Learn about Buena Vista Social Club singer Ibrahim Ferrer's second solo album, Buenos Hermanos.

This worldwide cultural phenomenon, a 1997 Grammy winner, co-produced by Ry Cooder, resurrected the forgotten stars of pre-revolutionary Cuba, including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González, and Compay Segundo. Learn about the bandmembers and the making of the album.

Cuban bassist Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez performed on Buena Vista Social Club; learn about his album, Cachaito.

Music video for "Set", from Cheikh Lo's album, Ne La Thiass, featuring vocals by Youssou N'Dour

The debut solo album from the trumpet voice of the Buena Vista Social Club, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal makes his own album in Havana.

Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate's album, In the Heart of the Moon

Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate's album, In the Heart of the Moon

Kora player Toumani Diabaté's new album, The Mandé Variations

Learn about Omara Portuondo and her album, Flor de Amor.

This featurette goes behind the scenes of the recording of the album Our New Orleans, made in 2005 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. This soul-stirring compilation benefits Habitat for Humanity’s post-Katrina rebuilding effort and features such Crescent City legends as Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, and Irma Thomas. Philadelphia Weekly declared it “an extraordinary gathering of the city's living musical heritage.”