José Luis Cortés, "one of the most important figures in contemporary Cuban music," died on April 18 in Havana, Cuba per the Instituto Cubano de la Música José Luis "El Tosco" Cortés, controversial ...

Question: What do you get if you mix contemporary Cuban music with jazz? A relatively new genre called timba, says Jorge Gómez, the pianist and director of Tiempo Libre, a timba group he started in ...

In 1960, New York became the melting pot for Afro-Cuban rhythms by default. Cut off from La Habana, La Gran Manzana became the birthplace of salsa. Meanwhile, far from stagnating, Cubans behind the ...

Make your way to the Japan Latin Music Festival Timba this autumn, as Latin artists from all over Japan and across the globe are gathering in Shibuya to celebrate the passionate and energetic world of ...

I try not to be too biased when it comes to Latin music. But it’s hard to stay impartial when you’re Cuban. After all, we’re talking about one tiny island responsible for so many ass-shaking styles of ...

In 1995, life in Cuba was really getting to Jorge Gomez. “We didn’t have food or money or electricity. We didn’t have anything. I don’t know how we survived.” It was after the collapse of the Soviet ...

“So hot and danceable that even when you talk about the group, you find yourself moving your hips.” – Richmond Times Dispatch “High-voltage, infectiously danceable Afro-Cuban rhythms with conservatory ...

The Cuban music form known as timba developed in the 1980s, but exploded in popularity throughout the '90s. While training in jazz and classical conservatories, many Cuban musicians were looking for a ...

Some great live music recordings from two Australian bands who share a common energy on stage but present music that's a few continents apart – from Cuba, Afro Timba, and from Sudan the Asim Gorachi ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

When Fidel Morales returned to Havana in 2004 after an extended stay in Panama, and traveling the world as a master drummer, he had an exact focus on the type of record he wanted to produce. Salsa Son ...