‘Havana Year Zero’ by Karla Suárez: Revealing Portrait of Cuba’s Special Period
The year is 1993 and Cuba’s economy is in deep recession after the collapse of the Soviet Union two years... Read Article
Prezident Markon’s Singles Round-Up (Cande y Paulo, José Mauro, Ignus, Aricia Mess, Okuté, Havana Meets Kingston, João Donato, Penya, Esperanto)
April has showered its musical blessings upon us: some old, some new and all worthy of more than a mere... Read Article
‘Huey Morgan’s Latin Music Adventure’: A Musical Tour of Puerto Rico, Brazil and Cuba
Huey Morgan’s three-part documentary series for the BBC, available to watch in the UK here, is a must-watch for anyone... Read Article
On Our Radar: New Tunes by Nino Augustine and Lester Rey & a New EP by El Individuo
New year, new energy. At least we hope so. Some of our old and new friends have new music we’re... Read Article
Best Albums of 2020
What a year!? It’s certainly been like no other. Well… except for the amount of music that’s been released, which... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Los Hermanos/The Brothers’: Cuban-Born Brothers and Musicians Collaborate for the First Time
Aldo López-Gavilán’s eyes open wide and round as he examines a vast gallery of vintage American cars in Detroit. On... Read Article
REVIEW La Dame Blanche – ELLA
Yaite Ramos Rodriguez a.k.a La Dame Blanche is in full evolution. Her transformation is clear when comparing 2018’s Bajo El... Read Article
Films on AfroCuba and Acid Mothers Reynols to Screen at Doc’n Roll Festival
New films focused on Cuban jazz group AfroCuba and a collaboration between cult Argentine group Renyols and the psychedelic Japanese... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Afrosideral Takes His ‘Orishas’ To The Dance Floor on New Remixes Album
We became instant fans of Cuban musician Kumar Sublevao Beat after hearing his debut album as Afrosideral, 2019’s El Olimpo... Read Article
‘Uproar’ and ‘Breaking the Circle’: Women Centred in Music Documentaries at WOMEX 20 Digital Edition
The short films Uproar and Breaking the circle part of WOMEX 20 Digital’s Film Programme, bring the gender debate in... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Epicentro’: An Idiosyncratic Eulogy for Havana
A burnished man, 40’s, wall-eyed, unshaven, his hair slicked down by the salt spray. He clamps his teeth on a... Read Article
Under The Influence: La Dame Blanche
Cuban vocalist, flautist and percussionist, Yaité Ramos Rodriguez released her latest album Ella last Friday under the French sobriquet La... Read Article