“The whole eastern province of Cuba is to Cuban music what Appalachia is to country music in the U.S.,” says the co-director of the forthcoming documentary, “The Sound of Santiago.” “It’s so isolated.

In the vast circuit of world music venues, Cuba no longer competes. It lacks any material attraction.

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories.

Cuba’s legendary cigars, hand-rolled from the finest tobacco leaves, have long captivated connoisseurs, and now a growing ...

Paul McCartney has used a few experimental instruments through the years, and these three unique "instruments" stand out.

At one time in her life Jessica Rivero Altarriba planned to be a salsa singer. Instead, she became assistant conductor at the Utah Symphony.

From a film noir tango to a diabolical conga to a gaucho-inspired mass, the Santa Fe Symphony presents "Music of Latin America," an afternoon of spirited symphonic pieces by great Latin American ...

Artists from Kurdistan, Chile, Cuba, Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Spain and others performed alongside those from India at the ...

On Saturday evening, the Prior-Jollek Hall at the Antilles School Campus was filled to capacity with an enthusiastic audience ...

Alexis Baro is a 2005, 2006 and 2007 nominee for Best Trumpet Player at theNational Jazz Awards , co-winner of a Juno award and recipient of a GeminiAward for a live television performance with the ...

Asolo Rep has had a long history with Nilo Cruz plays, but stages his 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Anna in the Tropics’ for the first time.

The esteemed Cuban singer Rojitas (José Luis Rojas) shared his thoughts on the reparto music genre during an interview on the podcast Destino Tolk. While he expressed admiration for those leading the ...