The 6th Meeting of Knowledge, Sounds and Flavors will be held from January 22 to 26.

Published at: 21/01/2026 09:50 AM

The Institute of Performing and Musical Arts (IAEM), an entity attached to the Ministry of Popular Power for Culture (MPPC), will hold the 6th Meeting of Knowledge, Sounds and Flavors from January 22 to February 26.

According to information from the Ministry for Culture, in this edition, the event will be dedicated to the Antillean Sea, exploring the cultural richness of the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Under the premise of recognizing ourselves in a shared identity that transcends borders.

The director general of IAEM, Juan Pérez, stressed that the central objective is to make visible the historical and cultural ties that have tried to be fragmented. “They have tried to divide us, but culturally we have ties where we are very similar. We want to resume culture as a living transport and a political tool for peace,” he said.

This initiative seeks to promote the reunion between peoples who, beyond geopolitical conjunctures, share a common root. “Peoples don't have those differences from each other; this meeting starts from the need to know each other and recognize each other in our peculiarities,” he added.

One of the points to be discussed at this meeting will be the presence of the Liberator Simon Bolivar in the Antilles, who, after his exile, sought support in Haiti to organize the Keys Expedition (1816) and dreamed of completing the freedom of the continent by liberating Cuba and Puerto Rico, considering them crucial for American independence, a vision also inspired by the Cuban figure José Martí. It will explore how his legacy influenced the region and why the Antillean spirit is profoundly Bolivarian.

Finally, the 6th Meeting of Knowledge, Sounds and Flavors will address traditional Caribbean rhythms: The relationship between the Curazolean drum and the Corian drum that is danced and played in Falcón State; the origin and evolution of Calypso in the Trinidad region and genres such as “La Bomba” and the Puerto Rican Plena, the Son and the Cuban Punto, as well as various rhythms, songs and dances of Afro-Caribbean tradition.

MPPC/Mazo News Team PRESS