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…
Artist Profiles: Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small village in the province of Havana, Cuba on November 6, 1949. Arturo started playing music at age…
Artist Profiles: Arte Mixto
In 1993, under the direction of talented violinist Alexis Correa, in the city Cienfuegos Las Villas, Cuba, a group of musicians, fresh from the National…
Artist Profiles: Arnaldo y su Talisman
Arnaldo y su Talisman was founded by Arnaldo Rodriguez, originally director and composer for Azucar. Arnaldo formed his band from a group of friends from…
Spellbinding Meeting of the Celtic and African Harps
Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita – Soar (bendigedig, 2018) Two exceptional musician representing distinct traditions and harps celebrate the magnificent osprey bird on their album…
Afghan Rubab Maestro Homayun Sakhi to perform at A World in Trance Festival in New York
Afghan rubab virtuoso Homayun Sakhi is set to perform on Friday, April 27, 2018 at Roulette in Brooklyn. The concert is part of the A…
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita Winners of the International Songwriting Competition 2017 World Music Award
The song Fatiliku by Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita is the winner of the 2017 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in…
Artist Profiles: Albita
Alba Mirna Rodríguez Herrera , better known as Albita, was born in Havana, Cuba. Albita began her professional career at fifteen in her native Cuba.…
Artist Profiles: ¡Cubanismo!
The world-renowned Afro-Cuban jazz band, ¡Cubanismo! is led by trumpeter Jesús Alemañy, a Cuban expatriate from London who returned to Cuba and recruited some of…
Thornetta Davis Earns the 2017 International Songwriting Competition Blues Award
Thornetta Davis’s song I Believe Everything Gonna Be Alright is the winner of the 2017 International Songwriting Competition in the blues category. Altered Five Blues…