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This article first appeared in French in Le Monde’s blog Le Jazz et La Salsa. 2020 saw the music world brutally struck by a health crisis. In recent years, the evolution of the economic model of the music industry had returned the stage to the center of the game. With the end of concerts, the artists suddenly found themselves deprived of income. If the absence of live music makes the period even more difficult to bear, the musicians have responded with resilience. Le Jazz et La Salsa invites you to discover 10 memorable Latin jazz and salsa albums from 2020. Orquesta Faílde : « Con Tumba...

This article first appeared in French in Le Monde’s blog Le Jazz et La Salsa. 2020 saw the music world brutally struck by a health crisis. In recent years, the evolution of the economic model of the music industry had returned the stage to the center of the game. With the end of concerts, the artists suddenly found themselves deprived of income. If the absence of live music makes the period even more difficult to bear, the musicians have responded with resilience. Le Jazz et La Salsa invites you to discover 10 memorable Latin jazz and salsa albums from 2020. Orquesta Faílde : « Con Tumba...

A 1950s highway, bleached to sepia by the Caribbean sun, leads from Cuba’s Santa María beaches through palm and hibiscus. It passes close to the fishing village of Cojímar, crests a small rise and there is Havana, sweeping frontage wounded but upright against the turbulent waters of the Florida Straits. During Havana’s first centuries, its vast natural harbour was filled with Spanish treasure ships waiting to be shepherded home against British...

1 min read        HAVANA (AP) — Renowned Cuban musicians are turning to the internet or seeking other jobs to survive a pandemic that has closed bars, clubs and tourist venues across an island that only days ago reopened its airport to visitors after a nearly eight-month lockdown. Unlike big-name artists outside of Cuba, those on the island don’t have long-term record contracts or belong to major labels that can help boost song sales, said Michel Hernández, a Cuban music journalist. Many local musicians also saw big plans dashed by the coronavirus: Los Van Van are celebrating thei...