Faith Morgan and Eugene 'Pat' Murphy discuss their inspiration making their film, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. The film tells of the hardships and struggles as...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: July 13, 2010) An Iranian nuclear scientist who had been missing for a year has surfaced at the Pakistani embassy in Washington; Iran claims he...
Guantanamo whistleblower Stephen Abraham defends the White House's proposal to move Gitmo detainees to the Thomson Correctional Facility in rural northwestern Illinois and calls for a public demolition of the...
(Cuba) Pedro Luis Ferrer is certainly one of the most original singer songwriters to have emerged form Cuba in years. He is a blithe fuser of son, changui, and trova...
(Latin Pulse/Pulso Latino: December 25, 2008) As the year comes to an end, many believe we are entering a new era of change and hope in U.S.-Latin American relations. Cuba...
Turmoil reigns in the streets of Nicaragua, as the opposition refuses to accept defeat in what they say are fraudulent municipal elections. Venezuela goes to the polls in what has...
(Cuba) Here's a fun tune about jealosy from Septeto Santiaguero, a seven member ensemble that specializes in traditional Cuban son, guaguancó, bolero, guajira and guaracha music. This music had become...
(Cuba/Spain) Natives of Spain have been reaching out lately and experimenting with the music of the Spanish Diaspora. So it is with Diego "El Cigala" a young flamenco singer and...
(Cuba) It's no secret that Cuba has produced come of the most well-rounded musicians on the planet, combining advanced formal education with cultural roots. Flutist and composer Orlando "Maraca" Valle...
(Cuba) From their third CD of the same name, "Ya No Hace Falta" exhibits the Bamboleo trademark combination of chic and funky sensuality. The band is an excellent exponent of...
From makeshift baseball games, to remote villages in Cuba, many have admired Fidel Castro. And for almost fifty years he's been the island's most polarizing figure. Is Cuba ready for...
Director Saul Landau recalls his months-long adventure in Cuba while filming the classic portrait of Fidel Castro, "Fidel," in 1968. He also recalls his 40 year relationship with the country...
"Fidel" director Saul Landau talks about what he sees as Latin America's frustration with the U.S. model of capitalism and the imposition of privitization, particularly of essential utilities, on Latin...
"Fidel" director Saul Landau discusses how the Cuban revolution transformed the small island from an outpost of US controlled business to a nation that would effect world policy.
