Cuba

Culture

An evocative portrait of Cuba’s agricultural communities

Los campesinos — A new photo book from Richard Sharum documents rural Cuba, shedding light on the often overlooked communities which make up the country’s backbone.

Written by: Huck

Album Covers

The radical album art of revolutionary Cuba

Latin rhythms — Gilles Peterson discusses a new book he helped co-edit about Cuban record sleeve design, which traces the country's rich cultural Latin musical legacy, as well as the political and aesthetic influence of revolutionary Communism.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Film

The ‘musical pilgrim’ blending funk with Cuban elegance

Meet Cimafunk — With his infectious grooves and progressive message, Erik Iglesias Rodríguez is one of the biggest names in Cuban music. A new documentary from filmmaker James Partridge tracks his journey from underground sensation to bona fide star.

Written by: Rhys Thomas

Photography

Intimate portaits of Havana’s Chinese community

El Barrio Chino — Though Havana’s Chinatown was once the largest in Latin America, the Chinese Cuban population of today is ageing and diminished. However, the community that remains are dedicated to preserving their own history and culture.

Written by: Huck

Photography

Photos of Cuba during the aftermath of Castro’s death

Yo Soy Fidel — In 2016, as the nation mourned Castro, photographer Michael Christopher Brown was granted access to the official funeral cortege, resulting in the journey of a lifetime.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Magazine

How Cuba’s reggaeton scene sparked an underground revolution

Pa’ la calle — In a country where music sales are controlled by the state, a generation of artists are riding a wave of success through pure entrepreneurial hustle. Dripping in gold and trading in sex, reggaeton is more than just fantasy – it’s a marketplace for material dreams.

Written by: Lisette Poole

Photography

A surreal portrait of life inside Guantánamo Bay

Camp America — Photographer Debi Cornwall steps inside the walls of the infamous US military prison, exposing an uncanny world of gift shops, bowling alleys and beachfront views.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Magazine

A photographer's 8,000-mile journey from Cuba to the US

The long route to another life — Photojournalist Lisette Poole spent 51 days documenting two Cuban women's migration to the US. She travelled illegally through 11 countries, via smugglers and roadless jungles, using a point-and-shoot camera when it was too dangerous for the real deal. This isn’t a story she simply observed: it’s an experience she survived.

Written by: Lisette Poole

Surf

Exploring Cuba’s underground surf scene

Stories, film and photographs — A new photo book tells the untold story around surfing – which is technically still illegal in Cuba – through stories, art and photography.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Zine Scene

What it’s really like to be a young man in Cuba today

The Habana Boys — Joshua Osborne set out to Cuba with 20 rolls of film and an open mind. What he came back with was a book showing the many faces of Habana's youth – style, politics, subcultures and all.

Written by: Biju Belinky

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