Cultural Exchange - Cuba
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Cultural Exchange - Cuba
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Dancing in Havana
In Havana, there is no specified time or place for music, it is simply part of everyday life, from morning to night. On his cultural exchange trip to Cuba, NJ musician Dean Warren Schomburg experienced this, as pictured here by his spontaneous dance…
Cuban Congas
NJ musician Dean Warren Schomburg posing with congas in Cuba, one of the most common instruments played in Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean music. These drums are handmade and maintained with care as resources are scarce.
Santera in Havana
NJ musician Dean Warren Schomburg on a cultural arts exchange designed to make connections between NJ based artists active in the preservation of Caribbean cultural arts and traditions and individuals practicing those traditions in the Caribbean. …
Ernest Hemingway
Dean Warren Schomburg posing with statue of Ernest Hemingway in "el Floridita" in Havana, Cuba. "El Floridita" was a well known hangout of Hemingway.
Habana Province - Restaurant
Chi Tack Tong restaurant in Chinatown in Old Havana. Absolutely delicious menu and warm friendly staff.
Habana Province - Conjunto
Unknown Conjunto playing son music in the port tavern Havana Club in Old Havana.
Habana Province - Ferry Regla
Entrance to the ferry that runs back and forth between the old port of Havana and the city of Regla.
Habana Province - Virgen de la Caridad de Cobre
Statue of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre in the church of Regla is shown on a wooden stand with the painted emblem of Cuba at its base.
Habana Province - Iglesia de Regla
Iglesia (Church) de la Virgen de Regla. Statues and Altars of the different saints worshipped in the church. Dino sits in pew facing camera.
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Second floor lobby in the Hotel Rachel. Many of the rooms have biblical names and besides the hotel being called The Rachel there are decorative references to the Bible and to the Jewish faith throughout the building, which was restored.
Habana Province - Hotel Rachel
Stained glass canopy roof of the Hotel Rachel in Old Havana. The Hotel Raquel stands at the intersection of Calle Amagura and San Ingnacio in the traditional Jewish quarter of Old Havana. Built in 1908 as a bank by the architect Naranjo Ferrer, in…
Habana Province - Conjunto Deboson
Conjunto Deboson. They play the classic Son music of Cuba. Janete on the flute, Jorge on percussion, Andrés on bass.
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