国际英语资讯:Feature: Cuba marks 100th birthday of legendary singer Benny More
<p><span word="HAVANA">HAVANA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24-- <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="composer">composer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="More">More</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1919, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Isabel">Isabel</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="las">las</span> <span word="Lajas">Lajas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 250 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Havana">Havana</span>, <span word="More">More</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 24 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="centenary">centenary</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Isabel">Isabel</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="las">las</span> <span word="Lajas">Lajas</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="monument">monument</span>. <span word="Families">Families</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monument">monument</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="gala">gala</span> "<span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centenary">Centenary</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="Cultural">Cultural</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="performed">performed</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span>, <span word="More">More</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cuba">Cuba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span> <span word="Municipality">Municipality</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reverence">reverence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="must">must</span>-<span word="see">see</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="erection">erection</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004.</p><p>"<span word="Benny">Benny</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cienfuegos">Cienfuegos</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cuban">Cuban</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Adelina">Adelina</span> <span word="Gonzalez">Gonzalez</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Son">Son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>, <span word="Bartolome">Bartolome</span> <span word="Maximiliano">Maximiliano</span> <span word="More">More</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nourished">nourished</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>.</p>
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