Són city, Cuba | Destination By Donna Yawching | Issue 163 (March/April 2021) Near the eastern end of Cuba, Santiago is a regional capital, a treasure house of history — and, Donna Yawching writes, the island’s most musical city. The soundtrack is driven by the rhythms of són, she learns — and the soul of Santiago is in its musicians’ fervour for their heritage
The good life | Round trip By Caribbean Beat | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Even in hard times — and 2020 brought more than its fair share — the Caribbean is one of the sweetest places on earth, thanks to beautiful landscapes, vibrant culture, and warm, generous people
Ana de Armas — chasing the dream | Snapshot By Caroline Taylor | November/December 2020 • Digital Issue Cuban actress Ana de Armas may seem like an overnight success, but behind her rise to stardom are fifteen years of hard work, starting at Havana’s famous theatre school. Caroline Taylor says her biggest successes are still to come
Q&A with Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez | Screenshots By Jonathan Ali | July/August 2020 • Digital Issue Cuban filmmakers Heidi Hassan and Patricia Pérez discuss their collaborative film charting a lifelong friendship
Q&A with Carlos Lechuga | Screenshots By Jonathan Ali | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Cuban filmmaker Carlos Lechuga talks about his hard-hitting, sepia-hued short Generation
Viñales Valley, Cuba | Wish you were here (November/December 2019) By Caribbean Beat | Issue 160 (November/December 2019) Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
Q&A with Arturo Infante | Screenshots (July/August 2019) By Jonathan Ali | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) Cuban filmmaker Arturo Infante talks about his new sci-fi feature, The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste García
Santiago — carnival city | Explore By Donna Yawching | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) Santiago, Cuba’s second-largest city, has long been a hotbed of culture — and it comes to a blaze each July, as Santiago’s unique annual Carnival, centred on the feast of St James the Apostle, takes over. Donna Yawching explains the historical roots of Santiago Carnival, and why it’s a time of year when no one expects to get much sleep
