The dozens of free music schools in Cuba turn out thousands of skilled young musicians each year, many of whom play imported instruments that can only be repaired and maintained with hard-to-find ...

"You know, they removed the cymbals from our drum kits, so we traded the cymbals for cowbells and other Afro-Cuban instruments. We experimented with Afro-Cuban, but at the bottom, we were playing ...

THE STUDENTS WHO ARE HERE, THEY LOVE IT. ERIK JENNA IS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HORNS TO HAVANA, A NEW YORK-BASED NONPROFIT THAT DONATES INSTRUMENTS TO CUBAN STUDENTS, AND RUNS THE ONLY REPAIR SHOP ON ...

Sponsor Message He's one of several Cuban students to get new instruments from this contingent from the United States, which included tourists who paid to come see concerts put on by both Cuban ...

Challenged by musical sage Gilles Peterson to mix soundsystem culture with the traditional melodies and instruments of Cuban music, Mala traveled to Havana to retrieve those sounds from their source.

uplifting Eloísa and her family—and eventually giving way to unfettered connection outside the home. Information about Cuban instruments concludes. Ages 4–8. (Aug.) ...

Porter Airlines, she says, left her unexpectedly paying thousands of dollars out of pocket and dealing with guest musicians without instruments.