Today in Music History for July 27: In 1920, Henry D. "Homer" Haynes of the country comedy duo of "Homer and Jethro" was born. His partnership with Jethro (born Kenneth C. Burns) lasted 39 years -- ...

A blend of community, improvisation, and diasporic dance make McMiller’s Berkshires-born performance feel like a party.

Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera said the island’s beggars were faking poverty to make ‘easy’ money, drawing public outrage.

Four years after one of the biggest uprisings in the island's modern history, hundreds of protesters remain behind bars.

By the 1990s, the stigma surrounding bachata began to fade, partly due to the international success of Dominican star Juan Luis Guerra and his album Bachata Rosa. The album sold more than 5 million ...

Susana’s Cafe isn’t just another coffee shop; it’s a slice of Cuban paradise hiding in plain sight. The moment you approach Susana’s Cafe, you’re greeted by cheerful red outdoor tables scattered ...

With the exception of the Grassroots Festival, local bands are dominating this summer’s local music scene, with bands playing ...

Terror/Cactus, Martín Selasco's musical project, is spinning cumbia into something jazzy, hypnotic, electronic, and wildly ...

Kodiak Arts Council has announced its 2025-26 season performance schedule. Offerings range from high-powered Afro-Cuban jazz to a local community theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet.” All shows ar ...

The quintessentially American art form is alive and well in the most improvisational city in thecountry.

Arturo Sandoval reflects on Cuba, Dizzy Gillespie, working with family and why passion—not talent—is the key to a lasting ...

How an art professor from Cuba who once exhibited his work at Havana’s famed art biennial battled addiction and mental health ...