The Ferrín sisters are two singers from Santiago de Cuba. Mercedes was born in 1944 and Esperanza in 1947. From a very young age, they…
Artist Profiles: Hermanas Ferrín
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Sublime Salsa by Juan Pablo Díaz
Juan Pablo Díaz – Fase Dos (Juanpi Música, 2016) Vocalist, songwriter and actor Juan Pablo Díaz is one of the rising talents of Puerto Rican…
Artist Profiles: Gema y Pável
Gema y Pável was a contemporary Cuban duo whose music was as influenced by the Beatles, Nueva Trova, Chick Corea, Caetano Veloso and the Argentine…
Artist Profiles: Estudiantina Invasora
The Estudiantina Invasora is a group of university students dressed in traditional Cuban university clothes, traveling from place to place in order to have some…
Artist Profiles: Ernán López-Nussa
Ernán López-Nussa is distinguished within the musical sphere as one of the most remarkable young pianists throughout the world. Thanks to a rigorous academic formation…
Spellbinding Music Inspired by the Moon and the East
Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma – Lunar (Labyrinth, 2017) Lunar is a superb 2-CD album by influential musician, composer and Crete-based world traveler Ross Daly…
Artist Profiles: Elio Revé
Since their beginning in 1956 as well as being one of the most important Cuban bands, Orquesta Revé has qualified as Cuba’s most important musical…
Artist Profiles: Changüí de Guantánamo
Created in 1945 by the legendary tres player, Chito Latamblet, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, a group of five musicians and two dancers, have maintained the…
Artist Profiles: Cuban Vocalist Daymé Arocena
Vocalist, composer, arranger, choir director and band leader, Daymé Arocena was born in Havana in 1992. She is a superb and charismatic vocalist. Her style…
Artist Profiles: Desandann
Cuba’s Grupo Vocal Desandann is also known (and marketed) as the Creole Choir of Cuba. Based in Camagüey, Grupo Vocal Desandann performs a repertoire of…