Born in Senegal to a Gewel griot family, singer and percussionist Sidy Samb has made his home in Spain for decades. A founding member of the celebrated flamenco-fusion hitmakers Mártires del Compás, Samb’s latest solo project, Afroflamenco (Dem Dikk), is...

Hailed by The Boston Globe as a “premier exponent of Chamamé“, Brazil-based Argentine composer, accordionist, and researcher Alejandro Brittes explores his chamamé heritage, an ancestral rhythm born of the encounter between the ritual musicality and cosmovision of the Indigenous Guaraní...

For over four decades Vinicius Cantuária has been one of Brazil’s most accomplished songwriters. His compositions “Lua e Estrela” and “So Voce” are MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) classics that sold over 3 million copies each in the 1980s and 1990s....

Ana Casasola, a journalist in Costa Rica, investigates the terrorist attack in which her father died forty years ago. The recognition of a possible witness takes her on a journey to the site where the events took place. At the river, near the border with Nicaragua, Ana recognizes in this mysterious man something more familiar and intimate than just a witness.

Luciane Dom The multilingual singer, songwriter and producer Luciane Dom is part of the new generation of contemporary artists from Rio de Janeiro representing Brazilian black music. Luciane´s performances incorporate various musical influences: from Afrobeat to Urban Jazz, Reggae, and...

From Havana, Cuba, street poet Telmary Diaz has emerged as a leader and trendsetter on the cutting edge of hip-hop and urban music in Cuba. As a rapper, Telmary uses her distinctive voice, at times deep and soulful, at times...

Based in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, Bachata Academy (Academia de Bachata) is the world’s only school for bachata music. The Academia enrolls 250 boys and girls in intensive daily tuition-free music classes. Under the tutelage of a faculty that includes Grammy-nominated...

The quintessential Chilean folk group begins its 70th anniversary celebration with a brief U.S. tour that begins in Chicago. Conjunto Cuncumén was started in February 1955 when Sylvia Urbina, Rolando Arcón and Alejandro Reyes ran into each other at a...

A Journey Through South America Colombian soprano Wilma Rueda and Taiwanese pianist Ching Fen Lee present this musical journey featuring songs from Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, and Mexico interspaced with piano solos. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Wilma Rueda studied law...

Sonia Franco, who also goes by the artistic name of Sonia Libre, is a dancer, choreographer, and actress who has graced stages worldwide with her exceptional talent. She is a pivotal member of Sara Baras’ dance company, notably performing in...

Las Migas return to our city after their sold-out Chicago debut at the Instituto Cervantes  in March. Las Migas first exploded on the flamenco scene 20 years ago in Barcelona as a singularly unique, all-female and multinational quartet in an...

To music lovers and critics in Brazil, André Mehmari is a musical wonder and a source of national pride. To the ear, imagine a meeting of Mozart and Keith Jarrett in Brazil: Mozart for the intensity of his creation, Jarrett...