Fernando Gonzalez

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Fernando Gonzalez |Fernando González

Music is a social art. How music is played and how it’s shared is informed by the community in which it’s created. In turn, in ways obvious and subtle, music reflects and shapes the community that produces it. It’s a process that goes as far back as humanity has been creating sound, and it’s at the heart of the work of Miamibloco, a Miami-based samba drumming ensemble comprising professional musicians and community music enthusiasts.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Fernando Gonzalez |Fernando González

Singer-songwriters Pascuala Ilabaca, from Chile, and La Muchacha (aka Isabel Ramírez Ocampo), from Colombia, bring to the stage traditional styles and rhythms updated with elements drawn from a broad range of sources, from rap and rhythm and blues to music from India. Their lyrics, at times poetic, at times blunt like hammers, celebrate love, community, and women’s history but also touch on issues such as police brutality, immigration, and sexual harassment.

Mar 12, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Fernando Gonzalez |Fernando González

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eliades Ochoa may be a traditionalist in music but does not trade in nostalgia. He achieved international fame as a charter member and key figure of Buena Vista Social Club, a Grammy-winning 1997 album featuring fresh interpretations of traditional Cuban songs and styles by artists such as singers Omara Portuondo, Pio Leyva, and Ibrahim Ferrer, singer and guitarist Compay Segundo, and pianist Ruben Gonzalez, among others. It became a global phenomenon.