Arema Arega [Havana Cultura]

She seems to be everywhere in Havana. Her songs are on the radio, she's singing and playing guitar in recording studios and nightclubs, and one day we find Arema Arega sitting in the lobby of our hotel clutching a thick notebook full of drawings and hand-written lyrics. Her interview with Havana Cultura isn't scheduled until the following day, but she's eager for us to see her artwork. She hands us the notebook and watches intently as we turn the pages full of mermaids and Harlequins and other brightly coloured imaginings. As we return her notebook to her we realise that, (a) these are what Arema's dreams look like, and (b) Arema is unwilling or unable to keep her dreams to herself. http://havana-cultura.com/en/music/ar...

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