By every account the Orishas have been pleased ever since the beginning of time. But never more pleased than with three new collections of music that...
Q&A with Ivor Miller, Cultural Historian, Author And Senior Lecturer at the Department of History and International Studies at the University of Calabar, Cross River State,...
Cada martes durante estas últimas dos semanas he visitado Minton’s. Ubicado en la calle 118 y la avenida St. Nicholas, está en el mismo corazón de...
For the past two Tuesdays, I have been stopping by at Minton’s on 118th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, in the heart of Harlem for the...
Mark Weinstein’s Tales from the Earth (Otá Records, 2009) was his finest album until now. This recording, Latin Jazz Underground, also seemingly an oblique doffing of...
Danilo Pérez’s recording Panama 500 is remarkable. It is remarkable because it is a herculean task to be able to capture—albeit in snapshots—the history of Panama...
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba Live at the Bitter End NYC Winter Jazz Fest 2014 Report – January 11, 2014 Report By NY Co-Editor, Tomas Peña...
“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 come without...
There are so many reasons why Bill O’Connell’s record, Zócalo recommends itself. The title is charming. The ensemble on the date is what might easily qualify...
30 YEARS – A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF CUBA IN AMERICA is a milestone in the history of New Yor-Uba and the fruition of one of Michele...
Pedrito Martínez and his Rumba de la Isla, A Tribute to Maestro Camarón Rumba de la Isla is the new album that Pedrito Martínez, the prolific...
“There are only three Afro-Horns in the world. They were forged from a rare metal found only in Africa and South America. No one knows who...
From the lips of Henry Threadgill to the ears of David Virelles, the Continuum project is the expression of everything that has made David Virelles the...
There is a living image of a man in chains that sticks in the mind, looking back at the land and home he left; fear in...
“Afro Horn MX came to my attention by way of a series of video clips titled, The Afro Horn – Very Serious Stuff. The clips feature...