The history of music of Afro-Cuban origin, music that begat Latin-Jazz cannot be told in 500 words, not in a thousand and you can only make...
Patato, Changuito, Orestes – Ritmo y Candela Put three mighty Cuban percussionists together at any time and the unquenchable fire of creativity is bound to be...
Few drummers have had such a profound effect on Cuban music as Pancho Quinto. Superlatives are often risqué in music, but suffice it to say that...
The road to the NYC Sessions has been a long and painful one. He almost never played piano again after a freak accident. Thank God he...
Ray Mantilla may be better remembered for his being one of the founding members of Max Roach’s legendary drum ensemble, M’Boom, but in reality that came...
There is a visceral intensity to Cantos Del Sexto Col, the fiery album by reeds and woodwinds maestro Enrique Fernandez. This comes from the ferocious viscosity...