Last year’s CimaFest NOLA was a chance for Cimafunk to tie together a lot of his life and work. He had recently made New Orleans a new homebase, and he along with his band La Tribu and a stage full of ...

Bill Taylor, the executive director of the Trombone Shorty Foundation, traveled to Cuba in January for the Havana Jazz Festival. He arrived in Havana late, and he was tired. But the woman serving as ...

Musician Cimafunk has performed at Jazz Fest four times including this year. The Cuban-born musician now calls New Orleans ...

Grammy-nominated Cuban musician Cimafunk is bringing his Afro-Cuban rhythms and Black American funk energy to West Palm Beach this Friday. Dubbed the James Brown of Cuba, Cimafunk — who has jammed ...

We’re celebrating the rich and colourful sounds of afro funk, with some of the most exciting live acts and DJs from across the genre. Headlining the night are Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou — the ...

Afro-Thai funk sensation Salin is set to invigorate the stage at Unravel by bringing her global beats to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience on Friday. Her two high-energy sets, promising ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. STIG, a jazz-funk band composed of Ryan Stigmon, Thomson Knoles, Artie Sadtler, ...

Warmer weather signals an incoming flood of outdoor festivals, starting Saturday with D.C.’s Second Annual Afro Latino Fest. The festival takes place in Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X ...

Soul Jazz Records’ companion to the Tate Modern’s exhibition of black art from the 1960s traces pivotal developments in funk, soul, jazz, and spoken word that still resonate through popular music ...