For this author, grief is physical, and healing had to be as well. She found comfort in Cuban Vodú, a variant of Santeria ...
For Jessica Taylor Bellamy, juxtapositions, transparency, and layers shape a way of working that evokes her family history ...
Later, the family settled down ... Cal Tjader crafted one the sleekest and most distinctive sounds in Latin jazz. His cool, shimmering, jazz vibes, gliding fluidly atop fiery, hot Afro-Cuban rhythms, ...
and his writing and exhibitions have run the gamut from detailed studies of ritual in the Afro-Cuban religion Santeria ... of the singer activist Raimon Family stories are an ideal way to explore ...
The pianist leads his ensemble in two suites of his own and the final commissioned work of the great jazz composer Carla Bley ...
If there’s any doubt of the cultural impact Celia Cruz has had over the past century, consider the following: In 1994, Cruz received the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton, the highest ...
It may be the shortest month of the year, but we’re certainly not short on concerts. May your 28 days be full of music! Check ...
One of the most sought-after Cuban dance troupes ... famous Danza Contemporánea de Cuba and have carried that mix of Afro-Caribbean dance styles, contemporary ballet and modern theater into ...
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Efie Gallery is presenting Dance Will Be You (Jan. 23 – Mar. 26), a group exhibition ...
The second annual Afro Latino Film Festival, organized by Waterbury’s Pa’lante Theater Company, has not only grown from two to five nights, it is now taking place in two locations. The ...