Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect.

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced about her ...

There is a life-affirming quality to traditional Cuban music, a seductive trait that seems to communicate directly with a listener’s soul. Characterized by a fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz ...

HAVANA — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

Musical director Jesús “Aguaje” Ramos and his Buena Vista Orchestra, left, seen here in a September performance at New York’s Town Hall, will be playing at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Saturday, Oct.

HAVANA — Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form of ...

HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social ...

When the Buena Vista Social Orchestra convened for its inaugural performance in August, few in attendance knew what to expect. Steven Machat did. Having assembled the entourage with bandleader Jesus ...