Acclaimed Latin Jazz Trumpeter and Percussionist Jerry Gonzalez Dead at 69
Today, the Latin Jazz community is mourning the loss of trumpeter and conguero Jerry Gonzalez. Reports of a fire at his home in the Lavapiés…
Spanish Folk Music Band Vigüela Tops the October 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart
A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition (ARC Music), the double album by Spanish folk music band Vigüela is the number one…
Otis Rush, Legendary Chicago Blues Guitarist, Dies at 84
Masaki Rush, wife of Otis Rush, announced that highly influential Chicago blues musician Otis Rush, died September 29, 2018 due to complications from a stroke…
Artist Profiles: The Melodians
Bridging the gap between Ska and Reggae, the soulful Rocksteady style dominated the Jamaican music scene for more than a decade. Formed in 1965 by…
Artist Profiles: Third World
In 1973, a teenaged guitarist, cellist, and singer named Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, then with the Inner Band left the safety of the ‘Circle’ to pursue…
Artist Profiles: Ziggy Marley
David Nesta “Ziggy” Marley was born October 17, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica. He learned how to play guitar and drums from his father, Bob Marley,…
Artist Profiles: Toots & The Maytals
Toots Hibbert was born in May Pen in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children and began singing in the…
Artist Profiles: Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage wa initially made up of 5 out of the 29 children fathered by reggae star Denroy Morgan – who released a gold-certified single…
Artist Profiles: The Itals
Long before the Itals became a reality, Keith Porter recorded his first hit single, “Hitey Titey,” with the Westmorelites on the Studio One label in…
Artist Profiles: Stephen Marley
Stephen Robert Nesta “Ragga” Marley was born April 20, 1972 and is the second son of Rita and Bob Marley. He grew up in Kingston,…