New Mini Documentary ‘Cimafunk: Electrifying Havana with Afro-Cuban Funk’
A new mini documentary by a British director about Cuban sensation Cimafunk gives us a glimpse into the singer’s journey... Read Article
On Our Radar: New music by MPeach, Buscabulla, Strings N’ Skins, Alex Cuba, & Dave Nada & Tittsworth feat. Mula
September has brought us many new tunes by artists we dig and this edition of ‘On our Radar’ is all... Read Article
REVIEW Daymé Arocena – Sonocardiogram
Cuban singer and composer Daymé Arocena has become one of the most widely recognised figures of Latin American jazz in... Read Article
On our Radar: The Caribbean: New music & live shows feat. Cimafunk and Yasser Tejeda & Palotré
Cuba’s Cimafunk at Summerstage and Blue Note Jazz Club Cimafunk left a trail of fire in the United States once... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Afrosideral Pays Homage to Yoruban Culture on New Single
Tight dance-floor-beckoning beats, chattering percussion and sage-like vocals form the backbone of “Oggu Onile”, the first track to be taken... Read Article
REVIEW Angélique Kidjo – Celia
Anguelique Kidjo is at it again with her latest album Celia, in which just like last year’s reimagining of the... Read Article
La Dame Blanche Releases New Video for ‘Bajo El Mismo Cielo’
One year ago La Dame Blanche released her third album Bajo El Mismo Cielo via Nacional Records (US), Jarring Effects... Read Article
REVIEW Chano Pozo – Rumbero Mayor
It would be tempting to argue that the hot-blooded, fast-living rumbero of African origin from the slums of Havana was... Read Article
REVIEW Ariwo – Quasi
Reviews of Ariwo‘s first, eponymous album, released in May 2017, talked memorably of “a sonic terra incognita” and “a soundscape... Read Article
On the Fast Track to Stardom: Cuba’s Cimafunk
The buzz around Cuba’s Cimafunk began earlier this year for us. We kept hearing there was this Cuban funk band... Read Article