Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect.

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social ...

There is a life-affirming quality to traditional Cuban music, a seductive trait that seems to communicate directly with a listener’s soul. Characterized by a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz ...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Renowned trumpeter Arturo Sandoval has spent decades lighting up the international stage with his unmistakable sound and unrelenting passion for music. At 75, the Cuban-born virtuoso remains as active ...

When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect. Steven Machat did. Having assembled the entourage with bandleader Jesus ...