Margaret Randall – I Never Left Home: Poet, Feminist, Revolutionary
In her new memoir Margaret Randall details her life as an activist, revolutionary and poet during the turbulent years of... Read Article
REVIEW Ibrahim Ferrer – Buenos Hermanos [Special Edition]
The story of Buena Vista Social Club, the reunion of veteran Cuban musicians who’d found modest success in the 1950s... Read Article
New music: Battle of Santiago, ‘Judgement’
The Toronto-based AfroCuban inspired post-rock outfit Battle of Santiago have a new music video for “Judgement,” the lead single off... Read Article
Freddie
Freddie, a new monologue by the award-winning Cuban playwright, novelist, and poet Abilio Estévez, invites the audience to share the... Read Article
REVIEW Roberto Fonseca – Yesun
Yesun, Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca’s 9th release, is a work of vivid intricacies woven by a master hand. Scion of... Read Article
REVIEW Alex Cuba – Sublime
Twenty years in the sub-Arctic cold of Smithers, British Columbia, hasn’t chilled the tropical soul of Alex Cuba (born Alexis... Read Article
Roberto Fonseca Releases New Album; Announces Extensive European Tour
With a new album, Yesun, just released that sees Roberto Fonseca delve into rap, funk, reggaeton and electronica, alongside his usual pillars of... Read Article
REVIEW Yelfris Valdés – For The Ones…
Cuban musician Yelfris Valdés has released his first full-length LP, For The Ones…, which sets out to combine his Afro-Cuban... Read Article
REVIEW Que Vola?
Earlier in the year, I reviewed a new album on the estimable French label, Nø Format. I described Que Vola?’s... Read Article