The annual Tambor Festival sees the gathering of the samba clans while Afrobeat royalty Femi Kuti and reggae legend Barrington Levy both visit ...

SMOKE Jazz Club has announced a line-up for the month of May 2026. Three artists celebrate their respective record releases: ...

Opening track and lead single “Matches” concerns the witch trials, the hideous spellcraft of the male inquisitor’s gaze – “fingers point when hands are tied/sink or swim, the loaded die...”, delivered ...

Behold, Billboard's 50 best Latin rock bands of all time, from Mexico's Café Tacvba to Argentina's Babasónicos and Peru's ...

Guitar building is often considered the pinnacle of woodworking — it’s an impressive feat. But the lessons these high school students learn in this unique class reach far beyond the woodshop. Tucked ...

For its price and familiar, inviting playability, it’s hard to criticise what this guitar stands for. It’s a budget-friendly acoustic that delivers Fender-level craftsmanship that'll help beginner ...

The Taylor 314ce-N, Cordoba C5-CE Spruce, and Yamaha CG162C each have unique tones and features suited for Bossa Nova’s expressive fingerstyle and harmonic demands. Important selection factors include ...

Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, who performs under the stage name Laufey, released the highly anticipated “A Matter of Time” Aug. 22, a follow-up to her greatly successful sophomore album “Bewitched.” Her ...

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Acoustic and classical guitars look very similar, both made of wood, both with six strings, and both with the familiar guitar shape with a curved body and long neck. But there are key differences that ...

Charlie Byrd jammed with Django Reinhardt, recorded with Woody Herman, studied with the great Segovia, and with Stan Getz introduced the Brazilian bossa nova to international audiences. He then ...

So often the greatest musical movements are born not from defiance and freedom in the face of oppression, and bossa nova is among the greatest examples of this fact. Arising from the vibrant streets ...