The pioneering Cuban percussionist Cándido Camero has died at age 99. Camero's grandson, Julian, told NPR member station WBGO that the Cuban conguero died peacefully at his home in New York on ...

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 ...

The U.S. government has granted political asylum to 49 Cuban dancers, singers and musicians, the cast of the “Havana Night Club,” who defected in November while performing at the Stardust Resort & ...

In the Cuba of the Revolution, culture has been an often brutally disputed battlefield. Creators make for unruly subjects and present autocrats and dictators with profound challenges and elusive ...