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Juanito Marquez, internationally renowned guitarist, arranger, producer, and creator of one of the Cuban rhythms that took over his island in the 1960s, Pa-Cá, said goodbye to his great love Mirta and ...
More recently, he brought Cuban music to Off Broadway with “Buena Vista Social Club,” a musical based on the 1996 project with a script by Cuban American playwright Marco Ramirez.
Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates ...
During its first tour of the United States, the Cuban band Cimafunk headlined Tipitina’s on April 6, 2019, bandleader Erik “Cima” Rodriguez’s 30th birthday.
Cuban singer Laritza Bacallao left audiences speechless during a recent episode of the podcast Baby Lores On Air. Her ...
In an unprecedented move, Billboard Latin has spotlighted the genre known as reparto with an in-depth article titled "Reparto ...
Cuban-American Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez reveals that he asked for the cancellation for political reasons. Canceling Cuban band’s Miami concert a lousy idea in 1999. It still is in ...
It's a big week for a Birmingham-based jazz band as its members prepare to perform at a festival in Cuba. Musicians Kate ...
“Buena Vista Social Club,” the new musical based on the famous Cuban band, is full of wonderful singing and orchestral dazzle, but its script and story need sharpening to match.
"I was in a band for about 15 minutes, and it was me and my buddies. And we called ourselves The Not So Human Beings," Cuban recalled. "We were 12 years old and we couldn’t sing worth a damn right.
A Cuban music promoter charged with playing a small part in a big scheme involving the sale of millions of dollars worth of “misbranded” psychiatric, cancer and HIV medications to pharmacies ...