Bunnett and Duran will be releasing a new CD in Canada and USA on June, 7th, 2011. All the songs are Cuban classics from the  XIX and XX century except for one original song called “New Danzon”, composed by Duran. I had the opportunity to listen to this theme on a Sunday concert at the […]

I am holding a package of Cuban Popular  brand cigarettes that a friend of mine sent me from Havana, but these are not the regular strong Popular cigarettes I was used to see, but a new menthol flavour strong Popular that it was recently introduced to the market. No luck at all with me. I […]

Today I passed by Chinatown (Spadina Street) and found that they were selling 3 guavas for 5 dollars. The guavas had a good size but they were green, hard and did not smell like Cuban guavas 🙁 (sorry I get so specific) Besides, I think that this guava was white inside and the red ones […]

¿Puedes venderme el aire que pasa entre tus dedos y te golpea la cara y te despeina? ¿Tal vez podrías venderme cinco pesos de viento, o más, quizás venderme una tormenta? ¿Acaso el aire fino me venderías, el aire (no todo) que recorre en tu jardín corolas y corolas, en tu jardín para los pájaros, […]

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The easiest way to prepare Carajillo is by mixing a shot of rum and black coffee. if you just prepare espresso and add rum as needed it is perfectly fine as well 🙂 Some people add lemon or/and cinnamon. I guess you can get creative with the taste and experiment as you wish. This Cuban […]

Today I went for an afternoon long walk in a fabulous weather. After four days of constant drizzle in Toronto, we were able to enjoy a blue, clear sky and a little bit of sunlight. Everyone is out, the streets are crowded, the patios are full and loud, happiness is back.I walked up and down […]

Un tema de la pelicula “Habana Blues” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWg3Cu9lhoo

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