Este poema de Carilda, para empezar el fin de semana, dice mucho del estilo poético de la autora, lleno de alegría, de erotismo, de mucho amor a la vida y amor al amor… Muchacho loco: cuando me miras Con disimulo, de arriba a abajo, Siento que arrancas tiras y tiras De mi refajo. Muchacho cuerdo: […]

La Habana comenzó el siglo XX con el nacimiento del malecón. En 1901 empieza su construcción de Este a Oeste, como mismo se desarrollaría la ciudad, se iría extendiendo un malecón que mucha historia guardaría. La nueva ciudad crecía horizontal y verticalmente y así mismo el malecón seguiría hasta terminar a los 8 km, en […]

  I still remember the days, the end of the 80’s and the song “Dancing lambada” that everyone used to play at home parties, it was constantly on the radio and at school activities. All the girls started wearing tiny skirts and dancing lambada everywhere. Even the primary school boys were happy to dance all […]

There are a few fruits that I truly miss in Toronto: mamey, guava and guanabana. You can find almost everything in this city if you know where to go. I know you can find guavas, tamarinds and great mangos and bananas but for some strange or nostalgic reason they do not taste the same. Maybe […]

I remember when I was in primary school in Havana that March,8th was the day when girls would receive a flower or a postcard and the teacher would explain to the students what a huge role women play in our society as daughters, workers, wives and mothers. At my parents’ workplace they would serve cake […]

“Where is Kelvis playing tonight?” This is a very common phrase I use when I visit Cuba after a long time. Kelvis Ochoa is the perfect example of a Cuban guitarist, composer and singer with no academic training. He grew up in Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) listening to his grandfather playing the […]

Dulce Maria Loynaz (1902 – 1997) es la escritora que busco y encuentro cuando mi alma quiere soñar con casas mágicas y jardines llenos de rosas. La ternura de sus versos y el puro contacto con la naturaleza y los sentimientos humanos hacen que su obra sea de mis preferidas. Desde temprana edad siempre tuve […]

Jane Bunnett is a Toronto renowned saxophonist, flutist and composer who has been working, along with trumpeter Larry Cramer, with Cuban musicians since the early 80’s. The CD “Spirits of Havana” recorded in 1993, features gifted artists like Merceditas Valdes (voice) and piano masters like Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Frank Emilio Flynn. I believe this CD […]

The Ceiba is a very special tree for Cubans. In Havana, in front of El Templete, building where the city was founded in 1519 and the first Christian mass occurred, there is a big ceiba tree and people go around three times on every birthday of the city for good luck, hope and to wish […]

About a year ago I heard about 23andMe  and the possibility to get to know my genetic history and ancestry. A few months ago I got a kit, spit into a tube and sent my saliva to the lab for analysis. I was hoping to find something exciting. Even though I was pretty convinced that […]

I just came back from my first trip to the Big Apple. But, after four days or a lifetime, can you really say that you have lived New York? I feel this envy now towards Newyorkers… My dad advised me of this more than 20 years ago: -“New York is the coolest city because there […]

Alfonso’s troupe will have a presentation on Mar/2nd at the Hammerson Hall in Mississauga. The dancers of this company stand out for their perfection and coordination in their choreographies. The combination of flamenco and Afro-Cuban rhythms are there to present very unique performances. Lizt Alfonso created the company in 1991 and have been devoted to […]