Cuba: Information on Adolfo Guzman Music Co.; its director, the location of its head office, when it was founded and on the services it provides
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CUB23140.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Cuba: Information on Adolfo Guzman Music Co.; its director, the location of its head office, when it was founded and on the services it provides, 1 March 1996, CUB23140.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abcf98.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Specific information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
However, please find attached an article which refers to Adolfo Guzman as a trumpet player and leader of the Cuban orchestra, Riverside. Guzman left this orchestra to become involved in television work during the 1950s (The Times Union, 2 Feb. 1995). You may also consult the article which mentions the U.S. authorities' refusal to grant visas to five Cuban musicians in 1993.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
The Times Union (Albany(2 February 1995. Three Star Edition. Fernando Gonzalez. "Pianist for the Stars Tries to Step Out on His Own." (NEXIS)
Attachments
Havana Radio Progreso Network (Havana, in Spanish(. 12 November 1993. "Arguments Used To Deny Musicians U.S. Visas Noted" (FBIS-LAT-93-218 15 Nov. 1993,
p. 10)
The Times Union (Albany(. 2 February 1995. Three Star Edition. Fernando Gonzalez. "Pianist for the Stars Tries to Step Out on His Own" (NEXIS).
Additional Sources Consulted
Cuba: A Country Study. March 1985. Washington DC. : Department of the Army.
The Europa World Year Book. 1990-1995. London: Europa Publications Ltd.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports. 1990-1995.
Index on Censorship [London]. Monthly. Writers and Scholars International Ltd.
Trade Unions in the World. 1989. London: St. James Press.
Trade Unions Bulletin [London]. Amnesty International. Monthly.
On-line searches.