Directly from CUBA – Teatro de las Estaciones! The life of Cuban musical icon Bola de Nieve told by the internationally acclaimed Cuban Puppet theater company. In Spanish, yet equally enjoyable by non-Spanish speakers! Born Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, Bola de Nieve was a Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter, whose round face earned him the nickname (more…)

Mambo King and timbalero extraordinaire Tito Puente was also an accomplished vibraphone player. The instrument was prominently featured on his early mambo recordings. Felipe Fournier is a percussionist and vibes player from Costa Rica who plays with classic Salsa outfit Our Latin Thing and Ruben Blades. His tribute to Tito Puente emphasizes the King of (more…)

“Gerardo’s music is refreshingly authentic and original…The music in this CD [Somos Latinos] is superb, anchored in the strong rhythm (piano, bass) and percussion (conga, bongo, timbal) sections. This CD showcases Gerardo Contino’s talent as a singer and as a producer…” — Hector Aviles, Latino Music Cafe. Gritty, witty and streetwise, the Havana-born Gerardo Contino, (more…)

Celebrated Cuban percussionist Pedrito Martínez and his group (The Pedrito Martínez Group) hosts a new monthly residency at Subrosa, with performances multiple nights each month. The Pedrito Martinez Group [PMG] came together in 2005 at a Cuban restaurant in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, called Guantanamera. A scene has developed since then around the group that has (more…)

Same time each week. Different show each week! With its ever-changing “menu” of plays, Too Much Light… is an attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes—an original concept by Greg Allen. The audience is fully part of the act, deciding the order that these plays are performed. Each week, these plays shift as ensemble members add (more…)