Tag Archives: Cuba

Jay-Z Releases New Song ‘Open Letter’: Listen (video)

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Harlem Politics

It seems Jay-Z is not amused by the controversy surrounding his and Beyonce’s trip last week to Havana, Cuba. Inspired and frustrated, Hov went into the studio for an impromptu recording session alongside Timbaland and Harlem girl Alicia Keys hubby Swizz Beatz. Continue reading

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Walter’s World: Ballet Hispanico Returns To The Apollo Tonight

By Walter Rutledge 

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Ballet Hispanico returns to the Apollo Theater for one performance tonight December 1, at 7:30 pm. The company will present three Ballet Hispanico premieres that put a contemporary spin on Cuba’s danzón, Argentina’s tango, and 1980s Spanish pop. The performance will also feature live music by Grammy Award winning Cuban born jazz artist Paquito D’Rivera. Continue reading

The Mexican Suitcase Cuba in Revolution

HISPANIC HISTORY MONTH

The Mexican Suitcase presents images drawn from the most famous group of recovered negatives of the twentieth century. In December 2007, three boxes filled with rolls of film, containing 4,500 35mm negatives of the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and Chim (David Seymour)—which had been considered lost since 1939—arrived at the International Center of Photography. Continue reading

Harlem Rapper Makes Video in Cuba

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It’s well after midnight and the New Yorker is strutting down a crumbling sidewalk in impossibly high — red-sequined — heels, lip-syncing a few seconds of her rap while cameras roll for a music video.

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Race In Castro’s Cuba-Book Signing

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By Dr. Carlos Moore

Book Signing and Discussion at The Shabazz Center

December 4, 2008, 6:30pm.



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