RHC recently had the opportunity to interview the members of Berliner electro pop trio Jahcoozi, who are to perform an outdoor concert at one of the most hip and happening places in Havana, the Jardines de la Tropical. The multicultural gang made up of London-born, Sri Lankan songwriter and front woman Sasha Perera and two multi-instrumentalists producers —Teuton Robot Koch and Tel-Aviv born Oren Gerlitz, will offer a unique spectacle in its Havana debut on Friday June 17. Playing tunes like Black Barbie and Fish, whose well-conceived rhythms blend with insightful percussive overtones, are what built them a solid fan base in Europe, the States and several Latin American countries like Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. Now, for the first time, Jahcoozi performs in Havana, where along with other electronica enthusiasts, such as Argentinean Andres Oddone and Djoy of Cuba will delight the Cuban young audience.

by Wayne S. Smith
Mar. 28, 2011
Reprinted from Center for International Policy

At a press conference on March 22, new exculpatory evidence was presented in the cases of two of the Cuban Five.

Many Americans seem to believe the now-famous Cuban Five were spies working for Havana against the United States and therefore deserve what they got – years in prison. But that is far from the truth. In fact, while they were indeed members of the Cuban Intelligence Service, they had been sent to the U.S. not to spy on the U.S. government or any of its entities but, rather, to penetrate certain Cuban exile organizations and gather information on the terrorist activities they were conducting against Cuba.

Speaking at the Ceremonial Parade by the 50th anniversary of the victory of Playa Girón, Maidel Gómez Lago, president of the Federation of University Students of Cuba, FEU, said that today Cuban people can count on and appreciate its history.