When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect. Steven Machat did. Having assembled the entourage with bandleader Jesus ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

HAVANA — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

It would be hard to imagine a better group of artists to bring to life the golden age of Cuban music that the one Ry Cooder cobbled together in Havana nearly three decades ago. Guitarist, vocalist and ...

Musical director Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos and his Buena Vista Orchestra, left, seen here in a September performance at New York’s Town Hall, will be playing at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Saturday, Oct.