Archives: Artists

Inés Mangual-Cabassa is a cultural warrior committed to preserving and honoring the rich cultural legacy of African ancestry in Puerto Rico, the Carib- bean, and the Americas. She is a […]

Gianina “Scarlet” Nolberto is a Garifuna dancer, model, and actress. She has been dancing since she was six years old. She graduated with her Associates degree for Theatre Art in […]

Jorge “Georgie” Vázquez was born in “The Bronx, Puerto Rico.” Captured at an early age by music, he has played everything from heavy metal to reggae, bomba, plena, rumba, jíbaro […]

Kya Perez started drumming at the age of seven with Jose “Dr Drum” Ortiz at an after school program. has performed with BombaYo, Legacy Women Drum Circle, Irka Mateo y […]

Gloria Mirabal was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico to a musical family. Her father and uncles were musicians and her brother Johnny performed in a trío. In 1967 she […]

Trío Los Platinos was started in 1962. its first members were Pepito Lacomba Jr., Teddy Torres, and Julio Cuevas, who was the trío’s director. Today its members are Ray Vasqúes […]

Growing up in New York City, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, bassist Ray Martinez first began performing in the Big Apple with a group called Frequency. Producer Teo Macero, no slouch when […]

Founded in 2010, GRACE DRUMS is a music ensemble of spirited women with the singular mission of making joy contagious across all races, ethnicities, religions, gender & sexual orientation, and […]