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In new ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ musical, a legendary Cuban album comes to life onstage

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced about her ...
insider.si.edu

The history of Afro Cuban Latin American music : singers, musicians, composers / Harvey Sheldon

La biblioteca recibió apoyo federal del Fondo de Iniciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense. Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, ...
Vail Daily

¡Cubanismo! has the ‘right amount’ of Cuban sound

The 14-piece sound that is ¡Cubanismo! performs at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at Vail Square. In addition to bandleader Jesus Alemany on trumpet, the ensemble features three vocalists – Alina Vila, ...
PBS

Cimafunk describes his unique sound and how he’s bringing Cuban music to the world

Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates his ...
WLRN

Haydée Milanés and the mass exodus of Cuban artists: 'It hurts'

The popular new single by recently exiled Cuban singer Haydée Milanés — titled in Spanish “Duele,” or “It Hurts” — starts with the lyrics, “My darling, you don’t know the torment I feel in my soul if ...