Cuba’s foremost pianist Chucho Valdés – winner of five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards – has developed a brand new repertoire. Boasting a new line-up for his band, The Afro-Cuban Messengers, and a...
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Old Man Bebo is sleeping
There is a metaphor that I cannot get out of my mind: It is one of the roars of the river. I hear it incessantly as if it were vying for the sound of silence in which I hear whispers of the name of the man his mother and father named...
Manuel Valera – New Cuban Express
This album, New Cuban Express is Cuban-American pianist, Manuel Valera’s attempt to redefine his relationship with Cuban music including the classic Cuban son and bolero...
Yosvany Terry – Today’s Opinion
The work of a troubadour is never over. He traverses the world covering the geography of the liveliest hotspots on the earth as well as the emotional topography that becomes internalized as a result of...
Chuchito Valdés – Live in Chicago
In a dynasty there is sure to be some characteristics that link one generation to another—facial characteristics, for instance, but in certain dynasties things become a little more pronounced albeit somewhat esoteric. This is certainly...
Two Lessons in Ingenuity: Alfredo Rodríguez Trio & Tiempo Libre
“Rodríguez came to the world of modern music via Havana, Cuba. At that time his life, by his own...
Conversation with Jorge Gómez, Musical Director of Tiempo Libre
As part of the Royal Conservatory 2012-2013 Season, ¡Qué Rica Cuba! Series, “Tiempo Libre” makes an appearance at Koerner Hall in Toronto on Saturday, November 17 at 8:00 pm. By Danilo Navas On the first...
Eliades Ochoa: The Art of the Storyteller and the Making of History
It is a proverbial Act of God that the musician Eliades Ochoa should come from Santiago de Cuba. That, after all is where the seed of Cuba’s music tree was sown hundreds of years ago…...
Eliades Ochoa Live in Toronto – Tickets Giveaway
This contest is now closed, and the winners are: 1. Joyce Humbert 2. René Sandino 3. Elena Bouteculet 4. Michel Bertrand 5. Amada Marín Congratulations! Enjoy the Show! —————————————————————– Latin Jazz Network and RNS Concert Productions...
Eliades Ochoa in Concert: Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
Direct From Cuba… Multi Grammy Award Winner Buena Vista Social Club Proudly Presents: Eliades Ochoa Live w/ special guest Laura Fernandez an infectious sound...