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A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called ...
CimaFest at its core is a big celebration of Afro-Cuban music and funk. “Pedrito Martinez is one of the biggest [Afro-Cuban musicians] right now.
Ensemble Arts Philly presents the dynamic and legendary ensemble band, Afro-Cuban All Stars, at the Miller Theater on Oct. 19.
Tonight, the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts begins Summer of Music Season Five with a beat that will pick you up and set you down dancing. Direct from Cuba, via the United States, the Afro-Cuban ...
Their music blends together the feminine sounds of the musicians’ Afro-Cuban roots and Western classical music while infusing their appreciation for water, Sosa said.
Cuba and its Music is more or less required reading if you want to know the subject well. Take your time to absorb all this information; it's not a small matter. But Ned Sublette's global perspective ...
There's a new box set of rare Cuban music recordings from the 1950s and 60s. The set is called The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions. Hear an interview with co-producer Judy Cantor-Navas on Alt. Latino.
Border-Free, the title of the new album from Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdés and The Afro-Cuban Messengers, is a metaphor for the artist's musical aesthetic. A border defines a limit. To be ...
La biblioteca recibió apoyo federal del Fondo de Iniciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense. Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, ...
In the 1980s, pianist Michele Rosewoman and drummer Francisco Mora-Catlett started independently pursuing a mixture of Afro-Caribbean mysticism and avant-garde jazz. Thirty years later, they've ...