Various Artists – Cuba! Cuba! (Putumayo World Music, 2017) World music compilation label Putumayo revisits the music of Cuba on Cuba! Cuba!, an album that…
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Tag: Cuban music
Artist Profiles: Silvio Rodriguez
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Silvio Rodríguez is one of Cuba’s most influential songwriters. He was born November 29 of 1946 in San Antonio de los…
Artist Profiles: Sierra Maestra
Sierra Maestra is a seminal son cubano (Cuban son) band from Havana, Cuba. Currently, it’s one of the finest and most popular musical ensembles performing…
Artist Profiles: Paquito D’Rivera
Born in the island of Cuba, Paquito D’Rivera began his career as a child prodigy, playing both the clarinet and the saxophone with the Cuban…
Artist Profiles: Orquesta Aragón
The Orquesta Aragón is truly one of the most historic names in Cuban music. Founded in 1939, Aragón has been performing throughout the world with…
Artist Profiles: Orquesta America
For over 50 years, Orquesta América have been one of Cuba’s most recognized and prized bands. Their road to fame and popularity began in March…
Artist Profiles: Omara Portuondo
Omara Portuondo is one of Cuba’s greatest vocalists and has been very popular from the day she started singing professionally in the late forties. From…
Artist Profiles: Mezcla
Mezcla has been an integral part of the Cuban music scene for the past decades. They perform frequently at Havana’s premier jazz club La Zorra…
Artist Profiles: Los Muñequitos de Matanzas
Los Muñequitos de Matanzas is a distinguished Cuban rumba group. It was created in 1952 under the name of Guaguancó Matancero. Los Muñequitos de Matanzas…
Artist Profiles: Leyanis Lopez
Leyanis López Luque was born in Guantanamo on the 8th of October 1971. She started out at the age of seven as a member of…