A Cuban-Italian young man and his mother became the stars of one of the most celebrated TikTok videos this week, showcasing ...

In 1960, New York became the melting pot for Afro-Cuban rhythms by default. Cut off from La Habana, La Gran Manzana became the birthplace of salsa. Meanwhile, far from stagnating, Cubans behind the ...

The Cuban music form known as timba developed in the 1980s, but exploded in popularity throughout the '90s. While training in jazz and classical conservatories, many Cuban musicians were looking for a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It all started with a coat hanger: “If they catch you, you have to pay,” says Jorge ...

FORMER ReNaissance Financial Holdings group chief executive officer, Patterson Timba, has been declared insolvent by the High Court after failing to settle a $1 815 117 debt with First Mutual Holdings ...

Question: What do you get if you mix contemporary Cuban music with jazz? A relatively new genre called timba, says Jorge Gómez, the pianist and director of Tiempo Libre, a timba group he started in ...

For the Cuban timba group Tiempo Libre, a 2002 gig at Ravinia provided some needed encouragement. But the importance of the gig for the young musicians really hit home when bandleader Jorge Gomez met ...

Make your way to the Japan Latin Music Festival Timba this autumn, as Latin artists from all over Japan and across the globe are gathering in Shibuya to celebrate the passionate and energetic world of ...