Yes, we want to donate a big heavy concert piano to a music school in Havana! Click here for more information: www.gofundme.com/pianotocuba

This is a benefit concert to raise money towards a project to buy a concert piano in London and send it to the 'Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán' music school in Havana.

Saturday, 12 March 2016 from 19:30 to 21:30

@ St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA
Tube: Bethnal Green | Buses: 106, 388, D3, D6, 8, 309, 254

Buy advance tickets here:

£12 on the door

Eralys Fernandez (Piano) - www.eralysfernandez.com

Eralys studied piano at the Guillermo Tomas Music Con­servatory, the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and the Higher Institute of Arts in Cuba. In London she completed a Masters in Advanced Performance (piano and harpsichord) at the Royal College of Music, and a post­graduate course in harpsichord at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Eralys’ repertoire includes early music, classical, latin jazz and flamenco. She is also an arranger and composer and in 2010 she released an album, An Afternoon in Havana, to critical acclaim. Click here to read more about Eralys Fernandez

Omar Puente (Violin) - www.omarpuente.com

World class violinist with a strong reputation in the classical and jazz genres with several albums. He was first violin with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, and toured with Buena Vista’s Ruben Gonzales. He has taught in Britain's most prestigious music colleges, as well as in Cuba,and published a university level textbook on Cuban Jazz. He is currently developing a unique strand of Jazz that is to come out in a new album.

Since arriving in England in 1997, Omar has maintained an international profile, playing all over Europe, the USA and Africa. In England he has supported Tito Puente, Ibraham Ferrerand Omara Portundo, he has played with John Williams, Kirsty MacColl, Jools Holland and Eddie Palmieri as well as being invited to jam with many visiting Latin artists like Ruben Gonzalesand the Afro Cuban Allstars. Click here to read more about Omar Puente

Al MacSween (Piano)-www.almacsween.com

Al MacSween is steadily gaining a reputation for his creativity, versatility and innovative approach to the piano. His studious attitude and desire to communicate through different musical languages has led to collaborations with artists such as Omar Puente (​Rubén González​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Courtney Pine), Shankar Mahadevan (Shakti), Ruby Turner, Grammy award-winner Bickram Ghosh (Ravi Shankar) and a host of other international artists, including the late Abram Wilson, Claude Deppa, Tony Kofi, Pee Wee Ellis, London Community Gospel Choir, Dennis Rollins and many more.

Beatriz Carbonell (Violin)

Beatriz Carbonell Granada is a passionate and creative violinist and teacher based in London. She entered the prestigious Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Aragon in Saragosse at the age of 17, completing the Bachelor degree with Pablo Suarez, leader of La Scala of Milan. In Spain she has performed at many major venues as part of both youth and professional orchestras. She has participated in masterclasses with Nicolas Chumachenco, Massimo Quarta, Catalin Bucataru and The Wihan Quartet, among others. Beatriz studied quartet with Cuarteto Quiroga, and is a member of the London based Isbilia Quartet. She completed her postgraduate level studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in London, with Professor Michael Bochmann, obtaining a Distinction.

Soo Park (Violin) - www.soo-park.com

Soo Kyung Park was born in Seoul, Korea, and bought up in the United States until she was 7. At the age of 5 she won First Prize in a competition in Northern California. She studied at the Moscow Central Music School with Zoya Makhtina, and then at the Moscow Conservatory with Ara Bogdanyan (a pupil of David Oistrakh). Soo has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in numerous concert venues in Moscow, and was invited by the city's mayor to the New Year's Concert in Vilnius, Lithuania. Click here to read more about Soo Park

Nandita Bhatia (Violin)
Nandita graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music from King’s College London in 2009. Whilst at King's, she studied violin with Diana Cummings at The Royal Academy of Music, before gaining a Masters in Violin Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. During her time at college, Nandita performed in masterclasses with a number of distinguished violinists including Tasmin Little and Andrew Haveron, as well as the Wihan Quartet and Carducci Quartet, and was awarded the Charles Proctor Prize for Choral Conducting in 2014. Nandita is currently studying for a Postgraduate Artist Diploma in Violin Performance as a Trinity College London Scholar and a Trinity Laban Scholar, continuing her studies with Clare Thompson. 

Nandita also performs regularly with her string quartet - The Camilli String Quartet - who were recent winners of the Trinity Laban John Barbirolli String Quartet Competition 2015, and were also awarded a place on the Richard Carne Chamber Mentorship Programme last year.

Elin Parry (Viola)
Elin is currently working towards a Master’s Degree at Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance, studying with renowned violist Rivka Golani. During her time there she has won First Prize for the Vera Kantrovich Solo Strings Competition 2014 and twice won the John Barbirolli String Quartet Competition. She is a keen orchestral musician, playing with ensembles including the Trinity Laban String Ensemble, the London Firebird Orchestra and the International Regional Orchestra.

Alice Sophie (Cello) - twitter.com/lybelle2000
Alice Sophie is a Cellist based in London and currently undertaking her Masters Degree at Trinity College of Music and Dance.

Organised by Eralys Fernandez & Cubanos en UK - www.cubanos.org.uk

Hosted by St John on Bethnal Green - www.stjohnonbethnalgreen.org

Sponsored by Sutch & Searle Shipping (Heathrow) Ltd - www.sutchandsearle.co.uk

Supported by:

Sambroso - www.sambroso.co.uk

Cuba Holidays - cubaholidays.co.uk (020 7644 1600)

The Prisma - The Multicultural Newspaper - www.theprisma.co.uk

For more information email: Cubanos en UK         

Yes, we want to donate a big heavy concert piano to a music school in Havana! Click here for more information: www.gofundme.com/pianotocuba

This is a benefit concert to raise money towards a project to buy a concert piano in London and send it to the 'Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán' music school in Havana.

Saturday, 12 March 2016 from 19:30 to 21:30

@ St John on Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA
Tube: Bethnal Green | Buses: 106, 388, D3, D6, 8, 309, 254

Buy advance tickets here: www.piano2cuba.eventbrite.co.uk

£12 on the door

Eralys Fernandez (Piano) - www.eralysfernandez.com

Eralys studied piano at the Guillermo Tomas Music Con­servatory, the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and the Higher Institute of Arts in Cuba. In London she completed a Masters in Advanced Performance (piano and harpsichord) at the Royal College of Music, and a post­graduate course in harpsichord at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Eralys’ repertoire includes early music, classical, latin jazz and flamenco. She is also an arranger and composer and in 2010 she released an album, An Afternoon in Havana, to critical acclaim. Click here to read more about Eralys Fernandez

Omar Puente (Violin) - www.omarpuente.com

World class violinist with a strong reputation in the classical and jazz genres with several albums. He was first violin with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, and toured with Buena Vista’s Ruben Gonzales. He has taught in Britain's most prestigious music colleges, as well as in Cuba,and published a university level textbook on Cuban Jazz. He is currently developing a unique strand of Jazz that is to come out in a new album.

Since arriving in England in 1997, Omar has maintained an international profile, playing all over Europe, the USA and Africa. In England he has supported Tito Puente, Ibraham Ferrerand Omara Portundo, he has played with John Williams, Kirsty MacColl, Jools Holland and Eddie Palmieri as well as being invited to jam with many visiting Latin artists like Ruben Gonzalesand the Afro Cuban Allstars. Click here to read more about Omar Puente

Al MacSween (Piano)-www.almacsween.com

Al MacSween is steadily gaining a reputation for his creativity, versatility and innovative approach to the piano. His studious attitude and desire to communicate through different musical languages has led to collaborations with artists such as Omar Puente (​Rubén González​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Courtney Pine), Shankar Mahadevan (Shakti), Ruby Turner, Grammy award-winner Bickram Ghosh (Ravi Shankar) and a host of other international artists, including the late Abram Wilson, Claude Deppa, Tony Kofi, Pee Wee Ellis, London Community Gospel Choir, Dennis Rollins and many more.

Beatriz Carbonell (Violin)

Beatriz Carbonell Granada is a passionate and creative violinist and teacher based in London. She entered the prestigious Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Aragon in Saragosse at the age of 17, completing the Bachelor degree with Pablo Suarez, leader of La Scala of Milan. In Spain she has performed at many major venues as part of both youth and professional orchestras. She has participated in masterclasses with Nicolas Chumachenco, Massimo Quarta, Catalin Bucataru and The Wihan Quartet, among others. Beatriz studied quartet with Cuarteto Quiroga, and is a member of the London based Isbilia Quartet. She completed her postgraduate level studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in London, with Professor Michael Bochmann, obtaining a Distinction.

Soo Park (Violin) - www.soo-park.com

Soo Kyung Park was born in Seoul, Korea, and bought up in the United States until she was 7. At the age of 5 she won First Prize in a competition in Northern California. She studied at the Moscow Central Music School with Zoya Makhtina, and then at the Moscow Conservatory with Ara Bogdanyan (a pupil of David Oistrakh). Soo has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in numerous concert venues in Moscow, and was invited by the city's mayor to the New Year's Concert in Vilnius, Lithuania. Click here to read more about Soo Park

Nandita Bhatia (Violin)
Nandita graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Music from King’s College London in 2009. Whilst at King's, she studied violin with Diana Cummings at The Royal Academy of Music, before gaining a Masters in Violin Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. During her time at college, Nandita performed in masterclasses with a number of distinguished violinists including Tasmin Little and Andrew Haveron, as well as the Wihan Quartet and Carducci Quartet, and was awarded the Charles Proctor Prize for Choral Conducting in 2014. Nandita is currently studying for a Postgraduate Artist Diploma in Violin Performance as a Trinity College London Scholar and a Trinity Laban Scholar, continuing her studies with Clare Thompson. 

Nandita also performs regularly with her string quartet - The Camilli String Quartet - who were recent winners of the Trinity Laban John Barbirolli String Quartet Competition 2015, and were also awarded a place on the Richard Carne Chamber Mentorship Programme last year.

Elin Parry (Viola)
Elin is currently working towards a Master’s Degree at Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance, studying with renowned violist Rivka Golani. During her time there she has won First Prize for the Vera Kantrovich Solo Strings Competition 2014 and twice won the John Barbirolli String Quartet Competition. She is a keen orchestral musician, playing with ensembles including the Trinity Laban String Ensemble, the London Firebird Orchestra and the International Regional Orchestra.

Alice Sophie (Cello) - twitter.com/lybelle2000
Alice Sophie is a Cellist based in London and currently undertaking her Masters Degree at Trinity College of Music and Dance.

Organised by Eralys Fernandez & Cubanos en UK - www.cubanos.org.uk

Hosted by St John on Bethnal Green - www.stjohnonbethnalgreen.org

Sponsored by Sutch & Searle Shipping (Heathrow) Ltd - www.sutchandsearle.co.uk

Supported by:

Sambroso - www.sambroso.co.uk

Cuba Holidays - cubaholidays.co.uk (020 7644 1600)

The Prisma - The Multicultural Newspaper - www.theprisma.co.uk

For more information email: Cubanos en UK

Descargar el documento en su versión PDF. (Proyecto de Constitución de la República de Cuba PDF 3.72 MB)

Gobierno de Cuba invita a todos los ciudadanos cubanos en el exterior a participar en el debate sobre el Proyecto de Constitución

La participación de los cubanos residentes en el exterior en el debate del Proyecto de Constitución constituye un hecho inédito en la historia de la Revolución, afirmó este viernes Ernesto Soberón, director de Asuntos Consulares y Cubanos Residentes en el Exterior (DACCRE), a través de la red social Twitter.

“Dicha participación ratifica la voluntad de nuestro gobierno de contar con las opiniones de todos los cubanos”, escribió el diplomático cubano.

A partir de la primera semana de septiembre se habilitará una sección en el sitio web Nación y Emigracióndel Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MINREX), “a través de la cual todos los cubanos en el exterior tendrán acceso a una planilla online para trasladar sus propuestas de modificaciones o comentarios acerca del Proyecto”, informó el embajador en un tuit.

Horas más tarde, en conferencia de prensa en la Cancillería cubana, Soberón destacó que durante dos meses, los cubanos residentes en otros países podrán emitir sus criterios sobre el texto constitucional. “Y podrán hacerlo cuantas veces lo deseen, solo deberán ofrecer unos datos mínimos para validar que es un ciudadano cubano quien opina”, dijo.

Alrededor de un millón 400 mil cubanos están presentes en más de 120 países, la mayoría en los Estados Unidos. En aras de que todos puedan participar, actualmente la DACCRE y las entidades competentes trabajan en la creación de todas las condiciones técnicas para el proceso online.

“Mientras mayor sea la participación, mayor será el éxito de este proceso”, señaló el diplomático en La Habana. Además ponderó que el debate se realice a través de la plataforma Nación y Emigración porque así el diálogo será directo, con la menor cantidad de intermediarios posibles, aunque todos los funcionarios que laboran en las misiones y consulados cubanos en el exterior estarán dispuestos a ofrecer información y ayuda a su comunidad.

Cuando se cumplen 40 años, de las primeras pláticas entre representativos de los emigrados y el gobierno cubano —celebradas en noviembre de 1978—, esta decisión es “una prueba fehaciente de la continuidad de la política soberana de seguir fortaleciendo los vínculos entre la Revolución y la comunidad en el Exterior”.

 (Tomado de: Cubadebate)

Patricia Villegas entrevista para Telesur a Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez en La Habana. Foto: Rolando Segura / Telesur.

En entrevista exclusiva con teleSUR, el presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, afirmó que su país está dispuesto al diálogo, mientras no se condicione su soberanía, "porque nosotros no aceptamos imposiciones, menos con los EE.UU. (...) Si se mantiene esta aberrante actitud del Gobierno de los EE.UU. contra Cuba, no hay diálogo".

(Tomado de: TeleSur)

¿Designarán a Robert Mueller o a otro de su linaje para investigar estos abusos?

Por: Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Mientras Estados Unidos arma un señor escándalo por la supuesta intervención rusa en las redes sociales para influir en las elecciones de 2016 que ganó Donald Trump, hoy se han destapado las evidencias de que el gobierno estadounidense utiliza a Facebook para difundir fake news de Cuba y fomentar clandestinamente la disidencia en la Isla.

El semanario de la Florida Miami New Times reveló este miércoles que ha tenido acceso a documentos de la gubernamental Oficina de Transmisiones hacia Cuba (OCB), a cargo de Radio y TV Martí, donde se revela que la administración Trump desde hace dos años planea utilizarcuentas de Facebook que parecen “nativas” (de personas reales en la Isla) para difundir propaganda sin informarle a los usuarios cubanos de Facebook que es publicidad gubernamental estadounidense.

Tales propósitos están detallados en los documentos presupuestarios para los años fiscales 2018 y 2019 de la Junta de Gobernadores de Radiodifusión de Estados Unidos.

Según el informe obtenido por el semanario, debido al fracaso de Radio y TV Martí,

by Jesús Arboleya

HAVANA — Cuba is not China; that, we all know. What’s to explain, then, the unusual interest of U.S. companies in the Cuban market?

A U.S. producer of grain gave me an answer years ago: “It’s the only country in the world that delivers the daily bread to 11 million people.” Nevertheless, as true as this assertion is, it’s insufficient to explain what goes on. The matter is a lot more complex.

In a world where the development of commerce depended in good measure on the military domination of territories, the United States — during the first century of its existence — tried to expand within its own land borders. Attempting it beyond the seas was barred to the U.S. by the scant development of its naval force.

Por Miriam Palacios

Recepción en la residencia de la Excelentísima Teresita Vicente Sotolongo, Embajadora de la Republica de Cuba en el Reino Unido, en ocasión de la visita de la Vice-Ministra del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, la excelentísima Ana Teresita González Fraga. Luego de ofrecer a los invitados su agradecimiento por los avances obtenidos en las conversaciones y convenios bilaterales de ambos países en áreas del comercio, las finanzas, la cultura, las relaciones académicas, etc. se dirigió a la representación de cubanos residentes en este país. En sus palabras se refirió a las oportunidades que tenemos de ejercer nuestros derechos civiles condenando la aplicación extraterritorial del bloqueo económico, financiero y comercial de los Estados Unidos de América que afectan a todas las familias cubanas. Además, transmitió el sentir de nuestro pueblo por el papel que jugamos, dondequiera que estemos en defender la patria que juntos queremos construir: una sociedad justa y que progrese en un modelo económico sostenible. Se refirió además, a las posibilidades que se han ofrecido a los cubanos residentes en el exterior de participar en la discusión de nuestra nueva Constitución www.nacionyemigracion.cu, en un proceso en el que participa democráticamente todo el pueblo cubano.