Come to www.lebrecht.co.uk to see our recently launched collection of photographs, paintings and old postcards that chart Cuba’s history, explorers and rulers.

The unique collection includes 20th century images showing Cubans looking at new buildings, driving cars, working in the sugar cane fields and a quiet bay called Guantanamo. We also have pictures of modern day ballet dancers and Soviet Russia’s view of its ally and leader Fidel Castro.