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25 Mar 2009
"This instrument is pain," said Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval from the stage of the Jefferson Center in Roanoke last month.
27 Mar 2009
(Music: Latin Beat)
18 Feb 2009
Director Carmen-maria Mandley promises that her Bare Theatre take on The Tempest will be a "wild ride," awash in music and words, as actors "attack" Shakespeare's text "with whole body."
18 Feb 2009
(Arts: Theater)
11 Feb 2009
If boredom is the mother of invention, STOMP raises hyperactive fidgeting to fine art.
11 Feb 2009
(Arts: Dance)
4 Feb 2009
Director Libby Appel and this splendid cast achieve a remarkable feat: turning a warhorse of the American theater into a theatrical experience as fragile and exquisite as Laura's unicorn.
4 Feb 2009
(Arts: Theater)
28 Jan 2009
Juan Mayorga's play is running in its American premiere at Burning Coal with a single cast in two versions, Spanish and English, on alternating nights.
28 Jan 2009
(Arts: Theater)
6 Nov 2008
For all its wandering, Bio Ritmo's stable core remains artisan salsa. Music for the dancefloor, yes, but more than ever, Biónico is also salsa for your headset.
5 Nov 2008
(Music: Album of the Month)
27 Aug 2008
La Ley has made it a point not only to bring blockbusters within arms' reach, but also to be a platform where local bands can connect with a fanbase.
27 Aug 2008
(Music: Latin Beat)
16 Jul 2008
Arts outreach is a two-way street for David García, an ethnomusicology professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and founder of the performing ensemble Charanga Carolina.
16 Jul 2008
(Special Issues: Indies Arts Awards)
11 Jun 2008
« Cover story Jun. 11, 2008
Orquesta GarDel represents the Triangle's ethnic mix—and (we hope) the sound of Carolina salsa to come
11 Jun 2008
(Music: Feature)
"Some people think that Mexicans are the only people coming to North Carolina. That is not true. And I would like for people to understand and learn a little bit more about our cultures."
11 Jun 2008
(Music: Latin Beat)
9 Apr 2008
More a visual ethnography than a coffee table book, Crossing the Water's complicated images are striking, but also pregnant with clues to a contextual universe that is impossible to read without such intimate firsthand knowledge. The authors provide this in their essay.
9 Apr 2008
(Arts: Reading)
26 Mar 2008
The series will put scholars, DJs, composers, musicians and dancers together for discussions on everything from Afro-Caribbean jazz to local Spanish-language radio.
26 Mar 2008
(Music: Feature)
14 Nov 2007
Durham photographer and writer Alex Harris' new book, The Idea of Cuba, is based on three trips he took to the island in 1998, 2002 and 2003.
14 Nov 2007
(Arts: Feature)
7 Nov 2007
To allay the skeptics up front: Yes, she can write. In fact, the University of Texas-Austin grad was an English major.
7 Nov 2007
(Arts: Reading)
17 Oct 2007
"I think this album, more than any other, is going to be an expression of the kind of artists we are. We're not just a salsa band."
17 Oct 2007
(Ye Olde Archives: Spotlight)
10 Oct 2007
Puerto Rican brothers Jerry and Andy Gonzalez learned a valuable lesson from Thelonious Monk: Persist in your art, even if the public doesn't understand it, and you can arrive at something great.
10 Oct 2007
(Ye Olde Archives: Spotlight)
26 Sep 2007
The song opens simply, with two male voices rising and falling in close harmony, singing a cappella in Spanish: "Raleigh, North Carolina, I carry you in my heart."
26 Sep 2007
(Music: Latin Beat)
12 Sep 2007
Nearly 3,000 people turned up at La Ley's anniversary party to see six transnational bands from both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
12 Sep 2007
(Music: Latin Beat)
1 Aug 2007
El Cantante does a good job of translating the movement, sense of freedom and countercultural excitement of salsa in its heyday into a modern visual idiom.
1 Aug 2007
(Film: Feature/ Review)
18 Jul 2007
Eddie Palmieri Trio; Roberto Roena and Chino Nuñez; Live Latin events
18 Jul 2007
(Music: Latin Beat)
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