African groups in Cuba, which Sublette traces to four distinct regions on the dark continent, kept a lot of their culture and traditions intact through the formation of cabildos, something like 'town ...

To honor the closing of the exhibition Luis Cruz Azaceta: What a Wonderful World, VicJcom will perform contemporary Cuban music at Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Thursday, July 21, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Victor Campbell doesn’t like to stay in one musical place. The Cuban-born pianist may open his solo set with some James Booker, as he did during a concert last year hosted by the Jazz National ...

It's time for our monthly chat with Alt.Latino about Latin music, and Felix Contreras is with us. But Felix, this does not sound like Latin music. FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel. Well, you know, ...

Chuck Lamb will join Jorge Gómez & the Cuban Fusion Jazz Collab and Ria Curley & the Nu-Soul-Jaz Collab for a show Tuesday at Putnam Place in Saratoga Springs. Singer-songwriter Ria Curley will bring ...

Adriana Diaz is a co-host of "CBS Mornings Plus," a third hour of "CBS Mornings" broadcast on weekdays by several CBS-owned stations and simulcast on CBS News 24/7, CBS News and Stations' streaming ...

Just as American jazz musicians of the 1950s headed off to jam sessions following their last sets at clubs, Cuban musicians did the same in Havana. Between 1956 and 1964, musicians who dressed in ...

Growing up in Havana in the 1970s violinist Ilmar Gavilán and his younger brother, pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, experienced music as a powerfully binding force. Playing and composing was a family ...

Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as well as a Detroit favorite who headlined the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival as ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

Ensemble Arts Philly presents the dynamic and legendary ensemble band, Afro-Cuban All Stars, at the Miller Theater on Oct. 19. The Afro-Cuban All Stars, led by Juan de Marcos, are known for their ...

Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Zahili Zamora shares music that celebrates her background. Pianist and vocalist Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, electric bassist and vocalist Gerson Lazo-Quiroga, drummer ...