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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.

  • Culture
  • Huck

Documenting urban underbellies across the world

From New York to Tokyo — Featuring photographs taken over the course of his career, Miguel Rio Branco’s long-term project explores cities across the world, examining our relationship with the spaces we inhabit.

  • Photography
  • Huck

This is what Havana’s growing WiFi revolution looks like

A nation gets online... sort of — After years of disconnection, Cuba's government has introduced 35 WiFi hotspots across the country, providing outdoor hubs that offer a portal to other worlds. Cuban writer Osdany Morales takes us inside that vortex – and the pixelated dreams that live there.

  • Magazine
  • Osdany Morales. Translation: Tess Rankin

Cuba’s first skate team are ready to take on the world

Have board, will travel — As Cuba’s emerging skateboarding scene opens up to the world, Toda Fuerza is the first brand with ambitions to sponsor artists, skaters and compete internationally.

  • Skate
  • Alex King

The defining moments of the Cuban Revolution

No instant replays — Magnum photographer Burt Glinn arrived in Havana just as Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries seized power from dictator Fulgencio Batista.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

The female pioneers driving Cuba’s emerging skate scene

Amiga Skate — Skating in Cuba is still a huge challenge that requires dedication and hustle. Director Amberly Alene Ellis’ new documentary profiles Cuba’s female skaters, pushing through obstacles even bigger than for their male counterparts.

  • Skate
  • Alex King

Gilles Peterson documentary explores the pounding rumba beat of Cuba’s dancefloors

Rumba Sessions - La Clave — Musical explorer Gilles Peterson’s search for the perfect beat takes him to Cuba, where rooftop parties and impromptu jam sessions shake to the unmistakeable rhythms of Afro-Cuban rumba.

  • Music
  • Alex King

Cuba’s shining light Daymé Arocena is ready to take centre stage

Mystery, mythology and music — Guided by her Santería saints Yemaya and Ochún, nothing can stop Cuba’s bright young talent Daymé Arocena.

  • Music
  • Alex King

Gilles Peterson goes to the heart of Cuba’s thumping rumba scene

Roots of club culture — Afro-Cuban rumba’s pumping rhythms have influenced house, hip hop, jazz and beyond. Musical explorer Gilles Peterson followed the rumba beat all the way to Havana for new new album and documentary that explores the genre’s huge impact.

  • Music
  • Natalie Howard

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