Still mostly isolated today, Cuba has a proud musical history that includes cross-cultural pollination with Asia and America. TPR's James Baker hosts this episode of Momentos Musicales on KPAC 88.3 FM ...
Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu are part of a new wave of musicians revitalizing Cuba’s music scene. They fill a void ...
Reparto is rooted in timba, a classic Cuban sound that exploded in the Nineties and fuses Cuban son, salsa, funk, Afro-Cuban ...
Premiering on Friday, this new documentary tells the story of Omara Portuondo, the legendary Afro-Cuban chanteuse who rose to ...
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Young Cuban musicians breathe new life into the island's music scene
The phenomenon has led to the rise of new genres, including the highly commercial “reparto," a genre that originated in Havana’s working-class neighborhoods and is known for its explicit lyrics ...
According to Omara Portuondo, one of the group’s principals singers—and the focus of “Omara: Cuba’s Legendary Diva”—she ...
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC), hosted Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco’s trio ...
The on-again, off-again diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba have made it more difficult for Cuban musicians to travel to the U.S. for this year’s summer music festivals. Special ...
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Gloria Estefan talks about playing a grandma in 'Gabby's Dollhouse' and 'unboxing' music memories
The music legend, who celebrates 50 years in the business this year, is delighted to play Grandma Gigi in the new film, which mixes live action and animation.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Known to the world by his nickname, Cachao, bassist, composer and bandleader Israel Lopez died Saturday morning at Coral Gables Hospital of complications resulting from kidney ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Problems with passports scuppered producer Nick Gold's first attempt to bring together Cuban and Malian musicians to record in Havana 14 years ago. But the album that did emerge ...
The dance floor will be open Thursday, Feb. 18 as Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra bring a multi-layered groove to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Curtain is 7 p.m.
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