Cuba is destined to be blighted by problems unless authorities make changes. That was the prediction of practitioners of Santeria, the Afro-Cuban tradition in Cuba. (AP/Ariel Fernández and Milexsy ...
Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Zahili Zamora shares music that celebrates her background. Pianist and vocalist Zahili Gonzalez Zamora, electric bassist and vocalist Gerson Lazo-Quiroga, drummer ...
If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.
Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced the death of Bradley Simmons, instructor of music and director of the Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles. Simmons, 73, died May 22. “Bradley’s ...
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In 1954, Cuban writer and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera published “El Monte,” a groundbreaking study of Afro-Cuban spirituality and oral traditions. Cabrera devoted her life to documenting the Lucumí ...
Minutes after returning to Miner Auditorium's stage, Juan De Marcos shared a revelation that would have discouraged many bandleaders. "I am very happy to play tonight for you," he told the packed ...