Cimafunk hasn’t been shy about throwing big, energetic shows or bringing on stage heavyweight guest performers like funk godfather George Clinton. But CimaFest NOLA is tying together a lot of things ...

Even in casual conversation, Cimafunk can’t help making music. On a Zoom call in Spanish from New Orleans, the Afro-Cuban artist constantly erupts into melodies and impersonations, scatting and ...

Every week, we feature artists as diverse and different as each country in the Spanish-speaking world. What they all have in common is a disregard for labels and classifications and even more so this ...

PALO! is an Miami based Latin Afro-funk band that has been performing in the city for 15 years. The Miami-based group PALO! compares their music to the traditional Cuban stew ajiaco: It's a “mash up ...

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 ...

Erik Iglesias Rodríguez, the Cuban funk artist who performs under the name Cimafunk, says the greatest influence on his style is the “cimarrón.” Originally used to refer to a fugitive slave during the ...

During its first tour of the United States, the Cuban band Cimafunk headlined Tipitina’s on April 6, 2019, bandleader Erik “Cima” Rodriguez’s 30th birthday. To perform in New Orleans at Tipitina’s on ...

UK mixologist John Armstrong has compiled a collection of "Cuban funk" recordings from the coffers of two record labels: Havana's Egrem and Miami's Sound Triangle, between 1973 and 1988. Like Típica ...

There are two sides to the Cuban artist Erik Iglesias Rodríguez, who performs as Cimafunk. "Cima" is an homage to the cimarrón, a word that refers to Cubans of African descent who escaped enslavement.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Salem will play Afro-Cuban jazz/funk on stage at the Zebra on Friday, July 10. Tickets are $5 at ...

EAGLE – While the fireworks of the Fourth will have come and gone, the energy level in Eagle Town Park Thursday will still be full throttle as Boulder-based Salem brings their unique blend of hip-hop, ...

The Cuban musician’s new album, “El Alimento,” is a fresh take on funk that blends Afro-Cuban and African American rhythms using a cast of international collaborators. By Ed Morales A few months ago ...