African groups in Cuba, which Sublette traces to four distinct regions on the dark continent, kept a lot of their culture and traditions intact through the formation of cabildos, something like 'town ...

Still mostly isolated today, Cuba has a proud musical history that includes cross-cultural pollination with Asia and America. TPR's James Baker hosts this episode of Momentos Musicales on KPAC 88.3 FM ...

Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...

When enslaved people were shipped to Cuba from Africa, they brought their traditions with them. As a result, Cuban cuisine, music and dance are linked to the Motherland. Cubans are warm and love a ...

Cimafunk hasn’t been shy about throwing big, energetic shows or bringing on stage heavyweight guest performers like funk godfather George Clinton. But CimaFest NOLA is tying together a lot of things ...

It wasn’t hard for Cimafunk to win over New Orleans. In fact, the way Cimafunk — the performer name for Afro-Cuban artist Erik Iglesias Rodríguez and for his band — so easily slid onto local stages is ...

If the ground trembles a bit around the Adrienne Arsht Center on Friday, February 9, don’t blame the State Road 836 construction project down the street. With an as-of-now sold-out house and a trio of ...

Music has always had a powerful influence on Cuban culture. Its unique blend of West African and European styles has made Cuba one of the richest and most influential music regions in the world. But ...

There are two sides to the Cuban artist Erik Iglesias Rodríguez, who performs as Cimafunk. "Cima" is an homage to the cimarrón, a word that refers to Cubans of African descent who escaped enslavement.