Kenny Dorham: trumpet. Jay Jay Johnson: trombone (1-5). Hank Mobley: tenor sax. Cecil Payne: baritone sax. Horace Silver: piano. Percy Heath (6-9), Oscar Pettiford (1 ...

He is the author of Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present (2018), Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century (2008), and A Nation for All: Race, Inequality, and Politics in ...

Charlie Parker (saxophonist) and Machito recorded the Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite album in 1950, and pianist George Shearing recorded Latin Escapade in 1956.

Gillespie and Machito Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods The elements of music to consider Performing and composing ideas The impact of Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods ...

As Afro-Cuban rebel leader Antonio Maceo gained popularity among Cuban blacks, many Cuban white nationalists worried about the consequences of a racial rebellion and socio-economic revolution.

Based on the venerable patterns of Cuban popular music, it’s also informed by a sensibility that’s distinctly Puerto Rican. The sound grew in ambition, transitioning from the boogaloo fad of ...

Cuba has denied any wrongdoing. However, the US has already started to take action – expelling two Cuban diplomats from the US in May. The question though is what exactly could have caused these ...

“Maybe one of the most important lessons Cuba can teach a visiting child from the United States is the same lesson it can teach adults: the richness of Afro-Cuban culture. In Cuba one quickly ...

Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz, as well as a Detroit favorite who headlined the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival as artist ...

For too many years, black men and women have been told their natural afro hair is unkempt, excessive, and unprofessional. It has led to black people going to extreme lengths just to be accepted. " ...

The energy agency said it was working to restore power. Cuban officials said that the blackout, which started late Thursday, saw 1.64 gigawatts go offline during peak hours in the early evening ...

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