Cuban culture recorded a 100-year milestone since a group of musicians gathered on Lealtad Street, between Zanja and Dragones, today Centro Habana, to conceive the idea of forming a sextet for the danceable musical genre known as “son” at the beginning of 1920. Today they are the Septeto Habanero. […]
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Reshaping the post-pandemic world
Most leaders of powerful nations seem to assume that the post-Covid landscape will not herald a form of capitalism that differs in essence from the current neoliberal model. Discussions in these countries centre on how to meet the demands of the wide range of social groups affected by the economic crisis, which began last year and that coronavirus has turned into a nightmare.
Immigrants in Covid times: on the brink of collapse
A retired paralegal contracted Coronavirus during the first wave, forcing him to be bedridden for three weeks and facing the biggest health challenge in his whole life. Nathan Raia Hernan Gutierrez was born and raised in Colombia, but in 1989, as a consequence of internal violence he was […]
Latino, Hispanic… What is in a name?
What is a Latino (Latin American), exactly? Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. seem alarmed suddenly by their inability to answer that question. Darrin Burgess All they know is that people of Latin American descent turned out in a tidal wave for last year’s election. Their numbers accounted […]
Music and strength of an immigrant
In a journey throughout the impressive audio legacy of his hometown, Colombian artist Julián Mayorga releases his new album in which he seeks to go against musical clichés, in an act of protest that reclaims his roots with a unique style. Daniela Arias Baquero Born in Ibagué, the […]