Santeria

By Russ Slater 15 June, 2018

Brazilian rapper Emicida has joined forces with French duo Ibeyi for a new track that celebrates orixá deities such as Xango... Read Article

By John Henry Dale 03 February, 2017

Day 6, 6th May 2016 Milillian Galis is widely considered to be a living master of the batá drums and,... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 25 March, 2016

While United States President Barack Obama was making global headlines seated next to Cuban President Raul Castro at a baseball... Read Article

By Alexander De Lacey 28 January, 2016

Nearly thirty years have passed since Gilles Peterson curated his first Sunday afternoon session at the legendary Dingwalls club in... Read Article

By Ed Hart 13 November, 2015

Cachita’s Streets: The Virgin of Charity, Race, and Revolution in Cuba by Jalane D. Schmidt is an impressive history of... Read Article

The diminutive frame of Cuban songstress Daymé Arocena cut a rather unassuming figure in the grimy environs of the Bedroom... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 08 February, 2014

A Kansas City, Mo., -based band has decided to celebrate their fifth anniversary by recording an ambitious cover of one of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 29 November, 2011

We speak to New Jersey-born director Leon Gast about Our Latin Thing, a film documenting a Fania All-Stars concert and... Read Article