Caribbean
Cuba
A city of son, rum and fifty years of stillness.
The culture
Havana is a city preserved by circumstance: 1950s American cars, crumbling baroque facades and a music culture that never stopped. It is one of the few places on earth where you can hear a genre in the room it was invented in.
Son cubano is the root of salsa, and it is still played live in small rooms across the city. Alongside it runs Santería, a living Afro-Cuban religion, and a strong tradition of street-level poetry, dance and conversation that your host will open up for you.
Experience
After dark
The bridge
Choose your people
Tour Guide
Havana, Cuba
Ten years guiding in Habana Vieja. I dance, I know the musicians, and I will get you into the small rooms where son is still played properly.
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10 years with travelers