A musical bridge from Cuba to the United States
Throughout the two years since Havana and Washington announced the reestablishment of relations, art and culture has been one of...
Jazz Plaza, from Havana to New Orleans
Jazz, a bridge between two cultures, has been a connection between Havana and New Orleans. Both cities share the passion...
Yissy García and Banda XX in Jazz Plaza
Cuban drum virtuosa Yissy García changed her BandaAncha band for the Banda XX just for the 32nd edition of the...
U.S. classics in Jazz Plaza
Christian McBride, Terence Blanchard, Rachel Flowers, Arturo O’Farrill and the New York group Snarky Puppy are featured in the extensive...
Chucho Valdés and Los Van Van nominated for the 2017 Grammy Awards
Two Cuban music heavyweights, Chucho Valdés and Los Van Van, are aspiring to the Anglo-Saxon 2017 Grammy Awards, the American...
Buena Fe Tampa concert canceled
What happened with Tampa’s December concert? asked Dailes Maqueira, one of Buena Fe’s followers on the Facebook page of the...
FIHAV 2016: with the United States and against the embargo
The United States is returning to the Havana International Trade Fair (FIHAV), an event that will start next October 31....
The migratory flow to the United States doesn’t stop
If you live in Cuba and feel that increasingly more relatives, friends and acquaintances are leaving the country, your assessment...
Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride and Chucho Valdés in Jazz Plaza 2016
Jazz heavyweights in Cuba and the United States are again taking Havana as a meeting point. The Jazz Plaza International...
Frank Fernández: “Nothing Can Be Done without Strength”
Hanging on the walls, there are paintings by Cuban painters such as Flora, Lam, Portocarrero, Lara, Fabelo. The room smells...
Cubans in Louisville
Louisville, a city famous for horseracing and fried chicken, has become a hotspot for Cuban immigration. Cubans are now the...
Turbo, another bottleneck in Cuban migration to the US
Turbo is a small Colombian municipality located in the Darien jungle bordering Panama. Until a few months ago, it was...
Oceania Cruises could set sail to Cuba
Oceania Cruises could dock in Cuban ports in the coming months, Frank Del Rio, the CEO of the line’s parent...
Diana Fuentes, the face behind the voice
Diana Fuentes does not strain her voice. She doesn’t stammer when she speaks. She doesn’t wear earrings or any type...
Yasek Manzano: “The most important thing for a musician is to be honest”
Yasek Manzano doesn’t considered himself a jazz musician who has a unique style when it comes to music. He is...
The long and happy life of Buena Vista Social Club
Why did Ibrahim Ferrer have to shine shoes if he had the potential to win Grammy Awards, Oscar nominations, and...
Yissy Garcia: “I was born to be a drummer”
The daughter of drummer Bernardo García –one of the founders of the popular band Irakere– Yissy Garcia was destined to...
Dafnis Prieto: an Asteroid Hitting the Big Apple
“Dafnis Prieto has been one of the most impressive musicians in New York jazz over the past 15 years,” a...
Celia Cruz and the flag
The dense forest of Cuban music filled up, over the course of the 20th century, with popular musicians of the...
Playing Lecuona premiers in Montreal
Playing Lecuona, a documentary exploring the life of one of the greatest Cuban composers of all time, premiered on September...
“You Only Live Once”: Laritza Bacallao’s New Disc
Laritza Bacallao is a talented singer who conquered the Cuban public a few years ago with a big hit that...
Lang Lang and Chucho Valdés to perform in Cuba
World renowned pianists Lang Lang and Chucho Valdés will combine their talents in Havana, on October 9, in what promises...
Willy Chirino: “I feel tremendous nostalgia for Cuba”
We went into an office with an eclectic décor that still owed much to the colonial style. On the wall,...
AM-PM: Cuban Music in Motion
Although many in Cuba think that local music is well known abroad, the truth is that except for Buena Vista...
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