This is the ‘anthology’ of modern Cuban music that embodies the diversity of a new generation of artists beyond the...
Less than a week to go to our next appointment with Sounds of the World, the music series, part of the...
The sun is shining as people from all corners of the globe – including artists from six continents and fifty...
To compile a playlist about calypso music is also to delve into Trinidad and Tobago’s history. When the first kaisonians...
In 1986, when Haitians overthrew dictator Jean Claude Duvalier and the culturally conservative authoritarian regime that he had put into...
Transparent Water, a meeting between Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and versatile Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita, is a delightful...
It is undeniable that the 2016 single by La Máquina Insular pays tribute to Rafael Cortijo, the Puerto Rican orchestra...
Reggae was born as an attempt at offering a mass of people tired of pretending to be a rational, liberal,...
Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to...
Contemporary Cuban music is currently enjoying a high profile with exciting, forward-looking releases from Dayme Arocena and Gilles Peterson’s Havana...
With just two songs and their videos, an unprecedented level of hype was created among Caribbean, African and also Latin...
Event Review: Manana//Cuba – A Night of Afro-Cuban Collaborations @ Barbican (London, 26th May 2017)
That euphoric swelling an artist feels when they connect with their audience is what rumba musicians describe as ‘Manana’. The...