The Caribbean
The sound of Cuba
Son cubano is the rhythmic root of a great deal of what the world calls Latin music, and nueva trova put a songwriter's conscience on top of it.
70 artists in the catalog.
What Cuba does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
Cuban artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Gloria Estefan
Latin pop · dance music
Where to start →Celia Cruz
Cuban rumba · salsa
Where to start →Paquito D'Rivera
Latin jazz · jazz
Where to start →Silvio Rodríguez
nueva trova
Where to start →Jon Secada
Latin pop · ballade
Where to start →Mongo Santamaría
Latin jazz
Where to start →Pablo Milanés
Where to start →Camila Cabello
Gothic pop · Latin pop
Where to start →Aurelio Voltaire
dark cabaret
Where to start →Manuel Barrueco
Where to start →Issac Delgado
Where to start →La Sonora Matancera
son cubano
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