A thing of beauty, as we learned in high school English class, is a joy forever. For veteran jazz bass player Charlie Haden, that thing is the bolero music of Cuba. "When I was organizing the ...

The 12-track album, out today via ATO Records, is infused with the multi-instrumentalist’s admiration for the golden era of romantic bolero music that continues to transcend cultural borders today.

Listening tip: burn all 16 songs onto one CD-R for over 70 minutes worth of great music! Look for more great music from Chris Standring in the years to come. Scorecard. Audio Quality: 5/5. Features: 5 ...

Los Duques Quintet Thousands of area music lovers have enjoyed the popular First Friday @ Galeria West Music Series concerts, presented by TEATRO Si at the intimate Galeria West Art Gallery ...

"Bolero music has always been in my soul because of my dad. My dad was a performer in Oaxaca, he played in a trio romantic, and he played the requinto like I do," Martinez said.

Iconic artists like Daniel Santos, Agustín Lara and Javier Solís are considered to be pioneers of the beautiful bolero music that originated in Cuba and popularized in Mexico in the early ...

Here, Levinson demonstrates that — although the texture of the music has evolved in the face of technology — bolero has preserved its traditional rhythmic roots. Listen to the Latin Roots ...

With passionate lyrics about love and broken hearts wrapped in slow tempo string music and rich harmonies, bolero is considered one of Latin America’s most romantic genres of music.. And this ...

Ms Fontaine’s film is not about money; it is about the man and his music. In 1928 Ida Rubinstein, a Russian dancer in Paris, commissioned Ravel to write a ballet. But he puts it off, obsessed by ...

The production as a whole is a distinctive cocktail too: laid-back comedy shaken into soulful music, ... (Columbia Heights Bolero Bar), through June 29 at GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington.