The independence hero’s verses have become songs that embody the national sentiment. Sindo Garay (1867-1968), a leading figure in Cuban trova music, claimed to be the only living Cuban at that time who had personally met Cuban poet Jose Marti. They met in 1895 in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, when Garay was working as a trapeze […]

Every October 20, Cuba celebrates Cuban Culture Day. The date commemorates a key moment in the nation’s struggle for independence: on October 20, 1868, during the uprising in Bayamo against Spanish colonial rule, the Cuban national anthem “La Bayamesa” was sung publicly for the first time. Written by Perucho Figueredo, who later died fighting for […]