CubaDupa

Why CubaDupa festival was moved off the streets

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With the increased security threat after the Christchurch attacks, Wellington’s CubaDupa street festival has had to move off the street and into venues around the city. The Spinoff spoke to the festival’s artistic director about why this was necessary for safety, and why the changes are not about letting fear win. The presence of armed … Read more

The festival that embraces the spirit of Cuba Street

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CubaDupa festival hosts nearly 200 artists across two days in the heart of Wellington to mark the end of summer.  Trip glitch, Indian jazz fusion, 80s glam, alt dream-pop, contemporary jazz Afrofuturism, German electronic jazz, postpunk dream pop, and psychedelic kraut space rock. These are just a few of the nearly 100 different genres of … Read more