In “A Tuba to Cuba,” New Orleans musician Ben Jaffe pays tribute to his father, Allan Jaffe, a fellow tuba player, who moved his family to New Orleans in the early 1960s and in 1961 became, with his ...

Music in Trinidad, Cuba. Photo by Bud Ellison (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr Cuba has been in the news a lot, and the latest article by Randy Lewis in the Los Angeles Times is a terrific read. Titled “Cuba ...

Actors from "Havana Music Hall" musical rehearse their dance numbers at the Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables on Oct. 4. A new musical examines the complex politics of Cuba in the 1950s through the ...

Eric Hirsh grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, more than 1,000 miles from the then-off-limits streets of Havana. But his eventual immersion in Cuba’s music didn’t come by complete accident. In fact, it ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda began working on the story and songs for the animated musical Vivo in 2009, but the songs ended up sitting in his trunk for a few years while In the Heights and Hamilton happened.

William Shakespeare meets Cuba in Milagro Theatre's latest production, an original Spanish-language musical meant to strike numerous sociopolitical chords. Conceived by esteemed Portland composer ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will stage its first Broadway musical in more than 50 years when "Rent" starts a three-month run on Dec. 24, producers said on Monday. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will stage its ...

Cuban son ensemble El Septeto Santiaguero can testify to the impact that recognition from the U.S. record industry can have on even a well-established non-U.S. act. While having formed in 1995, and ...

With several Juno, Latin Grammy and Grammy Awards to his credit, Cuba has gained a lengthy list of professional admirers as ...