Artist Profiles: Cándido Fabré
Cándido Fabré was born on September 10, 1957 in San Luis, Cuba. He was the songwriter, arranger and main vocalist with Orquesta Original de Manzanillo…
Artist Profiles: Buena Vista Social Club
In 1996, American guitarist Ry Cooder went to Cuba in search of the music he had heard on old Cuban recordings: sones, mambos, guajiras, etc.…
Artist Profiles: Hossein Omoumi
Hossein Omoumi was born in 1944 in Isfahan, Iran, and commenced his musical education singing with his father. At age 14, he studied the ney,…
Artist Profiles: Bola de Nieve
Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, was born born September 11, 1911 in Guanabacoa, Cuba. He was best known by his nickname…
Artist Profiles: Bobi Céspedes
Gladys “Bobi” Céspedes was born in Cuba and emigrated to the States in 1959. In 1967 she was initiated as a Yoruba-Lucumi priestess. She now…
Artist Profiles: Bobby Carcasses
Roberto Carcassés, better known as Bobby Carcassés, is a Cuban jazz multi-instrumentalist, and scat master. Bobby Carcassés was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on August 29,…
Artist Profiles: Barbarito Torres
Bárbaro Alberto Torres Delgado, better known as Barbarito Torres, was born in 1956 in Matanzas, Cuba. Barbarito Torres is recognized as one of the world’s…
Artist Profiles: Bamboleo
Bamboleo was formed back in 1995, during the heydays of new groups such as NG La Banda, Manolin el Médico, Paulito and La Charanga Habanera.…
Artist Profiles: Augusto Enriquez y su Mambo Orquesta
Born in La Habana, Augusto Enriquez, the leader of the band, is one of the best known modern singers in Cuba. His career started with…
Artist Profiles: Aruán Ortiz
A former classically trained violist and pianist, Aruán Ortiz was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1973, and began his studies at the age of…