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Cuban Culture Comes to Kennedy Center (Downbeat)

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By John Murph   May 29, 2018   7:29 PM Fábrica De Arte Cubano, a former cooking-oil plant turned multimedia-arts venue, is one of the most fabulous places in Havana, Cuba. Located in the city’s Vedado neighborhood, the place pulsates with contemporary art, high fashion, dancing, film instillations, DJ culture and[…]

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Cuban beats

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Rhythm pulsates through our veins like blood. And for Yissy García, music is not only her creative pursuit, but also part of her bloodline. Based in Havana as a jazz drummer and leader of the quintet Bandancha, she crafts the future of the genre by reaching back to Cuba’s yoruba ancestry[…]