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# Cuba Rhythm and Views

An exploration of Music, Fine Arts and Culture of Cuba.

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- [Iberostar Marqués de la Torre](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/hotel-jagua-and-the-melia-cohiba-hotel/) - Our headquarters will be Havana's newest and most stylish hotel, Iberostar Marqués de la Torre. Iberostar Marqués de la Torre is one of the finest hotels in the Caribbean. After a busy day, relax, have a cold drink, check your email with available Wi-Fi, look at the sea and be inspired by Havana coming to
- [Cuban Architecture & Historic Preservation](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/cuban-architecture-and-historic-preservation/) - Some of the most exquisite historic buildings in the Caribbean are in Cuba. Despite more than six decades of embargo, Cuba has managed to preserve and restore some of its most important heritage structures, neighborhoods and monuments. Using tourist dollars and financial incentives, much of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is gradually being
- [Cuban Jazz & Nightlife](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/cuban-jazz-nightlife/) - Cuba has some of the finest young jazz musicians in the world. The Afro-Cuban tradition has evolved into a robust jazz scene that has a solid foundation in the classical music training musicians receive at the prestigious music schools throughout the country. In Havana, jazz thrives. Our patrons are not only immersed into Havana’s jazz
- [Classical Music & Dance](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/classical-music-dance/) - In Cuba, the classical arts are revered by every walk of life. During our trip, patrons will experience performances by such renowned groups as: Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional; Ballet Nacional de Cuba; Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba; Ballet Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba; Camerata Romeu; Cantores de Cienfuegos; Orquesta de Cámara de la Habana; and more. Events
- [Traditional Cuban Music](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/traditional-cuban-music/) - Traditional music and its evolution over the centuries is at the heart of the Cuban soul and mystique. The history of music in Cuba is the story of its people; from slavery, political upheaval, revolt and a joyful celebration of Cuban life. As part of our Cultural Exploration, noted Cuban musician and University of Cienfuegos
- [Visual Arts](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/cubas-visual-arts/) - As part of our cultural exchange, our patrons will visit notable Cuban artists’ studios, galleries and homes. They will discuss their work and their artistic visions and the state of Cuba’s control of artistic expression. These personal encounters will help you understand cultural life in Cuba before the Revolution as well as today. Artwork will
- [Additional Activities In Support of the Cuban People](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/other-people-to-people-activities/) - Meet with career Cuban diplomat Camilo García López-Trigo for a talk about US/Cuba relations; Dr. García is a professor at University of Havana International Relations School and an expert in US political studies. You will also visit a daycare center run by The Sisters of the Love of God, visit a classroom in session, learn
- [Cuban Cuisine and Paladares](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/cuban-cuisine-and-paladars/) - The growing movement of private restaurants, or paladares, in people’s homes is flourishing in Havana. This movement is the vanguard of economic change in Cuba. The best dining in Cuba is in paladares along the backstreets and alleyways of Old and New Havana. The restaurants are being reviewed internationally and Havanaphiles are slowly finding their
- [CR&V Newsletter Spring 2018](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/crv-newsletter-spring-2018/) - Cuba Rhythm & Views Poised to Have its Best Season Yet as Cuba Bounces Back On January 20, CR&V, along with Lakeshore Music, presented our good friend Aldo López-Gavilán and his trio to a sold out house at the Tempe Center for the Arts. It was an amazing show on so many levels. With several
- [Chuchito Valdés Returns to Cuba With American Cultural Group for Two Performances in Cienfuegos and Havana](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/chuchito-valdes-press-release/) - On March 27, 2019, a special delegation from Cuba Rhythm and Views (CRV) will leave Miami for Cuba to celebrate the long-awaited public concert performances of Cuban jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, Chuchito Valdés. It has been nearly a decade since this international ambassador of Cuban music has performed for his Cubano audience and CRV
- [CR&V Newsletter Fall 2018](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/crv-newsletter-fall-2018/) - Cultural Delegations for 2019 Our May, 2018 encore trip to Cuba with the great Byron Stripling was spectacular despite tropical storm Alberto parking himself over Cuba for nearly our entire time in Havana. But, our troupe of intrepid travelers took the wet and wind in stride and never complained. Not once. And Byron’s final concert
- [CRV Newsletter: November 2017](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/crv-newsletter-november-2017/) - After Irma, a resilient Cuba rebuilds and tries to reboot American tourism in the wake of Trump’s hard-line political agenda In the past six months Cuba hasn’t been able to catch a break. First, there was the accusation that Cubans were using a “sonic weapon” against US and Canadian embassy staff, which has resulted in
- [CRV Newsletter: Fall 2017](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/crv-newsletter-fall-2017/) - As our fifth year anniversary of legal cultural exchange with Cuba begins in the fall of 2017, CR&V has multiple and diverse delegations on the books beginning January 2018. There are trips for arts aficionados, educators and anyone interested in on-the-ground discovery of cultural life in Cuba. We have heard much about the changes coming
- [CRV Newsletter: July 14, 2017](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/crv-newsletter-july-14-2017/) - Hola, CRV Alumni: Summer’s greetings to all our Cubanistas! We keep up with some of you on Facebook, but for most, it has been a while since you heard from us. However, with everything that's happening, we thought you might enjoy a periodic update on the ever- changing situation that is Cuba. We’ll call it
- [American Concert Producers Cultivate Cuban/U.S. Relations Through the Power of Music](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/american-concert-producers-cultivate-cuba-us-relations-through-the-power-of-music/) - Havana, República de Cuba – Despite the 54-year embargo of Cuba by the United States, more than 700,000 Americans are predicted to legally visit Cuba in 2014 through the People-to-People educational exchange between the two countries. More than 300 flights a month from Miami transport curious Americans across the Florida Straits to several Cuban cities
- [Performing Arts Producers Cultivate Cuban/U.S. Relations Through the Power of Music](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/performing-arts-producers-cultivate-cubanu-s-relations-through-the-power-of-music/) - Phoenix, AZ – As the diplomatic dialogue between the United States and the Republic of Cuba begins to thaw after 54 years of embargo, the sanctioned People-to-People cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries are expected to steadily increase as Americans become more curious about the mystique and romance of Cuba. For two American
- [Performing Arts Producers Cultivate Cuban/U.S. Relations Through the Power of Music](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/performing-arts-producers-cultivate-cubanu-s-relations-through-the-power-of-music-2/) - Phoenix, AZ – As the diplomatic dialogue between the United States and the Republic of Cuba continues to evolve after 54 years of embargo, the sanctioned People-to-People cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries are expected to steadily increase as Americans become more curious about the mystique and romance of Cuba. For two American

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- [Your Guides: Neil Birnbaum and Raydali O'Farrill](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/about-us/) - Neil Birnbaum As a musician and an arts executive, Neil Birnbaum's life's work has been committed to producing and presenting performances at the highest attainable artistic level. Originally from New York, he graduated from the School of the Performing Arts (the backdrop for the movie FAME) and from Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelor
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- [EXPERIENCE CUBA FIRSTHAND BEFORE IT CHANGES  FOREVER](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/experience-cuba-firsthand-before-it-changes-forever/) - JOIN CR&V’S NEIL BIRNBAUM AND WOODY WILSON AS THEY CELEBRATE THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR COLLABORATION TO UNCOVER THE RICHNESS AND DEPTH OF CULTURAL LIFE IN CUBA. Diplomacy through the arts has been CR&V’s mission since 2012 and this delegation will be the creative culmination of a five-year journey to reveal the authentic arts of
- [Discovery Cuba with Scottsdale Arts Delegation](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/discovery-cuba-with-scottsdale-arts-delegation/) - VIP TRAVEL TO CIENFUEGOS AND HAVANA for Havana’s Biennial, and Cienfuegos’ Bicentennial Join Our Scottsdale Arts Delegation in Discovery of the Arts and Creative Life of Cuba LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Cuba is just a few miles south of the United States, but to most Americans it might as well be the far side
- [Cuba with Bremerton Symphony Music Director Alan Futterman](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/cuba-with-bremerton-symphony-music-director-alan-futterman/) - Join Bremerton Symphony Orchestra Music Director Alan Futterman as he leads this remarkable cultural adventure The picturesque island nation of Cuba is just 90 miles from Florida, but to most Americans it might as well be the far side of the moon. As the diplomatic dialogue between the United States and the Republic of Cuba
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- [Chuchito Returns!](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/chuchito-returns/) - VIP TRAVEL TO CIENFUEGOS AND HAVANA with Cuban Jazz and Piano Master, Chuchito Valdés March 27 – April 3, 2019 Enjoy VIP Delegate Status for a Special March 28 Performance Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Cienfuegos and Chuchito’s historic April 2 homecoming concert at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA
- [A Week in Cuba with Harmonica Virtuoso Robert Bonfiglio](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/a-week-in-cuba-with-harmonica-virtuoso-robert-bonfiglio/) - TRAVEL TO HAVANA AND CIENFUEGOS – MAY 22 – 29, 2019 JOIN ROBERT BONFIGLIO AND CLARE HOFFMAN FOR THIS REMARKABLE MUSICAL EXPLORATION WITH CUBA’S MOST CELEBRATED MUSICIANS IN EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE PERFORMANCES LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Cuba is just a few miles south of the United States, but to most Americans it might as well
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- [Experience the Enchantment of Havana, Cuba with Stefan Sanders](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/register-for-discovery-cuba-with-scottsdale-arts-delegation/) - LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Join acclaimed conductor Stefan Sanders on this revealing, once-in-a-lifetime delegation as he conducts the prestigious Sinfónica Nacional De Cuba in Havana. Pay here with a credit card to Experience the Enchantment of Havana, Cuba with Stefan Sanders* January 8 – 13, 2020 $3,550 ALL-INCLUSIVE, Per Person/Double Occupancy (single room, add
- [Experience the Enchantment of Havana, Cuba with Stefan Sanders](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/enchantment-of-havana-cuba-with-stefan-sanders/) - PRICE INCLUDES: 5 nights in Havana’s most prestigious 5-star hotel, Meliã Cohiba 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners Roundtrip airfare between Miami and Havana—all land transportation via luxury coach A different private performance most days with Cuba’s most celebrated performers from all genres • All activities and events include admissions and ground transportation
- [Sample Itinerary](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/sample-itinerary/) - Itinerary Sample Itinerary * Date Activities Hotel, Location, Meals Day 1 Meet in Miami International Airport. Fly to Cienfuegos. Cruise of Cienfuegos Bay. Upon arrival at Hotel Jagua, your bags will already be in your room. Meet local artists, welcome dinner, private concert in Cienfuegos Yacht Club by Orquesta de Cámara Concierto Sur and Cantores
- [Itinerary](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/itinerary/) - Sample Itinerary * Date Activities Hotel, Location, Meals Day 1 Meet in Miami International Airport. Fly to Cienfuegos. Cruise of Cienfuegos Bay. Upon arrival at Hotel Jagua, your bags will already be in your room. Meet local artists, welcome dinner, private concert in Cienfuegos Yacht Club by Orquesta de Cámara Concierto Sur and Cantores de
- [Register for Chuchito Returns!](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/register-for-chuchito-returns/) - VIP TRAVEL TO CIENFUEGOS AND HAVANA with Cuban Jazz and Piano Master, Chuchito Valdés March 27 – April 3, 2019 Enjoy VIP delegate status for a special March 28 performance celebrating the 200th anniversary of Cienfuegos and Chuchito’s historic April 2 homecoming concert at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA
- [Register for A Week in Cuba with Harmonica Virtuoso Robert Bonfiglio](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/register-for-a-week-in-cuba-with-harmonica-virtuoso-robert-bonfiglio/) - Travel to Havana and Cienfuegos May 22 - 29, 2019 join Robert Bonfiglio and Clare Hoffman for this remarkable musical exploration with Cuba's most celebrated musicians in exclusive private performances. LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Cuba is just a few miles south of the United States, but to most Americans it might as well be
- [Reserving Your Spot](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/reserving-your-spot/) - To make a payment, we would recommend sending a check in order to save the necessary 3% service charge in connection with using your charge card. Checks may be mailed to: PO Box 2773 Gilbert, AZ 85299 If you wish to use your charge card, please call us at 602.679.0590 to ensure your security. Thank
- [Register for Trip with Internationally Renowned Flautist Elena Durán](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/register-for-trip-with-internationally-renowned-flautist-elena-duran/) - Join cultural ambassador Elena Durán, Neil Birnbaum and Woody Wilson as they lead another remark-able musical exploration with Cuba's most celebrated musicians in exclusive performances. LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Cuba is just a few miles south of the United States, but to most Americans it might as well be the far side of the
- [Seven Nights and Eight Days in Cuba with Byron Stripling](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/seven-nights-and-eight-days-in-cuba-with-byron-stripling/) - One of the Great Jazz Masters of Our Time! TRAVEL TO HAVANA AND CIENFUEGOS – MAY 23-30, 2018 JOIN BYRON STRIPLING, NEIL BIRNBAUM AND WOODY WILSON AS THEY LEAD ANOTHER REMARKABLE ENCORE MUSICAL ADVENTURE WITH CUBA’S MOST CELEBRATED MUSICIANS IN EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE PERFORMANCES LEGAL, SANCTIONED TRAVEL TO CUBA Cuba is just a few miles south
- [Register Seven Nights and Eight Days in Cuba with Byron Stripling](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/register-seven-nights-and-eight-days-in-cuba-with-byron-stripling/)
- [SEVEN NIGHTS AND EIGHT DAYS IN CUBA WITH BYRON STRIPLING, ONE OF THE GREAT JAZZ MASTERS OF OUR TIME](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/seven-nights-and-eight-days-in-cuba-with-byron-stripling-one-of-the-great-jazz-masters-of-our-time/) - Join Byron Stripling as he leads a remarkable encore musical adventure with Cuba's most celebrated musicians in exclusive private performances Cuba is just a few miles south of the United States, but to most Americans it might as well be the far side of the moon. As the diplomatic dialogue between the United States and
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## People

- [Woody Wilson](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/people/woody-wilson/) - For the past 23 years, Woody has been the writer of the classic syndicated newspaper comic strips, Rex Morgan, MD and Judge Parker. Daily estimated readership is 30 million people in North America and 16 foreign countries. During his more than 35 years as a professional writer and creator, Woody has worked as a newspaper
- [Neil Birnbaum](https://cubarhythmandviews.com/people/neil-birnbaum/) - As executive director of the Northwest Sinfonietta, Neil oversees a thriving arts organization committed to excellence, and one of the most respected chamber music orchestras in the nation. He attended the High School of the Performing Arts, NY (the school about which the movie FAME was made) and graduated from the Manhattan School of Music

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