Alexander Abreu – Haciendo Historia (Ahi Nama Music, 2011) Very little Cuban timba has made it to the United states in recent years. The Ahi…
Making Timba History
Tag: Cuban music
Omara Portuondo Celebrates the Tropicana
Omara Portuondo – Fiesta Cubana (EuroArts 2058028, 2010) Fiesta Cubana is a great opportunity to watch Omara Portuondo, one of the legendary voices of Cuba,…
Barbican Series Havana Cultura Celebrates Cuban Music
Cuban music fever hits London this summer as Havana Cultura supports a series of events taking place in June and July at the Barbican Centre.…
Musical Director of Renowned Cuban Band Los Muñequitos de Matanzas Dies
The composer and percussionist Jesús Alfonso Miró, musical director of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, died last June 3 at the age of 60 years in…
Joe Cuba: The Father of New York Boogaloo has Passed
By Aurora Flores The “Father of Boogaloo,” Joe Cuba, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009, at 4 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New…
The EGREM Label Will Release New Tata Guines CD
Havana, Cuba – The Cuban record company EGREM is finishing the production of a new greatest hits CD, Fiesta de tambores by Federico Arístides Soto,…
The Oldest Working Cuban Musician El Guayabero Dies at 95
Holguín, Cuba – According to Cuban sources, Faustino Oramas, better known as El Guayabero, the oldest working musician in Cuba, died today in Holguín (Cuba)…
Afro-Cuban Piano Master Omar Sosa Releases First Live CD
Omar Sosa has released Live à FIP, his first live, ensemble CD, featuring a Quintet comprised of bass, drums, percussion and saxophone. Recorded at Radio…
Bending the Ear of Cuban Music
Miguel ‘Angá’ Díaz Echu Mingua (World Circuit/Nonesuch 79658-2, 2006) After the wild success of the Buena Vista Social Club, there was an almost insane rush…
Sierra Maestra Founder José Antonio Rodríguez Dies at 52
Cuban artist José Antonio Rodríguez [not to be confused with the Spanish Flamenco guitarist with the same name] died on Sunday night, November 6th, 2005,…