“Broadway is a bastion of culture and to have a show there dedicated to our music means a lot for Cuban music, for international music and for me personally,” said Valdés, who is known for ...

Geoff Bennett: Latin rock, Afro Cuban funk and many other names have been applied to the music of Cimafunk. The 35-year-old star is now making waves around the world, earning Grammy nominations ...

While his first band, Quiet Sun, failed to rise, he soon became part of the British rock vanguard as a member of Roxy Music — the stylish ... outside during the Cuban Revolution, he says ...

Last week while music publishers were haggling over Cuban copyrights, Leader Reisman returned from Havana with an other sheaf of Cuban scores. In Havana he had a rest from The Peanut Vendor ...

particularly between the Black American and Afro-Cuban communities, Cimafunk decided to make a second home in New Orleans. “When you work and you’re doing [music] all the time, at some point ...

Given the roots of this material in the social contexts of the music and dance it celebrates, and the implicit disdain for the “Guys and Dolls”-like version of Cuban midcentury showbiz ...

She also performed with famous artists such as Bola de Nieve, Chano Pozo, and Benny Moré, making a big impact on Cuban music and culture. In a 2010 interview with The Associated Press ...

Given the roots of this material in the social contexts of the music and dance it celebrates, and the implicit disdain for a “Guys and Dolls”-like version of Cuban mid-century showbiz ...

The son of Juan Formell, a giant of Cuban music, he found his own voice as a singer-songwriter. He died during a performance in New York. By Alex Williams Juan Carlos Formell, an acclaimed singer ...

The Cuban-born pianist may open his solo set with ... 20, at Snug Harbor. The music starts at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., and tickets are $25 via snugjazz.com. The concert is presented in partnership ...

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced ...