Word: cuba
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...Fidel, like his country, has continued to defy the odds." JOHN KIRK, Cuba expert and professor at Dalhousie University in Canada, on Cuban President Fidel Castro. The world's longest-serving communist leader turned 78 last Friday...
...comparison to Havana is more than skin deep. Rumba and salsa are muy caliente here. While each ethnic or social group (ranging from the singer-storyteller caste known as griots to the Fulani and Tuareg tribes) has its own musical tradition, modern Malian music throbs with the influence of Cuba. The result? A heady m?lange that spans infectious Afro-pop, Latin grooves, hip-hop and a mosaic of traditional genres...
...FOOTSTEPS Regent Holidays will lead tours to key Che sites in Cuba, including the Sierra Maestra, a mountain base where he hid with Castro...
...foot-stomping beats, while old men cross roads with radios glued to their ears. By night, Bamako is a riot of noise as singers ululate at wedding parties and the city's many music venues crank up the bass. Perhaps surprisingly, there is more than a little flavor of Cuba here - partly due to commerce, and partly due to shared rhythmic heritage. Yet each ethnic or social group (ranging from the singer-storyteller caste known as griots to the Fulani and Tuareg tribes) has its own musical tradition. The result? A heady mélange that spans infectious Afro...
...welterweight (80 kg/176 lb.) division. He stars for the sport's first family: brother Jean, 30, is his coach; sister Diana, 20, is an Olympic alternate; Mark, 22, nearly faced big brother at the trials (he lost in the semis). THE COMPETITION Although it's a Korean sport, Cuba's Angel Matos Fuentes won the welterweight gold in Sydney. Newcomer Yousef Karami of Iran has also impressed...