Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos and the Buena Vista Orchestra transform the Vilar into a hot Havana nightclub on Wednesday. In the 1950s, a rotating group of musicians collectively known as the Buena Vista ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect.
There is a life-affirming quality to traditional Cuban music, a seductive trait that seems to communicate directly with a listener’s soul. Characterized by a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz ...
HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social ...
HAVANA – Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...
Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of traditional jazz.
The rhythmic pulse of New Orleans jazz merged seamlessly with Afro-Cuban beats on the streets of Havana last month, as the Trombone Shorty Foundation orchestrated its fourth annual cultural exchange ...
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 ...