EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is an extended version of a photo essay that appears in the Spring 2023 issue of No Depression. Get that issue of the journal here, and subscribe today to support independent music journalism. Troy […]
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The sound of Guantánamo is a party. Although a historically poor region overshadowed in name, geography, and context by the imposing US detention camp in the southernmost part of the Cuban province, Guantánamo is actually rich in music and […]
When I say “mambo,” you probably immediately think of “No 5.” Fair enough — it’s catchy as all get out. But where did Lou Bega get his inspiration for “Mambo No. 5”? You may think it was from Monica, Erica, […]
“You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You get what you need” —The Rolling Stones in Havana on March 25 Change is slowly coming to Cuba. And […]
Back in the mid-1980s I was fortunate enough to stumble into the studios of WUSC-FM at the University of South Carolina, and even more lucky to have the presence of mind to sign up as a student DJ, a position […]
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