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"...the center of it. As a lifelong purveyor of Afro-Cuban jazz, Barretto has been a pivotal figure in the..."

"...been quite a bit of recent international interest in Afro-Cuban music. Unfortunately, it seems to be confined mainly to..."

"...any more and we weren’t hearing any good tropical Afro-Cuban music. The musicians in New York City decided to..."

"...hail of conga, batia, and trap drums -- locomotive Afro-Cuban rhythms -- Valdés pours down in thick, cascading sheets..."

"...forms of music developed in the Western Hemisphere, only Afro-Cuban music comes close to jazz in richness and complexity...."

"...Central to Alemany's music is that it retain its Afro-Cuban identity, which Boyd says it has, crediting ¡Cubanismo! with..."

"...Yes, he has a comprehensive grasp of jazz and Afro-Cuban styles, but on this follow-up to last year's outstanding..."

"...his writing here indicates, Ramirez experiments with blending contemporary Afro-Cuban music and jazz with hip-hop and R&B styles, and..."

"...One recent Afro-Cuban release of major importance was Cubanismo, recorded by an..."

"...the Doors, and Funkadelic's Maggot Brain alongside Nigerian highlife, Afro-Cuban jazz, and indigenous folk idioms...."

"...lyrics sounds odd, it shouldn't. Ever heard the term "Afro-Cuban"? Well, it ain't just one of those useless record..."

"...Afro-Cuban All StarsParamount Theatre, March 23 After thanking them for..."

"...Cooder traveled to Havana and recruited a group of Afro-Cuban all-stars to expose their romantic sabor to the rest..."

"...eponymous debut remains the landmark, a crate-digging classic of Afro-Cuban grooves, Rastafarian tranquility, and deep jazz-psych fusion that casts..."

"...developed a new style of playing, a mix of Afro-Cuban music and New York bebop. Everything that was going..."

"...landmark CD, his most important to date. "Converting authentic Afro-Cuban traditions in a manner that's compatible with the universal..."

"...So Hannibal/Rykodisc producer Joe Boyd, a great fan of Afro-Cuban music, took matters into his own hands. He traveled..."

"...regimented destinations – Moncada Barracks, Revolution Square, and an Afro-Cuban cultural presentation. At the San Juan Hill Memorial, I..."

"...Síntesis, an island institution mixing progressive rock, jazz, and Afro-Cuban rhythms. She joined the band at 14 and explores..."

"...1955's spectacular Blue Note debut Afro-Cuban and 1959's Quiet Kenny established Dorham as a force..."

"...cultural sway over the music of the day. Soon, Afro-Cuban and American doo-wop start to influence the sound, and..."

"...year's Lágrimas Negras CD, the heralded summit of 87-year-old Afro-Cuban piano sage Bebo Valdés and Spanish flamenco crier Diego..."

"...among the major architects of a percussive, highly influential Afro-Cuban piano style of the Forties that featured complex counter-rhythms,..."

"...Ska and Afro-Cuban jazz. Yes, ska. It's all in the name. It's..."

"...festival's big weekend, featuring Bobby Bradford, Jason Marsalis, and Afro-Cuban jazz legend Ray Barretto, as well as a two-day..."

"...tapping out a rhythm on his cajon, a boxy Afro-Cuban drum. Every young artist's face was the same: intense..."

"...a small army of percussionists, pounded out a frenetic Afro-Cuban comparsa as enormous paper puppets paraded through the crowd...."

"...Friday, April 12 As Havana's oldest Afro-Cuban music venue, La Tropical is like New York City's..."