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Raul Da Gama

Based in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Raul is a poet, musician and an accomplished critic whose profound analysis is reinforced by his deep understanding of music, technically as well as historically.
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OMARA: Hugo Perez’s brilliant documentary of Cuba’s one and only Omara Portuondo

There is something about the great Cuban chanteuse, Omara Portuondo that bears comparison with Louis Armstrong and...
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Piazzolla Cien Años: Lord of the Tango@100

There is a now famous photograph of the great Ástor Piazzolla that is iconic for so many...
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Leon Lee Dorsey: Freedom Jazz Dance

Leon Lee Dorsey once enjoyed the company of the celebrated pianist Hilton Ruiz, playing in one...
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Brasilian Report

Guai: Capitania

For the Brasilian singer Guai – not nearly as known as she deserves to be – to...
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Featured Albums

Carlos Henriquez: The South Bronx Story

You may think you “know” the Bronx – and the South Bronx – in particular and depending...
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Roxana Amed: Ontology

The question of how to build a compact disc with repertoire immersed deep in a metaphysical concept...
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Brasilian Report

Antonio Adolfo: Jobim Forever

Featured photo of Antonio Adolfo by Paul Constantinides Antonio Carlos Jobim may be one of the most revered...
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Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet: Social Distancing

“Social distancing” became the buzz-words of our world for more than a year and a half between...
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Enrique Rodríguez: Enriquito – Me Quito El Sombrero

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Conventional wisdom might suggest that there can be no Spanish music—especially that, which derives from traditional Flamenco sounds—without the lead voice being a Spanish...

Gilberto Gil · Gilberto’s Samba

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Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his...

Roberto López Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra: Azul

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Montréal has been called “Canada’s Cultural Capital”, and rightfully so. A fertile terrain for musical talent from all over the world, the second largest Canadian city is home to Roberto López since 1994, when he arrived to pursue...

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Eddie Palmieri Brings Down The House at Koerner Hall in Toronto

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There is something very special about sharing a moment in time and space with a legend, an artist –a consummate musician- who has transcended...

In Conversation With Francisco Mora-Catlett

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“Music is about freedom, that’s what it proposes, that’s why it’s so popular and that’s why people love it. And it’s not freedom that...

Chico O’Farrill: The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suites 1 and 2

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Arturo “Chico” O’Farrill, who was born in Cuba in 1921, decided to follow family tradition and enter into law practice. But before he could...

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