City Guides:

Cuba

By Gina Vergel 08 October, 2014

I admit when I’m slow to catch onto a hot, new artist, and these days, it’s a R&B and hip-hop... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 01 October, 2014

Our favorite Bengali-American music producer is back and this time he’s added some Cuban and Colombian flavor to spice up a... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 18 November, 2013

The concept of revolution is entwined with the history of Latin America to such an extent that the Spanish word... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 19 July, 2013

It’s tough for rabid salsa fans to imagine that success may not have come easy for many of the greats.... Read Article

By Ed Hart 13 September, 2012

With Fidel Whatever Happens (Con Fidel Pase que lo Pase), directed by Serbia’s Goran Radovanović for Nama and See Film,... Read Article

By Russ Slater 07 March, 2012

At times it feels as if Roberto Fonseca‘s reputation has more to do with his time supporting Buena Vista Social... Read Article

By S&C Team 24 January, 2011

In the sheltered inner rooms of an old Havana house, an earthy philosopher plucks melodies and rhythms from the air... Read Article

By Jon Lusk 12 December, 2010

Cuba is best known for son, the grab bag of styles that features many of the building blocks of salsa.... Read Article

By Jon Lusk 11 December, 2010

It’s not always a disaster when plans go astray. Fourteen years after the celebrated sessions in Havana that gave rise... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 November, 2010

Labelled as an epic animated love story between Chico and Rita, in reality this story is all about Cuba and... Read Article

By Samantha Maine 13 August, 2010

Today, you may think of Gilles Peterson as a DJ. A DJ yes, but he has helped launch the careers... Read Article

By S&C Team 31 May, 2010

A haiku, as poet Octavio Paz put it, is lived poetry. For Yusa, the Cuban singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, this means... Read Article