and absurd” the use of repression by the Cuban government against the people, “who have sacrificed and given everything for decades to sustain a regime that in the end imprisons them.” Milanés’ statement comes in the heat of the 11J (11 … Continue reading “In Cuba ‘Young People Must Be and Will Be the Engine of Change’ says Pablo Milanes after July 11”

Pablo Milanes Sings to Havana in an Emotional Concert

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 9 September 2018 — Three years since his last concert at the Karl Marx Theater, Pablo Milanés returned to the same venue last Friday. The concert, dubbed “My Havana,” began with the firing of a canon at precisely nine o’clock in the evening, a gesture to mark the five-hundredth anniversary of the … Continue reading “Pablo Milanes Sings to Havana in an Emotional Concert”

Pablo Milanes Reprises “My 22 Years” in Havana / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 28 December 2015 – Pablo Milanes gave a splendid concert on Saturday night to those who, with their Christmas hangovers, made it to the Karl Marx Theater in Havana. Starting before seven in the evening, the audience gathered in the doorways to enter the venue for what would be presentation with … Continue reading “Pablo Milanes Reprises “My 22 Years” in Havana / 14ymedio, Luz Escobar”

The Pablo Milanés Foundation / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

I want to refer to a history that seems to have been forgotten in the ferocious opinions around Pablo Milanés performing a concert on August 27th at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. On June 25, 1993, at the National Hotel in the presence of government leaders and the Communist Party, singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés and then Minister … Continue reading “The Pablo Milanés Foundation / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada”

Letter from Pablo Milanés to Edmundo García / Ernesto Morales Licea

For the first time in this blog I am publishing something that I did not write. It is my duty to do so. Pablo Milanés’ response to the article published by Edmundo García is so rich, so evolved, so brutally honest, that it forces even me to face up to my own visions of what … Continue reading “Letter from Pablo Milanés to Edmundo García / Ernesto Morales Licea”

Open Letter to Pablo Milanés / Rebeca Monzo

Dear Pablo, So your CD is titled, and it is, indeed, very beautiful, and so I want to start my missive. Since I met you many years ago, at your home, when I visited your then wife, Zoe, I appreciated you because I found in you a good human being, simple, a great friend and … Continue reading “Open Letter to Pablo Milanés / Rebeca Monzo”

From Rafaeil Alcide to Pablo Milanés / Regina Coyula

Dear Pablo you are in my heart even if I never see you: They tell me (I do not read the press) that you made some statements days ago, where you admitted the need to straighten out some things in  Cuban socialism, you ended up urging Fidel and Raul, almost forbidding them, they  said, to … Continue reading “From Rafaeil Alcide to Pablo Milanés / Regina Coyula”