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 ...

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 ...

To hear reparto in Havana, you don’t have to go far. It’s playing in every taxi, every café lining La Habana Vieja, on Friday nights at Don Cangrejo and Saturday mornings at Mio y Tuyo. A homemade mix ...

Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws. —Andrew Fletcher, 1703. In the politically violent land of Cuba there is often some doubt as to who, exactly, is writing the laws.

The lyrics pack in plenty of historical and current references, so we turned to Miami-based Cuban-American musician Lilly Blanco to translate the lyrics and annotate the references. The most important ...

Cuban musician Silvio Rodriguez looks on during an interview with The Associated Press in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Rodríguez, 77, one of Latin America's most famous musicians, has ...

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 ...

With several Juno, Latin Grammy and Grammy Awards to his credit, Cuba has gained a lengthy list of professional admirers as ...

A British high court is considering a case that involves a dispute over copyright royalties for the Cuban songs featured on the Buena Vista Social Club album released in 1997. An American publishing ...

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.

LONDON (Reuters) - Pablo Milanes's latest album is titled "Renacimiento" (Rebirth) but an air of nostalgia was in the air at the Cuban singer-songwriter's concert in London on Wednesday night. It was ...

Mi Tierra Es Asi; Guajira; Ay Amor; Amor De Millones; Fontanar; Guasimal; Que Viva Chango. 'Tierra' shines a spotlight on the female songwriters of the Cuban countryside as well as on original songs ...