Happy Musicians Day!

Tanga was composed by Mario Bauzá, considered by many the father of Afro – Cuban Jazz.

Almost 10 minutes of amazing music. Thanks to all the people sharing pictures and videos of the unique event that took place in Toronto’s Koerner Hall on October, 20th, 2012.

Cuban master playing Lecuona

Al estar fuera de Cuba es lógico que uno se desconecte de los nuevos dichos callejeros y canciones. Todas mis actualizaciones de nuevos discos y conciertos llegan a través de amigos, que normalmente siguen la misma música que yo, el pop rock de Cuba, el jazz y la trova, principalmente. En internet, se puede ver […]

A characteristic of Cuban humor is the double meaning and because humor is so present in the lyrics of popular songs we have a hilarious repertoire.

Pretty cool version!

X Alfonso’s latest CD can be downloaded online for free here. Hope you enjoy his new songs as much as I did.

The more I listen to Roberto Fonseca’s CD “Yo” the more I like it.  With this work, he touches the Afro Cuban music grounds in a way that no matter where I am on the planet, the sound of the music puts me back in Havana in a second. Fonseca and his band are touring […]