Fifteen years after he was born in Frederiksted, Wayne "Bully" Petersen picked up his first ukulele. It was a life-shaping gesture. By the time he passed away on Wednesday, Petersen had become a ...
A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...
Acclaimed Afro-Cuban jazz pianist Elio Villafranca is set to take the stage Saturday at Prior-Jollek Hall on the Antilles ...
Connecticut lawmakers want to acknowledge the Indigenous heritage of Caribbean islands like Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and ...
For this author, grief is physical, and healing had to be as well. She found comfort in Cuban Vodú, a variant of Santeria ...
The rhythmic pulse of New Orleans jazz merged seamlessly with Afro-Cuban beats on the streets of Havana last month.
For Jessica Taylor Bellamy, juxtapositions, transparency, and layers shape a way of working that evokes her family history ...
As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” ...
If there’s any doubt of the cultural impact Celia Cruz has had over the past century, consider the following: In 1994, Cruz ...
This is the heart of Havana’s Afro-Cuban culture, and every Sunday, the alley comes alive with rumba performances and lively celebrations. It’s a sensory overload in the best possible way, and you’ll ...
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