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Santería ceremonies are for calling out to the spiritual world, and that spiritual connection is made through music. Felix Contreras explores how some sacred beats made a secular crossover.
Just when you think you know a lot about Cuban music, along comes a pair of musicians who tell me one that of the major influences on their pioneering jazz/rock/ santeria band was Queen. Yes, that ...
Although Castro was not religious, some people have looked for Santeria symbols in his life, such as when a white dove landed on his shoulder during a speech a week after the victory of his 1959 ...
In Cuba, santería, a fusion of African religions and Catholicism, grows in popularity after enduring decades of prohibitions and stigma by the communist government.