The singer, Pérola, will enliven on Sunday in Lubango, southern Huila province, the third edition of the local music imitation contest called "Vozes de Ouro", organised by event promoter "Guelvamos". Read More
Today, Mr. Haas presides over the "percussion penthouse" at New York University, a sprawling loft filled with $150,000 in equipment—including drums, gongs, cymbals, marimbas, xylophones, a full set of steel drums, and the world's largest timpani, which Mr. Haas built out of a 100-year-old 6-foot-wide copper kettle once used to churn cheese. Read More
This impressive double bill featured a young celebrity from Cape Verde and the Cuban pianist who achieved the seemingly impossible when he successfully took over from Rubén González in the Buena Vista Social Club. The two know each other well – each appears on the other's most recent album – and they are both adept at covering different styles. Read More
The rightful heir to the Buena Vista Social Club legacy, pianist Fonseca had the daunting job of filling his hero the late, great Ruben Gonzalez's shoes. Read More
Chick Corea's gig with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (15 Nov) also on the bill would be a big one for me. Read More
Volcano Theatre Company, Cobblestone Theatre, Main Street, Volcano. $15. (209) 296-5495. Read More
Omara Portuondo, the world renowned vocalist who began her career in the music scene of her native Cuba in the 1940s, has been granted a travel visa to perform in the United States for two very special dates in October. Read More
Canada's International Development Research Center and Harvard's Berkman Center are convening a conversation today and tomorrow at Harvard on the future of information and communication technology and development (ICT4D). Read More
The release will be distributed by EMI but marketed by Fonseca's management team at 10 Music. Read More
For all its Broadway glitter, New York has nothing over the Tarheel State when it comes to our profusion of summer outdoor drama. Read More
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Fonseca chose the path of music at an early age, creating and selling his first compositions to ... Read the full Fonseca bio.