Apollo Theater Presents African Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Concert On Friday, June 4
New York City, USA – As part of its Black Music Month programming, the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. in association with the African Film Festival…
Reflections, New CD by Miriam Makeba
Bloomington, Indiana, USA – South African star, Miriam Makeba, has a new album out titled Reflections. The new CD is the first Makeba album in…
Cuban Disc Fair Pays Tribute to Chucho Valdés and Irakere
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Irakere, the most famous Cuban jazz band and the world´s first inserting Afro-Cuban sounds into jazz, was paid…
New Cuban and Latin Music Digital Download Service
Havana, Cuba – Cubadisco 2004 will be the stage for the introduction of a new distribution platform for music files, providing the catalog of Cuban…
Cuban and Brazilian Groups take their Music to Rock in Rio Lisbon Festival
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Lisbon, Portugal – Cuba and Brazil, will be the only Latin American countries represented at one of Europe’s largest rock festivals…
Chico Buarque records with Fernanda Porto for the soundtrack of Cabra Cega
Brazil – Chico Buarque spent last Friday at the Trama Studios in São Paulo, recording with singer/producer Fernanda Porto. Fernanda is producing the soundtrack for…
Longest “Son” Song in the World Tours Cuba
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Camagüey, Cuba – The longest “Son cubano” in the world continues its “relay race” heading for Havana, with the performance of…
Silvio Rodriguez Performs at Presidential Gala in Argentina
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodriguez flew to Argentina on Sunday, invited by President Nestor Kirchner to perform at the…
International Show Dedicated to Son Took Place in Havana
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – An international show dedicated to the "Son" rhythm, sponsored by Cuba and a German recording company, took place…
Silvio Rodriguez Praises Album by José Maria Vitier
(Prensa Latina – Cumbancha) Havana, Cuba – Silvio Rodriguez said Thursday that the album Misa Cubana (Cuban Mass) by José Maria Vitier is essential because…