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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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Orlando Valle “Maraca” & Orquesta Aragón: Los 80 – Homenaje a la Orquesta Aragón

When rumba - the pure Afro-Cuban music for voices and percussion - filtered down from the Matanzas...
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Jovino Santos Neto: Luz

Featured photo of Jovino Santos Neto by Rhonda Stewart Performing solo on a piano – even before a...
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Janio Abreu y Aire de Concierto featuring Victor Goines: Juntos Otra Vez

The Cuban island reverberates from dawn to dusk – from sea to sea – with the rhythmic...
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Emilio Morales: Two Worlds of Sumptuous Pianism

If something in the water of Cuba gives birth to prodigious artistry it is in their great...
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Horacio “El Negro” Hernández: Italuba Big Band

Of all the Afro-Cuban musicians playing the “conventional” North American – or “Jazz” – drum sets there...
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Yelsy Heredia: Lo Nuestro

There are few musicians more eminently qualified to revisit changüí – that unique Afro-Cuban dance-narrative form –...
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Real Project: GES

Editor's note: Real Project won a Cubadisco 2021 Award for this album, GES in the category...
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Grecolandia: Homenaje a José Miguel Crego “El Greco”

The name of José Miguel Crego "El Greco" is a familiar one to those who view the...
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Gilberto Gil · Gilberto’s Samba

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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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