Timeworn but magnificent, dilapidated but dignified, fun yet maddeningly frustrating – Cuba is a country of indefinable magic. Cuba is like a prince in a poor man’s coat: behind the sometimes shabby facades, gold dust lingers. It’s these rich dichotomies that make travel here the exciting, exhilarating roller-coaster ride it...
Alfredo Chiarappa: La Calle Pura
“La Calle Pura” looks at change in Cuba through the lens of Reggaeton, the soundtrack of the suburbs. Reggaeton is a mix of hip hop and Caribbean music, born in Puerto Rico in the late 90’s. In Cuba, it has turned from an underground culture into a way of life:...
Marylise Vigneau – Trouble in Paradise / Havana / Cuba
In Havana time is an unavoidable character . Destructive or facetious, sardonic or nostalgic, political or imaginary, irreverent in any case, time sprawls its texture and shadow all over the city. Half a century of defiant isolation, embargo and excruciating austerity has done its work. In the vale of years,...