Recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a thousand-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of this very musical island. 1/3: She visits Santiago de Cuba. Show more In the first of ...

After cruising up from Montego Bay, Jamaica on the Celestyal Cruise Around Cuba, our first landing in Cuba was at Santiago de Cuba on the south coast, the island's second largest city. As we stepped ...

Photo by: Photo taken on location in Santiago de Cuba, home of last month's inaugural Manana Festival. The event combined Cuban music makers with international electronic artists. All photos shot in ...

What happens when musicians from one of the must musically fertile spots on the planet collaborate with peers from an equally vibrant cultural melting pot? Something like “Santiago,” the first track ...

Nicknamed “the Hot Land”, because of high temperatures, it’s the birthplace of different music styles including 'Trova' and 'Son'. It’s also where the Cuban revolution began. Music floods over its ...

Cruising along Avenida Raul Pujol, weathered brown hands on the wheel of his late-model Hyundai economy car, Cuban artist Alberto Lescay smiles and points toward El Parque Zoologico, which sits about ...

A farmer rescues his dog and some belongings from his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa passed through the town of San Miguel de Parada in Santiago de Cuba province on October 29, 2025. A powerful ...

In the first of three programmes recorded on location in Cuba, Lucy Duran embarks on a 1000-mile road journey in search of the musical roots of this very musical island. She begins her exploration of ...