• Adelquis and the Gratitude of his Constituents

    Adelquis and the Gratitude of his Constituents

  • José Martí Plaza, In the heart of Las Tunas (Photo Gallery)

    José Martí Plaza, In the heart of Las Tunas (Photo Gallery)

  • Good Practices in Assisted Reproduction

    Good Practices in Assisted Reproduction

Las Tunas News

Patria Colloquium Attended by Media Repr…

A representation of the press and communication media of Las Tunas is attending the third edition of the Patria International Colloquium, which begins today and will be held in Havana...

Construction Materials Company, on New P…

The Las Tunas Building Materials Company is one of the most antiquated in the country, equipped with obsolete technology, so its workers do everything they can to fulfill their contracts...

Lay Judges Are in Invested in Their Post…

All the pre-candidates for lay judges, including those of the Military Court, presented to the municipal assemblies of the People’s Power in Las Tunas received the approval of the delegates...

The Harvest at the Antonio Guiteras Suga…

Continuing to implement alternatives that contribute to improving staff service, fundamentally concerning food in the mill's dining room and cafeterias, and strengthening control to increase the use of agricultural and...

Plant Health in Las Tunas, the Struggle …

Three research projects focused on pest management and biological analysis in the agri-food system are among the priorities of the Provincial Laboratory of Plant Health in Las Tunas this year.

Las Tunas Women Farmers, from Passion to…

Mileidy Crespo Pérez, Addys Oliver Moreno, and Moraima Martínez Reynaldo proudly parade their gender and their peasant roots in the streets of the towns and villages of the province of...

We Recommend

Cuba News

US Raises Millions-Worth Funds for Plans…

United States authorities approved an additional sum of more than 50 million dollars for subversive actions against Cuba, with emphasis on media manipulation campaigns, Cubadebate’s website reported on Sunday.

Artificial Intelligence Focuses Debates …

The 3rd edition of "Patria" (Homeland) International Colloquium focuses Tuesday its panels and keynote speeches on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the work of media.

Cuba Protests against U.S. Interference

The firm rejection of the interference behavior and the slanderous messages of the U.S. Government and its Embassy in Cuba, regarding internal matters of the national reality, was made known...

Cuba Maintains Popular Commitment to Con…

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated the will to confront the U.S. blockade and boost the country's economic development; he also reaffirmed the government's commitment to the population.

HeberFeron Drug Improves Life of Albinos…

The use of the drug HeberFeron improves the quality of life of the albinos community in Cuba, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) announced today.

Cuba Continues to Work to Clarify Fate o…

Cuba continues to make pertinent efforts to clarify the situation of kidnapped Doctors Assel Herrera Correa and Landy Rodríguez Hernández, whose alleged deaths were disclosed on February 17.

World News

Features

Danza Isleña de Poza folk group

An important participation in this 58th edition of the Cucalambeana Fiesta is the Canarian Association of Cabaiguán, from the province of Sancti Spíritus, whose members -after 20 years away from this festival of the Cuban peasantry-, decided to join again to show a little of their dances, costumes, and culinary.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Cabaiguán is one of the Cuban towns with the greatest influence of Canarian culture on the Island, due to the large number of immigrants from that region that it received in the first decades of the 20th century, which led to great economic and demographic change.

Felicia Vilma Estepa ValdiviaIn 1992, we founded the association in Cabaiguán and since then we have been rescuing the identity values, the traditions, not only the dances, as is the case of the sample that we brought with the Danza Isleña de Poza; we also have weaving groups, embroidery, we make traditional meals," Felicia Vilma Estepa Valdivia, leader of this artistic group, explained to 26.

The satisfaction of visiting Las Tunas again is evident. The call made by the El Cucalambé Ibero-American Décima Center is a sign of the evident need to show all the cultures that came together in the Cuban fields.

"We need to be here, the Canarian traditions cannot be separated from the Cuban identity, and more specifically from the peasant identity; each place has its characteristics, but the Canarians -to a greater or lesser extent- have always been present in the peasant traditions.

The name of Danza Isleña de Poza is due to a rural area that is called Las Pozas, precisely, and was founded by an immigrant named Don José Garcés. He arrived there in 1919 and was nourished by the entire cultural fabric of the place and, at the same time, transmitted the Canarian folklore.

"In this place, many learned about our agriculture, and they were able to take it back; others simply could not see their family again and it was the case of Don José. I think we have been a respectful group in maintaining all that legacy that he transmitted to us; it identifies us and is our true history.”

This group, made up of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of José Garcés, as well as the inhabitants of the community; demonstrates the deep sense of belonging of the inhabitants of the rural community. A sample of that huge love for their own and the traditions brought them, guided by the president of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), and the Canarian Association of Cabaiguán, Mario Luis López Isla.

Danza Isleña de Poza folk group