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DANCE<br />
page 7 | May<br />
.COM<br />
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CUBAISM TRAVEL AGENCY<br />
Callejón de Hamel & the beat of the conga drums<br />
By Victoria Alcalá<br />
Although Calle Hamel is really just an<br />
extension of Calle animas, between<br />
Aramburu and Espada it is known as<br />
Callejón de Hamel for the fascinating<br />
arts and dance project created by<br />
Salvador Gonzales Escalona in this run<br />
down Cayo Hueso neighborhood.<br />
Salvador has painted large bright Afro-<br />
Cuban murals on the walls of Calle<br />
Hamel, combining a mixture of abstract<br />
and surrealist design with phrases<br />
La Teatro rumba Raquel de Cayo Revuelta Hueso<br />
Every Sunday 12 to 5pm<br />
Held to honor the different Orishas, this is a very popular<br />
event, attracting large enthusiastic crowds.<br />
Te Teatro Con Raquel Revuelta<br />
Last Friday of every month at 8.30pm<br />
Features poetry, theatre, paintings and music<br />
giving advice and warnings about<br />
danger, death and life. Salvador<br />
describes it as a community based<br />
project, ‘from el barrio, to el barrio and<br />
with el barrio.’ Although this now<br />
attracts many tourists the events held<br />
here, and especially the rumba is still<br />
worth visiting. There is a small bar in the<br />
street, which sells a strong drink of rum<br />
and honey, CUC 2 and a stall, which sells<br />
herbs, representing spiritual and<br />
curative roles within Santeria.<br />
Callejón de Colores<br />
First Saturday of the month at 10am<br />
A chidren’s event in which one child is chosen to represent<br />
Callejón de Hamel<br />
Pena de los Abuelos<br />
Second Sunday at 10am<br />
An event for grandparents, although everyone joins in!<br />
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