Resources

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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.

 Books

  • 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.

Other Links

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