REVIEW Daymé Arocena – Cubafonía
Despite Daymé Arocena reaching international audiences and receiving high acclaim, her music hasn’t stopped growing. She has seemingly embraced the not small responsibility... Read Article
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Cubafonía is the Latest Release from New Cuban Star Daymé Arocena
Daymé Arocena has had a mad few years. Her powerful voice and charisma have taken her on a journey leading... Read Article
Daymé Arocena’s Valentines Release
Daymé Arocena is a sign of the changes in Cuba, of opening up, a country spreading its wings into the... Read Article
Shows to Watch for APAP Conference and globalFEST in NYC
Though world music can be found in New York City virtually year-round, January is a time when a plethora of... Read Article
Soundtrack to the Struggle / ¡Arriba las Mujeres! Playlist
“¡Ay, qué manera de caer hacia arriba y de ser sempiterna, esta mujer!” (“Oh, the way this woman has of falling... Read Article
Best Tracks of 2016 (So Far…)
As we’re now more than half the way through 2016 we figured it was only right that we shared some... Read Article
REVIEW Daymé Arocena – One Takes
Music has always had a particular ability to enliven one’s life, whether through the elegance of masterfully-arranged sounds or even... Read Article
La Linea Festival Brings The New Sounds of Latin America To London
This April, London’s Latin music festival La Línea returns for its sixteenth year in the capital, bringing some of the... Read Article
Cuba’s Daymé Arocena Wows at Afrolatino Festival of NY Fundraiser
While United States President Barack Obama was making global headlines seated next to Cuban President Raul Castro at a baseball... Read Article
New Music To Prepare For Festival Season
We are fast approaching festival season. Austin’s South by Southwest® (SXSW®) is around the corner, as are Miami’s electronic music weeks,... Read Article
REVIEW Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura Band – Havana Club Rumba Sessions
The latest instalment in the Havana Cultura series focuses specifically upon the three principal rhythmic styles that underpin rumba: guaguancó, yambu,... Read Article
REVIEW Havana Club Rumba Sessions: La Clave
Nearly thirty years have passed since Gilles Peterson curated his first Sunday afternoon session at the legendary Dingwalls club in... Read Article