To celebrate the first 20 years of a fruitful career and many hits along the way, the tropipop icon Fonseca shared anecdotes about his music and played some of his songs, accompanied by his guitarist ...

Cuban music is currently enjoying a thriving renaissance; musicians from all over the island are performing in the world’s most prestigious venues, and pianists are undoubtedly the stars of this ...

The continually evolving relationship between American jazz and Brazilian music is firm proof that the power of influence often travels in two directions. Todd Barkan's liner notes for Jive Samba ...

In Cuba, pianists explore the wonderful rhythms of the island with their own percussive sense of melody. From the very first song in Roberto Fonseca's Tiny Desk, we're reminded of the Afro-Cuban jazz ...

Over the last two decades, Fonseca has been a force in the Latin music industry with tropi-pop and vallenato hits that have made listeners dance and fall in love. The Colombian singer-songwriter, who ...

When the popular Buena Vista Social Club takes to the stage Saturday at the UA’s Centennial Hall, it will come after Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca wows the audience with his brilliant jazz ...

For so many North American eardrums, the story of Afro-Cuban music begins and ends with Buena Vista Social Club. The beloved 1997 album — and the 1999 documentary about the unlikely studio sessions ...

"As the years go by, you not only comes to understand the value of time better, but also to cherish it," says the Colombian star.

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