A two-month U.S. tour by the 15-piece Cuban jazz-pop band ¡Cubanismo! has been canceled because its members were denied visas to enter the United States. The group had planned a 43-show, 34-city ...

To hear reparto in Havana, you don’t have to go far. It’s playing in every taxi, every café lining La Habana Vieja, on Friday nights at Don Cangrejo and Saturday mornings at Mio y Tuyo. A homemade mix ...

Cuban musicians have been dispersed around the world for more than half a century while seeking freedom and opportunity, but the family-like ties binding them together endure. Those ties and brilliant ...

Whether it's art, music, dancing, or theater, the Seacoast entertainment scene has it all for you this weekend. Head to Portsmouth Music and Arts Center for an artist talk, dance the evening away to ...

Orquesta Akokán takes its name from the Yoruba word meaning "from the heart." The group's self-titled debut album, released in March, draws deep from the soul and history of Cuba, reviving the spirit ...

As U.S. and European musicians land in Havana, organizers of a cultural exchange stress harmony, not discord. A big week for U.S.-Cuba cultural exchange opened here Monday with all sides seeking to ...

The thing about the Martin Theatre is there’s not quite enough room to dance. That didn’t stop audiences from trying anyway on Wednesday, when Irakere, the storied Cuban band, visited Ravinia for its ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous article misidentified the schools where Mike Davison attended and taught. HAVANA — Two decades after the debut of the Buena Vista Social Club, it’s still ...

Eduardo "Eddie" Palmieri, the Afro Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer who died Aug. 6, didn't merely bring something new to the jazz table. You might say he completely reset the table. His ...