Fresh off touring Europe in May and June, Orquesta Guayacán is ready for its U.S. leg, Billboard can exclusively announce Thursday (July 3). The five-date stint kicks off July 10 at Denver’s Stampede ...

Orquesta Akokán, a big band with members split between New York and Cuba, are a musical catchall for culture, history, and genre. These players have worked with Chucho Valdés, Irakere, Los Van Van, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jacob Plasse remembers vividly the first time he heard mambo music. To hear him describe it, it was nothing short of a spiritual awakening. Now, as one of the lead collaborators in ...

This pillar of Cuban music got its start when double bass man Orestes Aragon Cantero debuted his charanga group in Cinefuegos. With violins, piano, flute, percussion, and vocal, the basic sound that ...

As a child growing up in a Jewish neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Débora Simcovich heard tango everywhere. At weddings and bar mitzvahs the klezmer bands played tango. From nightclubs windows, street ...

The emblematic Colombian salsa group marks its milestone year in 2026. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin Fresh off touring Europe in May and June, Orquesta Guayacán is ready for its U.S. leg, ...