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
6 Books by LGBTQ+ Latin American Authors to Read For Pride
Pride events worldwide have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that’s no reason not to learn... Read Article
REVIEW A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
Back in 2015, A Guide to the Birdsong of South America was released, featuring artists of the calibre of Dengue... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Harold López-Nussa Mixes Reggaeton and Latin Jazz On First Taster off New Album
The apparent go-to Cuban jazz pianist at present, Harold López Nussa has appeared on all kinds of projects, ranging from... Read Article
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
First Track from ‘A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean’ Released; Vinyl Pre-Order Live
It’s so nice to see this project finally have a release date. Back in August last year El Búho and... 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