The bestselling 1997 album of Cuban, string-infused traditional music that became a global hit inspired a new Broadway show. NBC News sat exclusively with some original members in Havana.

Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates ...

Cimafunk describes his unique sound and how he's bringing Cuban music to the world Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations ...

A members-only gathering hall in Havana, Cuba, which opened in the 1930s, the Buena Vista Social Club was known to be a favorite Afro-Cuban music venue for dancing. The club was particularly known ...

That’s not too surprising given that the new Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” is written by Marco Ramirez from the point of view not of the famous South Florida conservative Cuban ...

‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ writer Marco Ramirez usher Broadway into the golden age of Cuban music A photo from the musical “Buena Vista Social Club” on Broadway.

That’s not too surprising given that the new Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” is written by Marco Ramirez from the point of view not of the famous South Florida conservative Cuban ...

The 1999 documentary was, in essence, a life preserver for traditional Cuban music and, more importantly, several cherished practitioners who held to it through the country’s tumultuous ...

NMU Vocal Music Instructor Rebecca Patterson is attending the Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba next week. Organizers encouraged attendees to bring things like extra strings, bow rosin, and woodwind ...

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced the death of Bradley Simmons, instructor of music and director of the Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles. Simmons, 73, died May 22. “Bradley’s ...

Reviving Cuban music's golden age Actor Leonardo Reyna, who plays Ruben González on the show, surrounded by the company of Buena Vista Social Club. Matthew Murphy / Polk & Co.