Cuba boasts a rich and unique heritage, with the people of the county having descended from the Spaniards who originally emigrated there in the 15th century, and the Africans who were brought to the ...

Cuba Sings Its Political Story “Patria y Vida,” this summer’s protest anthem, belongs to the rich tradition of an island nation where music and politics have long intertwined. . By ...

The central role of secretive Afro-Cuban religions like santeria, palo, Abakuá, and vodú in the rituals and customs of drumming makes it virtually impossible for the curious to get a first-hand ...

Despite its troubled political history, Cuba has generally enjoyed a warm relationship with international musicians. Over the years, a handful of artists in a variety of genres have traveled to ...

When he was a student, much of Cuba's traditional music was off limits. Now, Rubalcaba has brought back those once forbidden sounds. His latest recording is called Solo.

The name derives from the barrios or housing projects in Cuba, where aspiring artists would create their own homemade reggaetón and sing about street life powered by local slang. The genre’s ...

Millions of people around the world heard for the first time the smooth sounds of Cuban traditional music, and loved what they heard. Now Cuban music has considerable value. Its ownership is worth ...

Cuba has long had a rich and varied musical life that includes European classical music. The Conservatory of Music in Cuba is named for an outstanding Cuban composer of the baroque era. You’ll ...

Havana, Cuba - Behind Closed Doors. Season 5 Episode 502 | 26m 45s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Dance, Art, and Music are helping to usher Cuba into a new future. Aired 11/01/2024 | Expires 10 ...

The sixth Cuba's International Salsa Music Festival kicked off in the capital city of Havana on Wednesday after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tony Laurencio and Cuci Amador are the founders of Afrobeta — they embody a Miami sound. They star in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Birthright," about their trip to play in Cuba. They join us ...

String music’s loss became Latin music’s gain. Gomez went on to musical conservatory, studying the piano and the classics in Cuba. He eventually left the country — under duress — and since ...