Various Artists – Disques Debs International, An Island Story: Biguine, Afro Latin & Musique Antillaise 1960-1972, Volume 1 (Strut Records, 2018) Strut Records, a world…
An Era of Afro Latin Sounds from Guadeloupe and Martinique
Tag: Cuban music
Afro-Cuban All Stars to Perform at Barbican
The celebrated Afro-Cuban All Stars are set to perform Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Barbican Hall in London. Juan de Marcos González leads the acclaimed…
The Varied Cutting Edge Musical Landscapes of Cachaito
Orlando ‘Cachaito’ López – Cachaito (World Circuit, 2018), reissue Do you have a copy of World Circuit Record’s 2001 release of Cachaito in your music…
Artist Profiles: X Alfonso
X Alfonso is a renowned Cuban fusion and Afro Rock musicians. He was born on September 13, 1972 in Havana, Cuba. As most of the…
Artist Profiles: Yosvany Terry
Yosvany Terry was born in Cuba. He received his earliest musical training from his father, Eladio “Don Pancho” Terry, violinist and Cuba’s leading player of…
Artist Profiles: Yusa
Born in the Buena Vista district of today’s Playa and growing up in the modern Alamar housing community of east Havana, Yusa’s childhood was spent…
Artist Profiles: Vocal Sampling
Vocal Sampling is a band where all the instruments are sung instead of played. In addition to the lead vocals and the background choruses, all…
Artist Profiles: Vocal Baobab
Havana-based folklore group Vocal Baobab, taking their name from the Baobab, sacred tree of Africa, are known for their own highly individual take on Afro-Cuban…
Artist Profiles: Vieja Trova Santiaguera
The original Vieja Trova Santiaguera quintet was the living embodiment of a musical tradition with roots in the nineteenth century. The five members of this…
Artist Profiles: Valle Son
Valle Son is a 7 piece group from the rural village of Viñales in the lush tobacco-growing highlands of Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province…