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Yescica Livesey more »
From Cuba
Salsa has its roots in Cuba and Puerto Rico and is probably the most famous of all Latin American dance forms. Yescica is from Guantanamo, Cuba. She b&hellip » read more
Vocal Sampling more »
From Cuba
Vocal Sampling may sound like a full salsa band - but in reality their unique sound is created by a six piece all-male Cuban a-capella group. With m&hellip » read more
Vicente Arrencibia more »
From Cuba
Master percussionist Vicente Arrencibia, is well versed in the rhythms he grew up with as a child in Havana. Afro-Latin grooves such as the son, guag&hellip » read more
The Creole Choir of Cuba more »
From Cuba
The label says Cuban. The music says Haitian Their passports might be Cuban but, for the ten singers who make up the Creole Choir, their musical focu&hellip » read more
Sonora La Calle more »
From Cuba
Think of Cuba, and you may think of Castro, Havana cigars - or even Graham Greene. But what should spring to mind first and foremost is music. This Ca&hellip » read more
Ska Cubano more »
From Cuba, Jamaica, Japan, Montserrat, United Kingdom
Jamaica meets Cuba in a ska stylee It's a scientifically proven fact that everybody likes ska. Everybody. In fact, all a political party needed to do &hellip » read more
Simon Shaheen & Qantara more »
From Cuba, France, United States
Simon Shaheen, master of both the oud and violin, has broken much new ground in his career, mixing traditional Arabic music into jazz. With his new ba&hellip » read more
Sierra Maestra more »
From Cuba
Keepers of the son flame. It's an impatient world that's constantly looking for new angles and fresh innovation. This is especially true with music. P&hellip » read more
Rumberos de Cuba more »
From Cuba
Live and direct from the barrios of Havana Don't listen to those who glibly tell you that the Cuban music bubble has burst. True, the flood of Cuban &hellip » read more
Puentes Brothers more »
From Cuba
Non?identical twins Alexis and Adonis Puentes have grown up playing the Cuban dance music "Son". With their debut CD, Morumba Cubana, both have devel&hellip » read more
Pedro Luis Ferrer more »
From Cuba
Like an aged bottle of top-shelf Havana Club rum, the music of Pedro Luis Ferrer develops more depth and flavour as the years drift by. As the leading&hellip » read more
Paquito D´Rivera y Las Hermanas Márquez more »
From Cuba, United States
PAQUITO D´RIVERA Nacido en La Habana, el tres veces ganador del premio Grammy, comenzó como niño prodigio tocando el clarinete y el saxofón en la Orq&hellip » read more
Papa Noel & Papi Oviedo more »
From Congo Dem. Rep., Cuba
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: When Cuban 78s started arriving in the ports of West Africa in the 1920s and 30s, it was as if a long lost cousi&hellip » read more
Papa Noel & Adan Pedroso more »
Veteran Congolese guitarist, singer and songwriter Papa Noel appears at WOMAD Athens with the talented young Cuban sonero Adan Pedroso. Noel, or ?Non&hellip » read more
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club more »
From Cuba
The world's favourite Cubans Just as the multi-million-selling Buena Vista Social Club filled homes and hearts across the world with song, so too - &hellip » read more
Orlando Cachaito Lopez more »
From Cuba
Widely regarded as the best bass player in Cuba, (and he comes from a clan of over 100 double bass players) 'Cachaito' came to mainstream prominence w&hellip » read more
Orishas more »
From Cuba
The iconic Cuban threesome With just four albums to their name, Orishas have become a touchstone of 21st century new music. Roldán González, Hiram Ri&hellip » read more
News Updates
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Performance Updates
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- Aziza Brahim & Gulili Mankoo Band (Western Sahara)
- The Boxettes (United Kingdom)
- Lenacay (Spain)
- Ebo Taylor (Ghana)
- Deolinda withDeolinda (Portugal)
- Hey Folks! (Spain)
- Roçário Fado (Spain)
- The Boxettes (United Kingdom)
- Lucrecia (Cuba)