There's folk music and rap (much of it terrible), and plenty of son, the Cuban equivalent of blues.

"I call on the American government to aid and support these precious freedom fighters, who are the Cuban equivalent of our constitutional founding fathers."

His adversaries at the Central Intelligence Agency, however, regarded him as a cunning and dangerous foe, the Cuban equivalent of the East German espionage wizard Markus Wolf.

Great stars like the vedette Rita Montaner, who could sing, play the piano, dance and act, were the Cuban equivalents of Mistinguett and Josephine Baker in Paris.

It is the Cuban equivalent of toast.

The Cuban equivalent to U.S. Navy SEALS.

I met with colleagues at the Cuban equivalent of the National Cancer Institute and the center for infectious diseases, and they spoke of the painful consequences of our sanctions.

I found a round of mojitos ($6 each), the Cuban equivalent of a mint julep, made with rum rather than bourbon, to be an effective means of dealing with this problem.