Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

  The New York City launching of the latest collection of poems by Maya Islas, one of the major Cuban poets in exile of her generation. Her poetry has been described as crossing the threshold into other worlds, worlds that she inhabits and describes with an astonishing familiarity. Her transgressions are not only in language […]

“(His music has) helped redefine Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz as a complex new idiom,” raved The New York Times about Cuban-born saxophonist and composer Yosvany Terry, who masterfully melds the traditional sounds of his native Cuba with innovative, fiery post-bop haromonies. The son of bandleader and famed chekeré master Eladio “Don Pancho” Terry Gonzales, Yosvany grew […]

The CCCNY celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a belated gala concert honoring Mexico’s greatest composer, Agustín Lara, one of the most prolific and beloved songwriters of the Spanish-speaking world. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1897, Lara’s first trip abroad was to Havana in 1933, a visit which marked the beginning of a life-long love affair with Cuba, made manifest […]

  A commemorative presentation on the 122nd anniversary of José Martí‘s death at Dos Ríos. Martí scholar Raquel Vinat gives us a unique view into the transcendental role played by women throughout his life–in the spiritual, emotional, literary, and political realms–and how they informed his struggle for Cuba’s freedom. The presentation will address the historical […]

Cuban bass virtuoso and musicologist Antonio Gómez Sotolongo will delve into one of the most controversial topics in Cuban music lore to unravel the allegations on both sides of the fence as to the true composer of the legendary song Guantanamera. To hopefully settle the score once and for all, the audiovisual presentation will include a detailed […]

Club Silencio The New York City premiere of the latest play by Cuban-American playwright Gabe Rodríguez, who has joined forces with director Juliana Kleist-Méndez to tell a universal story of healing and survival. A leading lady, Brooke Gomez, is an Oscar-winning, Cuban-American actress with a passion for Greek tragedy. She has successfully achieved the American Dream, only […]

The CCCNY closes its spring season with an amazing musical voyage into the very soul of Cuba—its music. Iván Acosta’s unique new book, WITH A CUBAN SONG IN MY HEART / CON UNA CANCIÓN CUBANA EN EL CORAZÓN features the artwork from 280 album covers from his collection of over 5,000 long-playing records. Throughout it […]