We will continue to be here, we will continue to support justice for José because that is obviously what he deserves and his ...
María Elena Pena, esteemed as the "Lady of Bolero," has passed away at the age of 61 after battling a prolonged illness, as ...
Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval credits jazz for helping him to pursue his dreams in the U.S. after defecting from Cuba.
A group of people in Cuba injected themselves with HIV in the '90s. Their story inspired the new movie "Los Frikis." ...
Celebrated Cuban trumpet player Manuel "Guajiro" Mirabal of the music collective Buena Vista Social Club, died in Havana on Monday, the Cuban Music Institute said. He was 91. Mirabal "is ...
Having assembled the entourage with bandleader Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, he was sure the group’s ability to present a multi-generational performance of the very traditional dance music of Cuba ...
By 13, Sandoval had found his way into a small septet devoted to son — the traditional Cuban style that combines elements of Spanish, African and Indigenous music. The next year, a scholarship ...
“Generally, Cuban music — four by four, six by eight, the measures — are not simple ones. Many years ago, it occurred to me to make a symmetrical theme, to see how to put the clave in a ...