Last year, Robbie Robertson played “The Weight” with musicians around the world, including Ringo Starr, Japanese guitar virtuoso Char, Congo soul singer Mermens Mosengo, and others. It’s been streamed ...
SANTIAGO, Cuba -- Thousands of Cubans marched in a hometown funeral procession Tuesday for Compay Segundo, singing his famed song "Chan Chan" as he was lowered into his grave. The cigar-smoking ...
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 ...