Last weekend, the mornings in Un monton de estrellas Hall at the House of Music in Artemisa township were full of joy. A new edition of Cantándole al Sol children festival made boys show their talent.

We already knew that Beethoven, in the midst of a total deafness, composed several anthological pieces of his repertoire. We always knew that . But knowing that Beethoven is always Beethoven, one of the great three men in the history of universal music together with Mozart and Bach, then it is logical to pass from our astonishment to the belief of such an impressive miracle.

Puerto Rican singer and composer Danny Rivera will offer two concerts in Cuba and will record two CDs next August, revealed the National Center of Art Schools of this Caribbean country.

Baku - The dairy of guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara is today among the books translated into Azeri language by the Translation Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Republic.

Matanzas - Yesterday July 6, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers sent a message of congratulations to National Prize for Literature winner Carilda Oliver Labra, read during a ceremony which took place on her 95th birthday.

Havana - More than 50 books will be launched on Friday in the main cities of Cuba, as part of the Festival of Arts, said today Edel Morales, vice president of the Cuban Institute of the Book (ICL).