Artist Profiles: Los Van Van
Formed in 1969 by bassist and composer Juan Formell, Los Van Van is Cuba’s leading dance band. Unafraid to experiment, they have added trombones, synthesizers…
Artist Profiles: Juan Carlos Alfonso y su Dan Den
Keyboardist and composer Juan Carlos Alfonso was born on March 30th, 1963, in Bejucal in the province of Havana, Cuba. He began to study music…
Artist Profiles: Los Fakires
These unique musical time travelers are straight out of the 1940s and the early 1950s, their style reflecting a repertoire culled mostly from the preceding…
Artist Profiles: La Familia Valera Miranda
For the Valera family, music is a family affair. Félix, the father, sings, while his wife Carmen Rosa plays the maracas and their three sons,…
Artist Profiles: Juan Carlos Formell
Juan Carlos Formell was born February 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba. He is a fourth generation musician. The restrictions of the government-controlled music industry in…
Artist Profiles: Juan Formell
Juan Formell was born August 2, 1942 in Havana, Cuba. Juan Formell was, along with Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanés, one of the creators of…
Meaningful Brazilian and African-American Alchemy
Alexandra Jackson – Legacy and Alchemy (2018) Legacy and Alchemy is an impressive 2-CD album by American jazz and soul vocalist, pianist and arranger from…
Artist Profiles: Habana Ensemble
On the night of January 14th, 1997, ten young and very talented musicians gathered at El Teatro Mella in La Habana, Cuba, to start the…
Artist Profiles: Habana Abierta
Beyond the world of Cuban trova and the intimate sounds of singer songwriters was the rich musical territory explored by Habana Abierta, an open group…
Artist Profiles: Guajiro Mirabal
Luis Manuel Mirabal Vázquez, better known as Manuel El Guajiro Mirabal, was born May 5, 1933. He was a key figure in the Cuban music…