La timba habanera ha generado muchas discusiones desde su aparición —años 90— en las enunciaciones de la cadencia de varias orquestas de música bailable de La Habana (Irakere, Los Van Van, NG, La ...

José Luis Cortés, "one of the most important figures in contemporary Cuban music," died on April 18 in Havana, Cuba per the Instituto Cubano de la Música José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés, controversial ...

In 1960, New York became the melting pot for Afro-Cuban rhythms by default. Cut off from La Habana, La Gran Manzana became the birthplace of salsa. Meanwhile, far from stagnating, Cubans behind the ...

The Cuban music form known as timba developed in the 1980s, but exploded in popularity throughout the '90s. While training in jazz and classical conservatories, many Cuban musicians were looking for a ...

On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...

When Fidel Morales returned to Havana in 2004 after an extended stay in Panama, and traveling the world as a master drummer, he had an exact focus on the type of record he wanted to produce. Salsa Son ...

El evento contará con exponentes de la salsa, timba y vallenato como Mayito Rivera, Pedro Calvo, Son Tentación y Los Parceros ...

Carlos Manuel, el ídolo de la timba cubana de fines de los noventa, el chico lindo de La Manzana en la cabeza, se presentó en el Club SOB de Nueva York, por donde antes pasaron Los Van Van, Habana ...

I try not to be too biased when it comes to Latin music. But it’s hard to stay impartial when you’re Cuban. After all, we’re talking about one tiny island responsible for so many ass-shaking styles of ...

HAROLD López-Nussa es un pianista que, desde la más sólida formación clásica hasta el dominio de los ritmos más autóctonos, ha construido un camino musical entre la Isla y el mundo. Su nuevo álbum, ...