"Patria y Vida." Homeland and life. Those are the words Cuban protesters chanted as they took to the streets on July 11, 2021, in what became one of the biggest antigovernment demonstrations against ...

Music has always played a role in Mark Cuban's life, but there's one track that holds special significance. The DMX song "Fame" resonates deeply with Cuban's journey, capturing the challenges and ...

Cuban singer-songwriter Estrella Acosta invites us into her journey this way: "The smell of mangos and guavas brings back memories of my childhood and reminds me of the sound of Cuban country music ...

The cover of the newly reissued 1977 LP Yoyi, originally released by Jorge Soler León under the name Grupo los Yoyi Credit: Courtesy of Future Rootz Medina grew up in Cuba, but his voracious appetite ...

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When the popular Buena Vista Social Club takes to the stage Saturday at the UA’s Centennial Hall, it will come after Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca wows the audience with his brilliant jazz ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge. Credit...Sara ...

Booklet with notes on composer and texts of songs with English translations (16 p. : ill.) in container. Recorded in Cuba. 101. Soy del Pueblo. Son, I am of the People. Carlos Puebla/Tradicionales.

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eliades Ochoa may be a traditionalist in music but does not trade in nostalgia. He achieved international fame as a charter member and key figure of Buena Vista ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A new Off Broadway musical adds the thrill of intimacy and the weight of history to the Cuban songs popularized on a 1997 album. By Jesse Green The ...