Alexander Abreu Manresa was born September 6, 1976 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He comes from a family of nonprofessional musicians, including his grandfather who taught him…
Artist Profiles: Alexander Abreu
Tag: Cuban music
Accessible Nueva Trova from Alex Cuba
Alex Cuba – Sublime (Caracol Records, 2019) Canada-based Cuban singer-songwriter is known for his pop-leaning style, including catchy hooks commonly used in Spanish-language commercial productions.…
Artist Profiles: Antonio Machin
One of the early legends of Cuban music, Antonio Machín led his own acoustic band in the 1920s, and eventually emigrated from the island, first…
Artist Profiles: Cachao
Bassist and composer Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was born on September 14, 1918. At the age of 12, Cachao had made his…
The Rhythm Foundation Announces First Set of 2019-2020 World and Roots music Concerts in Miami Beach
The Rhythm Foundation has revealed some of the 2019-2020 season world music and jazz concerts at the historic North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, Florida.…
Artist Profiles: Xiomara Laugart
Xiomara Laugart was born in Guantanamo province of Cuba in 1960. She began her career at the age of 15, performing several different expressions of…
Spontaneous, Free-Flowing Cuban Guitar Sessions
Ortega, Silveira and Elizarde – Espontáneo: The Abdala Sessions (Ansonica Records, 2018) Guitarist and producer Dayron Ortega Guzmán invited his Cuban colleagues Maykel Elizarde Ruano…
Les Moncada Chats with Cuban batá Master and Conguero Román Diaz
Batá drumming is getting more and more popular these days. With a lot of the masters who transmitted the tradition of batá drumming having passed…
Artist Profiles: Julio Antonio Montoro Curbelo
Producer, composer and guitarist Julio Antonio Montoro Curbelo Julio studied the Cuban tres as well as the guitar at the Amadeo Roldan Conservatory in Havana.…
Artist Profiles: Dany Noel
Dany Noel was born in Havana, Cuba. He began his performing career at only 8 years old singing and playing guitar. After taking up acoustic…