Resources

Videos

Tuning with the Enemy. Produced by the BBC. 50 minutes 1998
Sonata for the Left Hand. Produced by Sarah Harbin 21 minutes. www.brazenhussies.org/sonata

The videos above describe the work of Send a Piana to Havana in Cuba. Contact Ben Treuhaft for copies.

Buena Vista Social Club 105 minutes 1999 Ry Cooder travels to Cuba and finds some Cuban musicians. Available at most video rental stores.

Cuba Travel/Survival Kit by David Stanley, Lonely Planet 1997: A compact travel guide. Has concise history of Cuba.
Cuba Handbook by Chris Baker, Moon Travel Handbooks 2000: http://www.moon.com/catalog/cuba.html
Perspectives on Cuba and Its People by Theodore Braun, Friendship Press 1999: A short introduction to Cuban history and social conditions.
Cuba Neither Heaven nor Hell by Maria Lopez Vigil, EPICA 1999: A deeper treatment of social problems in Cuba.
Trading with the Enemy by Tom Miller: Gives a feel for social conditions and Cuban attitudes.