Founded in 1973 by pianist Chucho Valdés, Irakere is a legendary Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble, which remains on the cutting edge of Latin jazz. Many of…
Artist Profiles: Irakere
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Artist Profiles: Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa Since 1980, drummer Ignacio Berroa has boasted an impressive resume of sideman recording and performance duties with such maestros of the jazz world…
Artist Profiles: Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer was born at a social club dance on February 20, 1927 in San Luis, a town near Santiago, Cuba. His mother died when…
Artist Profiles: Hermanas Ferrín
The Ferrín sisters are two singers from Santiago de Cuba. Mercedes was born in 1944 and Esperanza in 1947. From a very young age, they…
Artist Profiles: Gema y Pável
Gema y Pável was a contemporary Cuban duo whose music was as influenced by the Beatles, Nueva Trova, Chick Corea, Caetano Veloso and the Argentine…
Artist Profiles: Estudiantina Invasora
The Estudiantina Invasora is a group of university students dressed in traditional Cuban university clothes, traveling from place to place in order to have some…
Artist Profiles: Ernán López-Nussa
Ernán López-Nussa is distinguished within the musical sphere as one of the most remarkable young pianists throughout the world. Thanks to a rigorous academic formation…
Artist Profiles: Elio Revé
Since their beginning in 1956 as well as being one of the most important Cuban bands, Orquesta Revé has qualified as Cuba’s most important musical…
Artist Profiles: Changüí de Guantánamo
Created in 1945 by the legendary tres player, Chito Latamblet, Grupo Changüí de Guantánamo, a group of five musicians and two dancers, have maintained the…
Artist Profiles: Cuban Vocalist Daymé Arocena
Vocalist, composer, arranger, choir director and band leader, Daymé Arocena was born in Havana in 1992. She is a superb and charismatic vocalist. Her style…