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Paris, 5 June 2025. Under the title “El son diverso y nuestro”, Cuban son became the protagonist of this Thursday’s session at the Latin America and Caribbean Week at UNESCO. The activity was organized by the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to UNESCO, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro, together with Mr. Dominique Roland, filmmaker and Director of the Centre des Arts d’Enghien-les-Bains, hosts of the event.

In her opening remarks, the Ambassador invited those present on a sensory journey through the history of Cuban son, through a multidisciplinary experience that combined live music, dance and documentary fragments.

Paris, 3 June 2025. Latin America and the Caribbean Week was officially inaugurated at UNESCO. The celebration is centered on the theme of the biocultural diversity of the region. With a four-day program, the scheduled activities will run until 6 June.

The opening ceremony was attended by UNESCO’s leadership, including its Director-General, Ms. Audrey Azoulay, who, in her remarks, highlighted the value of international cooperation in protecting diversity through an alliance between traditional knowledge, science, and cultures. In this regard, she underscored the contribution of the “Transcultura” program, implemented from Havana, and its importance in strengthening Caribbean artistic creation.

The Cuban delegation is participating with various proposals, such as the exhibition of the results of the local development project “Flora: Grandma's Pharmacy,” the only UNESCO chair on natural medicine in the region, located at the University of Havana; an illustrated presentation on the history of Cuban son, which will also feature a live performance by the quartet “Son mío” and Cuban dancers; as well as the now traditional “Cuban Mojito Bar.”