MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tuesday kicks off Afro-Latino Week in the Mid-South, a celebration of the rich and diverse blended culture of African and Latin heritage. The events have been hosted every year since ...

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras takes us on a tour of African influences throughout Latinidad, with a little help from Grammy Award-winning... Afro.Latino: From Venezuela to Puerto Rico and beyond You ...

The king of Afro-Latin music in Boston will throw his biggest party of the year this weekend. Jose Masso, host of WBUR's "Con Salsa," is the face of Embrace Masso Con Salsa International Music ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Music brings Henry Míles back to family gatherings where he would dance and sing to all different kinds of artists. He grew up over the river in Indiana and first started writing ...

Backed by the 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, pianist Arturo O'Farrill started a celebration of Brazilian music with "Alafia," a Latin-tinged jazz tune before welcoming Cyro Baptista to the stage ...

In observance of African American History Month, Cuentos de Triadas held a successful bilingual, multidisciplinary program at the Music Breed. Aimed at showcasing the experiences and histories of Afro ...

In mid-December, most of Arturo O’Farrill’s 19-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra lined the aisles of Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse while performing the premiere of his three-part suite “Mundoagua.” ...

Panama’s new generation of artists is blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms with global genres, building on reggae en español roots to create a fresh, identity-driven sound. Drawing from dancehall, Afrobeat ...

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s. From ...

Summer in Boston usually abounds with opportunities to hear live music that draws on new and old traditions from across Latin America. The future of some of these opportunities is uncertain. Many of ...

The second annual Afro Latino Film Festival, organized by Waterbury’s Pa’lante Theater Company, has not only grown from two to five nights, it is now taking place in two locations. The festival, ...