Traditional Flamenco and the poetic nature of rap have made for a unique and alluring sound on songwriter Peter More’s release of double singe “Instead/Chan Chan”. The release features an original and ...

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay (meaning compadre) Segundo, so called because he was always ...

The Cuban bandleader Compay Segundo wrote the song “Chan Chan” in 1984 and it immediately became popular with Cuban musicians. When asked about how he wrote it, Segundo reportedly said, “I didn’t ...

Thousands of Cubans took to the streets Santiago in Cuba today to say goodbye to Compay Segundo, the Buena Vista Social Club … Thousands of Cubans took to the streets Santiago in Cuba today to say ...

The cigar-smoked tones of Compay Segundo, who has died aged 95 following kidney problems, were central to the musical phenomenon known as the Buena Vista Social Club. His unmistakeably gritty baritone ...