Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

                                                        Palabras íntimas (intimate words) defines the biographical space in the literature of the Cuban diaspora in the United States. Cuba’s long standing tradition of autobiographical writing flourished […]

The founding of the First Normal School at the Escuelas Pías de Guanabacoa in 1857 was hailed by the Cuban philosopher and eminent educator José de la Luz y Caballero as “a Normal School whose presence fulfilled a longtime need to advance the cause of education on our soil.” This unique lecture on the contribution of […]

                                              A unique concert in celebration of the rich cross-currents in Cuban music, nourished by European masters, African rhythms, American jazz… always enhanced by a vigorous rapport with some of the most iconic […]

By popular demand, and true to its annual tradition, the CCCNY caps its 2017 fall program and rings in the holiday season with another CHRISTMAS PARTY at the chic Victor’s Café, the indisputable emblem of Cuban cuisine in New York City! A unique opportunity to enjoy live Cuban music with Sonidos de Cuba, the hottest Cuban […]

  The New York City launching of the latest collection of poems by Maya Islas, one of the major Cuban poets in exile of her generation. Her poetry has been described as crossing the threshold into other worlds, worlds that she inhabits and describes with an astonishing familiarity. Her transgressions are not only in language […]

“(His music has) helped redefine Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz as a complex new idiom,” raved The New York Times about Cuban-born saxophonist and composer Yosvany Terry, who masterfully melds the traditional sounds of his native Cuba with innovative, fiery post-bop haromonies. The son of bandleader and famed chekeré master Eladio “Don Pancho” Terry Gonzales, Yosvany grew […]

The CCCNY celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a belated gala concert honoring Mexico’s greatest composer, Agustín Lara, one of the most prolific and beloved songwriters of the Spanish-speaking world. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, in 1897, Lara’s first trip abroad was to Havana in 1933, a visit which marked the beginning of a life-long love affair with Cuba, made manifest […]

  A commemorative presentation on the 122nd anniversary of José Martí‘s death at Dos Ríos. Martí scholar Raquel Vinat gives us a unique view into the transcendental role played by women throughout his life–in the spiritual, emotional, literary, and political realms–and how they informed his struggle for Cuba’s freedom. The presentation will address the historical […]

Cuban bass virtuoso and musicologist Antonio Gómez Sotolongo will delve into one of the most controversial topics in Cuban music lore to unravel the allegations on both sides of the fence as to the true composer of the legendary song Guantanamera. To hopefully settle the score once and for all, the audiovisual presentation will include a detailed […]