Gillespie referred to his orchestra’s repertoire as a mix between Afro-Cuban jazz and bop music, called Cubop.
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With whimsical album art, an electric onstage energy, and headbanging beats that make dancing imperative, it’s no wonder the band is blowing up.
The Cuban star wrapped up a tour in Europe and is now hitting the northeast United States, Chicago, NOLA and other cities this fall.
Born Adolfo del Rio Vega in the small beach town of Guanabo, twenty-five-year-old Fito has been making quite the name for himself as one of the new faces of trova cubana.
Los Van Van leader Juan Formell passed away on May 1st 2014, but yesterday would've been his 79th birthday.
Salsa, Timba and Rumba are traditional and popular in Cuba but there's a whole other, Cuban alternative music scene that's worth learning about.
Havana Music School founder Miguel Freijo Buendia introduces us to five must-listen-to bands when next in Havana.
Here's some new music released to the Cuban rock scene by this young Indie band riding the Indie Rock genre's popularity surge.
The Cuban indie pop-rock group's first practice sessions were in the garage of Lisset’s house in La Lisa, an out-of-the-way area of Havana.
Yes. In Love. As in, "El Individuo," my favorite Cuban rapper, is literally the love of my life. Check out his latest single, Reacciona.
It's time to dance, Cimafunk fans. Now. I mean, actually, like right now, because Cimafunk's Cun Cun Prá Dance Challenge ends later this week.
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