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...
“Rodríguez came to the world of modern music via Havana, Cuba. At that time his life, by his own...
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...
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...
The image of Yoel Diaz on the cover of Orígen is an apt and enduring one. Seated at a keyboard turning, as if by magic, a...
Gonzalo Rubalcaba is probably one of the most gifted pianists in modern music. He is unequalled in his virtuosity and his expression and dynamic are of...
Conga player and percussionist Jorge Luis Torres “Papiosco” was born in Havana City in 1969 He began to play Cuban percussion as a 3 years old...
This record by a very special artist will go down as one of the most significant works of music. Its power, significance and beauty will forever...
The artistic goldmine that is Cuba continues to give up its riches. Even before Machito was “discovered” by Dizzy Gillespie (and much later, Gonzalo Rubalcaba) there...
“Happily, there are two new charts on this double CD. The first is “Gotcha”, a delightful song that mixes the New Orleans dirge with an ecstatic...
For the young, expatriate Cuban musician to survive the many assaults on the character of his music from all ends of the musical spectrum must be...
Elio Villafranca is one of the most exciting young trio of pianists to come out of Cuba in recent years; the other two being David Virelles...
PREAMBULO En la actualidad existe una calle en la ciudad de La Habana llamada Calle O’Farrill, cuyo nombre rinde honor a un ex-alcalde de la capital...
If anything, Omar Sosa has always been a spiritual artist. Connected for generations with the practice of Santería, Sosa was surrounded by the worship together with...
Note from the Editor: On August 19, 1951, Emiliano Salvador was born in Puerto Padre, a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba....