Cuba Week
It's Cuba Week at Huck
Bienvenido a Cuba — This week we're looking at Cuban life from the ground up. The rebels, punks, skaters and firestarters paddling against the flow to make their voices heard.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Meet the Ladies in White - Cuba's most notorious dissidents
With Obama embarking on a historic state visit to Cuba, human rights abuses on the island have been once again pulled into the spotlight. Theo McInnes recalls meeting the Ladies in White - Cuba's most infamous dissidents, who once again faced mass arrests this past weekend.
Written by: Theo McInnes
Cuba's first-generation entrepreneurs have mixed feelings about 'the changes'
The push and pull of capitalism — As Cuba steps into its free-market adolescence, what does the future hold for budding entrepreneurs? Huck meets the taxi drivers, shop owners and teens with dreams as 'los cambios' - ‘the changes’ - take root.
Written by: Catherine Hickey
Gilles Peterson documentary explores the pounding rumba beat of Cuba’s dancefloors
Rumba Sessions - La Clave — Musical explorer Gilles Peterson’s search for the perfect beat takes him to Cuba, where rooftop parties and impromptu jam sessions shake to the unmistakeable rhythms of Afro-Cuban rumba.
Written by: Alex King
Films about the new, free Cuba
A country in change — As Cuba steps into its free-market adolescence, what does the future hold for budding entrepreneurs? In Huck 53, we meet the taxi drivers, shop owners and teens with dreams as los cambios - ‘the changes’ - take root.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Meet the cyclists and mechanics rebuilding Cuban bike culture against the odds
Pedalling into a new era — In our first story from The Commuter Journal – a cycling paper made by Huck and Levi’s® Commuter™ – we explore the booming bike revolution in Cuba, a country in the throes of change.
Written by: Graham Sowa
Cuba’s shining light Daymé Arocena is ready to take centre stage
Mystery, mythology and music — Guided by her Santería saints Yemaya and Ochún, nothing can stop Cuba’s bright young talent Daymé Arocena.
Written by: Alex King
From Paris to Havana, Ibeyi take beats from the past to create prayers for the future
Yoruba soul — Fiery twin sisters Ibeyi tap into their Cuban roots to create powerful contemporary spirituals.
Written by: Osia Katsidou