News from Contramaestre, Cuba and the World
Issues related to the cultural life in the municipality of Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba province and Cuba.
The writer returns in his letters without ever having left. Forty-three years after a journey that some believed to be a journey of death, his farewell is not true, because …
Alejo Carpentier’s legacy, still alive 43 years after his death Read More
The 32nd edition of the International Book Fair took place this Wednesday in the city of Contramaestre, with the presence of local intellectuals and artists who enlivened this important cultural …
Contramaestre held its Book Fair Read More
In 1982, ICOMOS established April 18 as the International Day for Museums and Sites, and UNESCO adopted it during its 22nd General Conference. Each year, on the occasion of this …
International Museum Day: Preserving History and Culture Read More
“Te comiste un macho gordo/ You ate your fatty porkno me diste chicharrón/ You didn’t give me any cracklings/Cuando para mi melonera/ When I crop my melonsNo te voy a …
In Maffo, traditional music has a name: Cachao Read More
The fragrance of their art shines in fields, mountains and plains where their presence cultivates the light, the love that is born in the silences of the soul and becomes …
Art growers and willpower bring success in Contramaestre Read More
Her people await her every morning as the most complicit friend. Its target identifies the frequency to thank distinctive voices and programs behind the microphone: Radio Grito de Baire Our …
Radio Grito de Baire shortens distances and fades borders Read More
February 13, is World Radio Day, so proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012. Radio is the most widespread and widely used means of communication in the world …
Contramaestre celebrates World Radio Day Read More
Cuba announced on Wednesday that it will inaugurate a stand on the occasion of the annual Presidency of the G77 plus China, in the framework of the 2023 Havana International …
Cuba will inaugurate G77 stand at Havana Int’l Book Fair (+Video) Read More
Contramaestre, a city of hard-working, simple and cheerful people, reaches its 110th birthday this February 5th. Many of its inhabitants have put down roots in the land where they were …
Tribute to Flora Preval, illustrious daughter of Contramaestre Read More
This morning the 45th edition of the Week of Contramaestre Culture was officially inaugurated in Jesus Rabi Park of this city, with the participation of city residents and political and …
Opening the Week of Contramaestre Culture Read More