It wasn’t hard for Cimafunk to win over New Orleans. In fact, the way Cimafunk — the performer name for Afro-Cuban artist Erik Iglesias Rodríguez and for his band — so easily slid onto local stages is ...
Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...
The green expanse of Gokarna Forest Resort turned into a stage of sound and sunlight on Saturday as Surya Nepal Jazzmandu ...
Bill Taylor, the executive director of the Trombone Shorty Foundation, traveled to Cuba in January for the Havana Jazz Festival. He arrived in Havana late, and he was tired. But the woman serving as ...
We’re celebrating the rich and colourful sounds of afro funk, with some of the most exciting live acts and DJs from across the genre. Headlining the night are Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou — the ...
As with any music that is soundly constructed around African rhythms, All About Jazz is impossible to listen to without being captivated by the infectious beats geared for dancing and grooving. Kojato ...
One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist Manu Dibango, has died of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, and died in Paris. Internationally, he was best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa," ...
One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist Manu Dibango, has died of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, and died in Paris. Internationally, he was best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa," ...