Achy Obejas

1. Gloria Estefan, "Abriendo Puertas" (Epic) 2. Marc Anthony, "Todo a Su Tiempo" (Sony/RMM) 3. Conjunto Cespedes, "Vivito y Coleando" (Xenophile) 4. Celia Cruz, "Irrepetible" (Sony/RMM) 5. Orquesta Guayacan, "Marcando...

It all began on Donna Blue Lachman's honeymoon in Prague. "We had been told to visit the old Jewish cemetery there," she says. Lachman is ravishing these days: Both middle...

Various artists Duende (Ellipsis) (star) (star) (star) (star) This three-CD collection of flamenco music is an absolute joy to listen to--from masters such as Camaron de la Isla to contemporary...

`When Night is Falling" is an unapologetically romantic and extraordinarily sensuous film about magic in the here and now. Set in contemporary Canada, it is a visually dazzling movie of...

Stuck along the dreary stretch of Division just east of Damen, El Lumuri from the outside looks like one of those typical neighborhood bars that open midday for a steady...

Conjunto Cespedes Vivito y Coleando (Xenophile) (star) (star) (star) (star) While the New York salsa establishment continues to crank out mostly copycat records with occasional flashes of originality, Conjunto Cespedes...

Say goodbye to Paula Killen. It'll be a long farewell, with one solo show and perhaps various collaborations between now and February, when she'll pack her bags and her arsenal...

Outside the Checkerboard Lounge, two guys are bundled up, sitting in chairs on the sidewalk. They're like sentries at the door of the indoor parking garage adjacent to the legendary...

Tatsu Aoki plays one mean avant-garde solo bass. Eyes lowered, lips slightly parted, shoulders hunched, Aoki bends over his upright bass and plucks, picks, bends the strings, his own body...

Jon Secada Amor (EMI) (star) (star) There is no question that Jon Secada is a singer with a great vocal range and flexibility, and an artist capable of broad crossover....