The first thing I think of when I consider Cuban music is the piano. I've spent most of my adult life playing Afro-Cuban percussion, so you'd think I would hear things differently. But actually, the ...

This Sunday is International Jazz Day. It's a tradition that began in 2011, when UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — designated April 30 as a day for ...

TradiSon is firmly grounded in son, the eminently danceable Cuban variety of Afro-Latin music, but the band wanders into many of these related styles, and even performs The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s ...

The dance floor will be open Thursday, Feb. 18 as Adonis Puentes and the Voice of Cuba Orchestra bring a multi-layered groove to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Curtain is 7 p.m.

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi jumps on new sounds as they emerge. He's documented the Cuban rap movement (2005's Inventos: Hip-Hop) and the fusion between highlife and hip-hop (2008's Homegrown: HipLife in ...

The Cuban musician’s new album, “El Alimento,” is a fresh take on funk that blends Afro-Cuban and African American rhythms using a cast of international collaborators. By Ed Morales A few months ago ...

BRECKENRIDGE-With the Motet, anything’s possible.The Motet seems to exist solely to defy musical boundaries, challenge musical categories and breathe life into world influences from Africa, Brazil and ...

Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...

Get ready for a night of pure groove as Flashlight returns to The Cuban Embassy for more Funk & Soul. Join us on Friday, 3rd October for a rare groove special as DJ Sunny brings an expert blend of ...