Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X There are five chances to catch "El Arte Del Bolero” by Luis Perdomo and Miguel Zenón in the last ...

When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect. Steven Machat did. Having assembled the entourage with bandleader Jesus ...

Over the electronic din on Washington Avenue after midnight, amid barking club promoters and sprinting valets with lips kissing walkie-talkies, the incongruous sound of live music escapes through ...

Like music in New Orleans and Louisiana, Cuban music runs generation to generation. Traditional music groups in the Caribbean island nation can consist solely of family members. Also like New Orleans ...

There are unlimited reasons to love Cuban music, but what draws me the most is the relentless, resilient joy at its heart. The island’s grooves have a century-long history of sparking international ...

The saxophonist and his longtime collaborator Luis Perdomo reimagined some of their favorite Latin American ballads for an album that made deep connections during the pandemic. By Ed Morales On New ...

The dapper, cheeky-faced genius responsible for "Besame mucho" is the subject of docu "Machin: A Full Life," about the Cuban bolero singer who dominated Spanish popular music through the '50s. Film ...

The romantic Latin ballad style known as Bolero arrived in Mexico from Cuba in the 1920s and took off during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the '40s. American singers such as Nat King Cole and ...

From the Fandango to the Bolero: Music of Spain and Cuba through Five Centuries This program explores the history and influences of music in Spain and one of her last colonies, Cuba. We explore the ...

Blanca Rosa Gil was born on August 26, 1937, in Matanzas, Cuba. As the youngest of 10 siblings, Gil moved to La Habana with her family, where her love of music developed thanks to the influence of her ...

With passionate lyrics about love and broken hearts wrapped in slow tempo string music and rich harmonies, bolero is considered one of Latin America’s most romantic genres of music. And this musical ...