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We honor the late Joe Cuba with this portrait of "Bugalú," produced for Afropop Worldwide by Ned Sublette.

The first edition of the podcast Planet Afropop features an interview with Yemi Alade.

Timba.com is the largest Cuban music portal in the world. A veritable wiki of all things related to Cuban music, on volume of content alone it is by far the biggest and most extensive Latin music website available on the planet. With reporters from the United States, Europe and Latin America, the site hosts various Cuban music blogs, Cuban music ringtones, Cuban music videos, Cuban music articles and educational resources, Cuban music directories of artists, bands and musicians, several online (electronic) Cuban music books and playing methods (Timbapedia) and an extensive list of upcoming tou...

Many cities have rich jazz histories, but none goes back as far as New Orleans. We asked Wendell Pierce, Courtney Bryan and others what song they would play to get a friend to join the party.

Juan Carlos Formell, an acclaimed singer-songwriter who settled in New York after defecting from Cuba and eventually took over as bassist for his famo