"Guantanamera" may be Cuba's most successful export since sugar. Inside the country, it's an unofficial anthem, while abroad it's one of the most recognizable symbols of the Communist island nation.

Although Cuba will not be taking part in the World Cup finals this year (they haven’t qualified since 1938), a certain Cuban tune is guaranteed to make an appearance. “Guantanamera”, beloved of ...

Pete Seeger's version of the Cuban song "Guantanamera" was released on his album "We Shall Overcome," recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1963, in the year after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Seeger later… ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This week’s song has undergone quite a journey: from a 19th-century Cuban national hero to a 21st-century ...