Concert music and books in the middle of the street for free. What a privilege.

Dear friends, I hope you are well. It seems that I am writing a letter, but my grandmother used to say that it is polite to greet and care about the health of others. So, once you have said hello, I will tell you what I came for and what I wanted to tell you? With so many emotions I almost forgot.

I remember to tell you about the celebration of books and music that I have lived. In these days of March the International Book Fair was held in my province of Pinar del Rio, after a long journey through the capital of the country.
I was invited to present a book in tenths of the poet Lorenzo Suarez Crespo with the title Con aparente simpleza I leave you this link where you can see all the activity and enjoy it.

If you are interested you can read here

This presentation was at the Amauta Cultural Center, you can enter the link to enjoy all the music and poetry and also leave your criteria that will help us to improve.
As the book was in tenths and this is part of the Cuban point, musical complex and cultural practice that is declared intangible heritage of humanity, there was no lack of guitar, lute and good poetic controversy.

So there was a lot of country music, the musicians Reitel on the lute and Luciano on the guitar made a wonderful duet that made us vibrate with emotion.
The poetic dialogues that were established there were wonderful. It is incredible how in a matter of seconds poets weave in their brains a rhymed story that they share in only ten octosyllabic verses, you have to see it to enjoy it and get as excited as I did.

There we spent some very pleasant moments and then we went out to the streets where pavilions were set up in the same avenues for the exhibition and sale of books. A true literary party.

But something that amazed me with joy was to find a concert band in the doorway of the theater, performing for all those who passed by on the street and decided to stay. Totally free, a concert that in any other place would cost how many dollars to enter to enjoy the wonderful songs that were performed there. Classical music from the international repertoire as well as many well-known works from our country. The pardoners were very happy and the applause rained down.

In the pavilions I found very good books, poetry, classic novels, children's story books and coloring books. I took home many books and above all the joy of the music that is lodged in the heart.
All these activities that took place for three days were attended by my friends Yaimara and Luciano as well as my son Julito. They were special days. The street was adorned with the joy of the cultural festival. Many book presentations, good music and great company, all totally free. It is one of the gifts that we have in our country, we can enjoy a cultural training and its staging totally free. So we go from a concert with a giant band to a Cuban guateque where the guitar and the lute join hands to accompany the poets.
I would have much more to tell you but I don't want to overwhelm you I leave you the links so if you like you can stop by and enjoy it first hand. A literary and musical hug and have a good time until we meet again.

If you are interested you can read here
The images used in the publication are my property taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 12C cell phone.
English translation by Deepl Translate.