Alamar

Alamar is one of many barrios (housing projects) in Cuba that is home to a growing Hip-Hop scene.

Located at the periphery of Havana, Alamar was identified with Cuba's Hip-Hop movement on a large scale when it hosted the first annual rap festival in 1995.

[2] According to Reebee Garofalo and Deborah Pacini Hernandez, authors of The Emergence of Rap Cubano: An Historical Perspective, "the Alamar festival has also stimulated rap festivals and concerts in other parts of Havana, typically in local cultural centres.

Originally created during the "Special Period" after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the farm has grown to 10.4 hectares, and employs many—in particular senior citizens—from the local community.

[4] The co-operative frequently hosts international visitors[5] and is the subject of the documentary film Tierralismo, directed by Alejandro Ramirez Anderson.