The reeds and woodwinds artist Alexey León is easily one of the most refreshing voices in Afro-Cuban music. His playing may be characterised by the virile...
The Latin Side of Jazz is a curated weekly playlist that showcases selected tracks from the best Latin jazz, Cuban, Brasilian, Ibero-American and Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin jazz...
Celebrar a Dizzy Gillespie – el legendario trompetista y hermano gemelo en creatividad del gran [e igualmente legendario] Charlie Parker – no es infrecuente, especialmente entre...
Celebrating Dizzy Gillespie – the legendary trumpeter and creative twin of the great [and equally-legendary] Charlie Parker – is not uncommon, especially among Cuban musicians, who...
A fantasy of my own making: Truth be told, the Cubans and French have not got together to and create a wonderful musical take – tongue...
Carlos Sarduy is a considerably decorated trumpeter, having won a Grammy, two Latin Grammys and a clutch of other awards for his inventive work as a...
Carlos Sarduy was born on the 9th of March in La Habana, Cuba. He is currently considered one of the most important Cuban trumpet players. At...
In 2010 the BBC Library released tapes of a 1995 Irakere concert in London. Imprinted on record by the Beeb three years after the release of...
Featured photo of Iván “Melón” Lewis by Antonio Porcar The repertoire consists of nine relatively short pieces – only two are over six minutes – inspired...