African groups in Cuba, which Sublette traces to four distinct regions on the dark continent, kept a lot of their culture and traditions intact through the formation of cabildos, something like 'town ...

Austin (TX), 18 mar (EFEUSA).Austin (TX), 18 mar (EFEUSA). — El festival South by Southwest (SXSW) marcará un antes y un después para la industria musical cubana, aseguraron hoy los artistas de la ...

Reporting from SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — “Solo quiero conectarme la Wi-Fi.” That’s the hook from a new song by the Barcelona-based, Afro-Cuban singer and producer Kumar Sublevao-Beat. And throughout ...

To hear reparto in Havana, you don’t have to go far. It’s playing in every taxi, every café lining La Habana Vieja, on Friday nights at Don Cangrejo and Saturday mornings at Mio y Tuyo. A homemade mix ...

Gente de Zona became the first Cuban duo to sell out the coveted Kaseya Center in Miami earlier this month, where they performed for over 14,000 fans in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The duo’s ...

On a road trip across the island, music is everywhere and each region moves to its own defining rhythm. Text by Shannon Sims Photographs and Video by Todd Heisler Sept. 29, 2019 On a road trip across ...

Join us for an unforgettable night of live music, Latin vibes, and tropical cocktails at Revolución de Cuba Milton Keynes! Whether you're winding down your week or turning up your weekend, our live ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. It was the movie credited with introducing vintage Cuban music to a global audience. But the ...

Reporting from Havana — Coming from a Spanish-speaking musician, the song “Muros y Puertas (Walls and Doors),” could easily have been interpreted as a response to one of the key campaign promises of ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda began working on the story and songs for the animated musical Vivo in 2009, but the songs ended up sitting in his trunk for a few years while In the Heights and Hamilton happened.