In Cuba, pianists explore the wonderful rhythms of the island with their own percussive sense of melody. Roberto Fonseca's ...

The influence of Afro-Cuban music in Cuban culture will be high on the agenda of the 40th Jazz Plaza International Festival ...

A local performing arts center is bringing the Grammys to Queens. As New Yorkers recently celebrated their favorite ...

The pianist leads his ensemble in two suites of his own and the final commissioned work of the great jazz composer Carla Bley ...

They did it with salsa. They won’t do it to my music. My music is Afro Cuban. And that’s what it is.” When it comes to music defined as “Latin,” the contributions of Black artists often ...

When Bauza met Cuban bandleader Machito, together they transformed American popular music. Afro-Cuban music also offered immigrants a sense of pride and identity. It mixed secret Cuban 'spirit ...

I Adore You is written by Esperanza Spalding and combines jazz with the Latin style of samba with elements of Afro Cuban music. It features on the 2008 album Esperanza. GCSE Music Revision ...

Pinecrest Gardens, in collaboration with the Celia Cruz Estate, is set to honor the centennial of Celia Cruz’s birth with a celebration that includes an ongoing special exhibition and a ...

The show starts with a performance of the more traditional Afro-Cuban music and dance styles associated with Santeria, and ends with a high-energy rumba that gets foreigners and Cubans alike up ...