Breathing Curiosity
Enrique Jorrín, born in Candelaria, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, on December 25, 1926, is the composer, violinist and band director, famous as the inventor of a style of Cuban dance music called cha-cha-chá.At an early age, his family moved to the El Cerro neighborhood of Havana, where Jorrín was to live for the rest of… Continue reading Enrique Jorrín *XII 25 1926 — The Life You Give
Celia Cruz, born Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, October 21, 1925, in Havana, Cuba, is the singer who reigned for decades as the “Queen of Salsa Music,” electrifying audiences with her wide-ranging soulful voice and rhythmically compelling style.Cruz grew up in Santos Suárez, a district of Havana, in an extended family of 14. After… Continue reading Celia Cruz *X 21 1925 — The Life You Give
From the outset of his career, Eliades Ochoa built his repertoire from Cuban traditional music, in particular son, guarachas, guajiras, and boleros. As a child, he learned to play guitar and tres (an adapted guitar), and also began singing. In 1958 he moved to the city of Santiago and during the following decade, developed a… Continue reading The Life You Give: Eliades Ochoa *VI 22 1946
Partagás Serie D No. 4, Topo Chico mineral water
Coffee, and an Hoyo de Monterrey Petit Robusto
Partagás — Habana — Serie D No. 4
Vintage 1974 harvest from Cuba / Café de L’ambre, Tokyo, Japan / November 2014
Sila Blume 