Rising ocean temperatures and pollution runoff are bleaching and killing corals in oceans across the globe. But corals in some parts of Cuba are not only surviving, they are thriving.
American and Cuban officials are sitting down in Havana this week to try to hammer the details of their rapproachment. But McDonalds and Walmart won't move in anytime soon.
Cuba is home to several dozen American fugitives, including bank robbers, mass murderers and cop-killers. Life may change for them when relations between the US and Cuba grow warmer.
In the ’70s and ’80s, the East African nation of Tanzania was home to one of the continent’s greatest music scenes. But you wouldn’t know from the recorded evidence. Join us for this Hip Deep edition of Afropop Worldwide, as ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/18634/live-from-bongoland-the-history-of-tanzanias-music-economy/"> Read more »</a>
We have recently lost many great musicians and artists, including Cheo Feliciano, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and now Juan Formell, the founder of Los Van Van, the band that changed Cuban popular music forever. Formell was also a bassist, singer, composer, ... Read more »
CC Smith, former editor of The Beat Magazine, has kept busy lately. In addition to helping us sort out all manner of “it’s vs its” -related issues, she recently spent a couple of weeks on the island of Cuba and ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/17368/trova-in-santiago-de-cuba/"> Read more »</a>
The Scene: MiamiFrom the WLRN Newsroom and reporter Nancy Klingener
Sandra Ramos has never wanted to emigrate from Cuba, but in her more than four decades on the island, she has se...
When Fidel Castro ushered in the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere, Soviet Russia fell in love with Cuba. And the romance that lasted decades.
Back then they were struggling through an economic crisis; now they're adjusting to a new landscape. Reporter Deepa Fernandes revisits the lives of five Cuban women she met two decades ago.
The Trump administration has cut the US diplomatic presence in Havana in half and warned Americans not to visit Cuba, on the suspicion that a secret sonic weapon is making people sick. But scientists say that’s not possible.
This special edition of Studio 360 features Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, first musical to open in Cuba since the Revolution, and a tribute to Billie Holiday.
The Scene: MiamiFrom the WLRN Newsroom and reporter Nancy Klingener
Sandra Ramos has never wanted to emigrate from Cuba, but in her more than four decades on the island, she has se...
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Global Politics
How the thaw in US-Cuba relations reunited a journalist's family
The World
February 18, 2016
Jim Acosta is CNN's Senior White House Correspondent — and the son of a Cuban exile.
Music
How 'Guantanamera' went from Cuba's unofficial anthem to a Swedish recycling jingle
The World
March 24, 2016
The Cuban song Guantanamera has been adopted by everyone from a Japanese girl group to British football fans.
Culture
Is Russia's romance with Cuba coming to an end?
The World
March 23, 2016
When Fidel Castro ushered in the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere, Soviet Russia fell in love with Cuba. And the romance that lasted decades.
Development
How life has changed for these Cuban women over 20 years
The World
February 13, 2017
Back then they were struggling through an economic crisis; now they're adjusting to a new landscape. Reporter Deepa Fernandes revisits the lives of five Cuban women she met two decades ago.
Technology
A secret sonic weapon in Havana? Scientists say 'no way.'
The World
October 03, 2017
The Trump administration has cut the US diplomatic presence in Havana in half and warned Americans not to visit Cuba, on the suspicion that a secret sonic weapon is making people sick. But scientists say that’s not possible.
Arts, Culture & Media
"Rent" in Cuba, Cassandra Wilson, & Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
Studio 360
August 12, 2015
This special edition of Studio 360 features Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, first musical to open in Cuba since the Revolution, and a tribute to Billie Holiday.
Arts, Culture & Media
Staging “Rent” in Cuba
Studio 360
January 22, 2015
The first musical to go from Broadway directly to Havana since the Revolution, “Rent” is perfect for Cuban audiences.
Arts, Culture & Media
What Will Openness Mean for Cuban Artists?
Studio 360
January 22, 2015
As US-Cuban relations thaw, we’re going to get to know Cuban culture much better. And Cuba will get to know us, like it or not.
Arts, Culture & Media
Key West Reconnects With Its Cuban Roots
Studio 360
March 12, 2014
The Scene: MiamiFrom the WLRN Newsroom and reporter Nancy Klingener Sandra Ramos has never wanted to emigrate from Cuba, but in her more than four decades on the island, she has se...
Arts, Culture & Media
Cuban Organ
Studio 360
June 22, 2007