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Cuba Travel Updates Historical archive — reviewed September 2026: This article preserves a past travel update and should not be used as current entry or U.S. travel guidance. See our current U.S.–Cuba travel rules guide and September 2026 Cuba travel…
ByYami Cabrera (Cuban musicologist and Business Development Director of Havana Music Tours and Musical Getaways) Modernity in Cuban music continues to showcase excellent female artists, who make the culture grow on the island more and more. In the last 20 years, women…
ByYami Cabrera (Cuban musicologist and Business Development Director of Havana Music Tours and Musical Getaways) Cuban women are the inspiring soul of the great culture that Cuba preserves. Each sector of Cuban society and each bit of history contains the names of…
Cuban Dance 101 By Rocío de Lucía (Cuban Musicologist) We want to start by saying that perhaps contrary to what many expected, all Cubans do not dance like salsa professionals; not even all of them like to dance. For some,…
(Covid-19, Cuba tourism reopening, vaccinations, & more) Historical archive — reviewed September 2026: This article preserves a past travel update and should not be used as current entry or U.S. travel guidance. See our current U.S.–Cuba travel rules guide and…
This article previews the February 2023 salsa festival. For a new trip, see our current tours and current U.S. Cuba travel guide. The Cuban Salsa festival in Havana, Cuba is one of those events where you won’t stop dancing for…
This article was published in 2021; references to current performers and regular shows describe that period. For a new trip, see our current tours and current U.S. Cuba travel guide. The Buena Vista Social Club Today By Rocío de Lucía (Cuban…
A Reflection about Female Musicians For Women’s History Month By Rosi del Valle (Cuban musician) Last year was one of the most difficult for artists, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, music events were not possible. However, the artistic movement…
ByYami Cabrera (Cuban musicologist and Business Development Director of Havana Music Tours and Musical Getaways) The rumba is one of the most important and universal Cuban styles of music. Many travelers and music lovers go to the island of Cuba to…
Tonadas Trinitarias, Cuban Folk Music ByYami Cabrera (Cuban musicologist and Business Development Director of Havana Music Tours and Musical Getaways) Trinidad is a beautiful city in the center of Cuba. There we can find a very distinctive genre of this city, known…