CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jacob Plasse remembers vividly the first time he heard mambo music. To hear him describe it, it was nothing short of a spiritual awakening. Now, as one of the lead collaborators in ...
After five sensational shows of Underground Sound at the Vilar, ranging from rock and bluegrass to soul and funk, Orquesta Akokán closes out the season of ‘Love for the Locals.’ Orquesta Akokán ...
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 ...
Producer Jacob Plasse teamed up with the beloved mambo singer Jose “Pepito” Gomez and an all-star group of Cuban jazz players last year. Their aim was to make a mambo record that could sit alongside ...
Tal vez no bailó en los años 50 al ritmo de mambos y guarachas, pero el legado de Orquesta Huambaly ha traspasado generaciones con éxitos inmortales como Arroz con palitos y El bodeguero. El conjunto ...
When Darnell Scott was 11, he stopped in at the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster. His family had just moved here from Philadelphia, and he was curious about playing music. Adrian Garcia, 16 at the time ...
Los miembros de la orquesta Carlos Cruz son la prueba viviente de que los sueños se hacen realidad. Este grupo de músicos llegados desde distintos países del mundo cautivaron a los miembros del jurado ...
El legendario escenario Lehman Center se vestirá de gala este sábado para el concierto inaugural de la temporada 2024-2025 en el que intervendrán la orquesta Mambo Legends, Lucrecia, Xiomara Laugart y ...