Results for "Ariacne Trujillo"

Ariacne Trujillo

Deep melancholy contests resurgent hope through the low, raspy voice of Cuban singer, keyboardist and pianist Ariacne Trujillo. “Sometimes when it seems that you are falling millions of miles behind, you are mysteriously moving forward,” she explains. “When there’s hope; there’s no fear. Never give up no matter what life brings you.” And Ariacne, who has performed with Paul Simon and has been on many Cuban TV shows, is not about to give up. Only a very courageous woman could thrive as she has: while raising her 10-year-old son, Niack, on her own, Ariacne works fulltime. “I’m a single mother, working almost every night,” she writes

The Willy Torres Orchestra: On Another Path

by Geannine Reid
February 13, 2018

Willy Torres has released a new album entitled The Willy Torres Orchestra On Another Path, his third release as a soloist, and a follow-up to his previous albums, Hardcore (2011) and What I Bring (2008). Recorded in New Jersey and released on the Italian label Abanico Records, the album contains fourteen tracks, eight composed by Torres, ...

Pedrito Martinez: The Pedrito Martinez Group

by Andrew Luhn
December 15, 2013

On the front cover of their debut album, The Pedrito Martinez group, declares their music to be “The Latin Jazz Revolution!" and revolutionary might just be the best way to describe the group's music. Pedrito Martinez is undeniably one of the most talented young musicians in Latin music today and has become one of the most ...

New York City's Pedrito Martinez Group Signs with Motéma Music

July 4, 2013

The charismatic Pedrito Martinez Group - a veritable 'Latino Fab Four' - who met and started playing together at the Guantanamera restaurant in New York City five years ago, is led by the much in-demand Cuban percussion wizard Pedrito Martinez. Pedrito has performed on over 100 recordings, including Eddie Palmieri and Bryan Lynch's 2010 Grammy®-winner Sympatico; ...