News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Issues related to the cultural life in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province and Cuba.
Six institutions specialized in the study and research of Cuba’s history announced today in Havana that they will present 35 titles at the 32nd Havana International Book Fair (FILH by …
Thirty-five historical titles to be launched at 2024 Havana book fair Read More
“One always feels encouraged, I am very happy that I have been publicly acknowledged This is my town… I was born here in Contramaestre, I am from here. I have …
Musician Roberto Tejadilla, aknowledged in Contramaestre’s Culture Week Read More
José Julián Martí Pérez, the most multifaceted Cuban was able to, besides organizing the 1895-Independence War against Spanish colonialism in Cuba, devote time to a wide range of areas of …
José Martí: Translator 1 Read More
Perhaps you never imagined that you would be the young man of strong passions, that you would pass without knowing what had happened with that singular gait, among the rebellious …
The culture of freedom Read More
Broadcasters wake us up every morning, catch us, make us dream, make us fall in love. Their words vibrate with warmth in those encounters in homes, in workplaces, in the …
Broadcasters, voices that nourish the soul Read More
Patria Chica (Small Homeland) is a local development project created in the town of Baire, municipality of Contramaestre, dedicated to book lovers. This 2023 it reaches the IV edition of …
Patria Chica, four years later Read More
In the municipality of Contramaestre the jornada for the Cuban Culture Day began in the municipality of Contramaestre. During the inaugural ceremony, reference was made to the patriotic transcendence of …
Contramaestre kicked off the jornada of Cuban culture Read More
The 8th edition of the Fan Festival took place in Contramaestre. It was dedicated to Caridad Rodríguez, former president of the “Amigos del Danzón” movement in Cuba, and to Daudelia …
Contramaestre celebrates the 8th edition of the Fan Festival Read More
With the notes of the Bayamo Hymn and the laying of a wreath at the monument of the Mother of the Maceo family, the Opening Ceremony of the Cuban Culture …
Contramaestre held the Opening Ceremony of the Day for the Cuban Culture Read More
Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez, known in the music world as Benny Moré, was born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas on August 24, 1919. He was the first of 18 …
Benny Moré, the great genius of rhythm Read More