Habana Blues: the pain that persists
The test of time, it is known, is not passed by anyone. The film “Habana Blues” still dazzles and awes...
NPR Music includes “Ancestros Sinfónico” among Best Latin Albums of 2022
The record was included in a list made by the NPR Music public radio stations project in the United States,...
Tania León: the essence of a feat
Her goal was Paris, but it eluded her. She left Cuba in 1967 alone, benefited from the so-called Freedom Flights,...
Pablo Milanés: vocation to found
In addition to his extensive and magnificent musical work, Pablo was a consecrated promoter and cultural agent.
Daiana García Siverio: “Classical music oxygenates me”
At the end of the Habana Clásica Festival last Sunday, we talked with one of its protagonists, the director of...
“Amores prohibidos” or how Juanes incorporated the décima to his new album
“Maestro, how are you. I have followed your footsteps thanks to Drexler and I am amazed at what you do....
Yuliet Abreu “La Papina de Cuba” sings to Celia Cruz
Interview about the album “Celia, Cuba te da las gracias”.
Pedro Luis Ferrer’s 70 years
Pedro Luis Ferrer has left his name in the outskirts of existence and has become a word that seems made...
Cimafunk and Paul McCartney
The Cuban musician tells OnCuba about his meeting with the legendary Beatles, who attended a concert by Cimafunk and La...
Tania León, a Cuban who triumphs in classical music without forgetting salsa
“I can conduct Stravinsky or play Copland, but I dance salsa. For Cubans, dancing is fundamental, it is part of...
Celia Cruz, a Cuban biography
The least known stage of this world icon of Cuban music was spent in Cuba. Musicologist and biographer Rosa Marquetti...
U.S. producer KC Porter records album of Cuban traditional music
Porter brought together instrumentalists and singers from different groups in a studio in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba...
An unpublished letter from Celia Cruz
The creative relationship between Celia and Eridania began with the guaracha “Un paso pa’lante, un paso pa’tras.”
Omara Portuondo anticipates farewell to stage with world tour
“I feel like it’s a good time to personally leave a see you later! to my followers in the most...
La Lupe’s Havana years
From her small space in La Red, Lupe Yoli was certain that hers would never be a normal and happy...
Cimafunk’s “El Alimento” among best Spanish language albums of the year, according to Rolling Stone
“Cimafunk’s incandescent sophomore album, El Alimento, unfolds as a series of intersections between Afro-Cuban musical tradition and stateside masters of...
Leoni Torres, Cimafunk and Brenda Navarrete release preview of “Aunque sea un ratico”
The artists posted previews of the clip on their respective social networks and confirmed that they are very satisfied with...
Celia Cruz in New York’s intimate geometry
City authorities named a street in honor of the legendary Cuban singer.
Aymée Nuviola: “I make music to heal myself”
Aymée Nuviola does not stop with the joy from obtaining, last year, a Grammy from the American Academy for her...
Havana to host San Remo Music Awards Festival
The event will be held November 16-21 at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana, “and its competitive nature will help...
Harold López-Nussa: “The pursuit of perfection can asphyxiate me”
The pianist plans to continue the experiment with the fusion of reggaeton and jazz, an unprecedented mix on the Cuban...
Alain Pérez sets out to conquer Miami
The versatile musician and singer will share the stage with other prominent Cuban artists such as Dafnis Prieto and Julio...
Leo Brouwer in his eternal spiral
The 82nd birthday of the author of the suite “Decamerón Negro" will be celebrated until Sunday with various actions aimed...
Harold López-Nussa told you
Nine years ago, on a night in December drinking a cup of coffee made by Maria Fernanda, we talked at...
Pau Donés, leader of Jarabe de Palo, dies at 53
Help us keep OnCuba alive here Singer-songwriter Pau Donés, vocalist of the group Jarabe de Palo, has died at the...
