There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Singer-songwriter Ruben Blades is joining Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to perform the Panamanian’s salsa opera “Maestra Vida,” along with more than 140 musicians and ...

Craft Recordings have been on a roll of late, following 2021's excellently presented Ornette Coleman boxset, Genesis of Genius, with 2023's Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series and imminent ...

An eclectic array of musicians will gather in New York to celebrate the pianist’s legacy. Five collaborators and admirers discuss his experiments, artistry and generosity. By Ed Morales Tonya Pinkins ...

Each season, Lincoln Center in New York honors one artist whose impact, vision, and values it says “embrace the transformative power of the arts across many of the disciplines” on its campus.

After nearly five decades in the music industry, Sheila E. has done something this year she’s never done before — dropped two new albums at once, each with a curious twist. 1) She’s delivered her ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Panamanian salsa star Ruben Blades, one of Latin America's best-loved musicians, says he was not inviting foreign intervention in Venezuela's deadly political unrest when he ...