In a career that has spanned 25 years and nearly 30 releases, including a string of acclaimed recordings for the prestigious Blue Note label, Cuban piano virtuoso Gonzalo Rubalcaba has awed critics ...

Alfredo Rodriguez Jr. was faced with making a life-changing decision in January 2009: He could either remain in his native Cuba and complete his senior year at the Classical University of Havana or ...

Harold López-Nussa is learning the art of embracing change. The world-class pianist made the big leap and moved from his home in Cuba to France, where he began a new life.

The first thing I think of when I consider Cuban music is the piano. I've spent most of my adult life playing Afro-Cuban percussion, so you'd think I would hear things differently. But actually, the ...

Carnegie Hall has called Cuban piano phenom Dayramir González “A distinctive voice in the pantheon of Cuban jazz," and was also hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “A stunningly gifted composer and ...

Meet three really grand old men from Cuba. Bebo Valdés plays piano, sublimely (he's also father of "Chucho" Valdés, who many - his father included - regard as the greatest Afro-Cuban pianist). Some ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Much of the magic in Afro-Cuban music comes from the fact each instrument in the rhythm section ...

A group of Hispanic Catholic musicians will hold on concert on October 26 in Miami to launch a new CD by Cuban composer Jorge Enrique del Rivero, who died before he could finish the recording. “Yo ...

Observers of New Orleans culture often describe the town as “the northernmost city of the Caribbean.” It will feel a lot more Caribbean on Monday, November 19, when Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdes ...