Most of you probably heard, but in case you didn't, Juan Formell died yesterday. He was the founder of Los Van Van and an innovator in Cuban music with the formation of Songo with Blas Egües and Changuito.
I read an interesting article on cubanow.net interviewing Enid Rosales, one of the new wave of tres players in Cuba.
She talks about using the Cuban tres in areas beyond ...
I just ran across a very interesting presentation on Tumba Francesa. It was given by Mirta Gomez at the beginning of the year for the Library of Congress. It was ...
Arsenio Rodríguez is arguably one of the most influential composers and musicians of popular Cuban music.
Most people know what is arguably the most famous Cuban song ever written, but do they know the composer?
The song is Guantanamera, and the composer was Joseito Fernandez. Ask ...
Even though many people aren't familiar with trova, and particularly nueva trova, it is a very diverse genre of music.