Holguin Evokes the Encounter Between Cultures of the New and Old Worlds

The “Two Worlds” spectacle, held at the Bariay National Monument Park in the municipality of Rafael Freyre. It serves as the main attraction today within the program of the 32nd Ibero-American Culture Festival in Holguin.

The event commemorates the landing of the Genoese admiral Christopher Columbus at Cayo Bariay on the island of Cuba, on October 28th, 1492. Marking the encounter between the cultures of the New and Old Worlds. It will also serve as the official launch for the next edition of the festival.

In keeping with tradition, a “Toast to Our America”, hosted by the Bayado Winemakers’ Club. It will take place to honor this historical milestone and preserve local cultural customs.

The day’s program also features trova, jam sessions, concerts, meetings with students from arts schools. Also poetry readings, an arts and crafts fair, among other offerings.

A highlight of the festival was the presentation of the album “Tenderness Is Not Enough: Singing to Roque Dalton”) by trovadour Fernando Cabreja. The album features 11 poems by the Salvadoran writer, set to music.

Released under the Colibri label, part of the Cuban Institute of Music and supported by the Cuban Ministry of Culture. The album includes arrangements and musical direction by Yasel Muñoz Álvarez. Executive production by Enrique Carballea (who has previously worked with Silvio Rodríguez and Santiago Feliú), and liner notes by writer Ronel González Sánchez.

As for the Ibero-American Congress of Thought, notable sessions included forums and lectures on arts education, albinism, and the ancient civilizations of the region.

Dedicated to arts education, the Ibero-American Culture Festival now in its 32nd edition, brings together delegates from nine countries. It serves as a platform for fostering new talent. As well as preserving Ibero-American customs that endure to this day.

With information from CNA