Powerhouse Cuban singer Albita, who defected from her homeland with her band in 1993 in search of artistic freedom, shares her reaction to the news of Fidel Castro's death. By Lydia Martin Powerhouse ...

It was crunch time for Albita, but you wouldn’t have guessed it. On May 10, she put on a concert at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium called Mujeres con Cajones, a double entendre referring not only to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Grammy-award winning singer Albita Rodriguez is such a celebrated interpreter of Cuban music that when a new version of the opera Carmen was produced set in revolutionary Havana a ...

****Albita, Una Mujer Como Yo (Epic/Crescent Moon): Albita has created a sensation in Miami since her arrival from Cuba in 1993. However, her first two albums didn’t do much to explain the fuss.

Albita. Where: SOB's, 204 Varick St. at Houston Street, Manhattan. When: 8 p.m. Thursday. How much: $22 in advance, $25 day of show. Call (212) 243-4940 or visit sobs.com. Albita Rodriguez, best known ...

The big-voiced Cuban iconoclast records classic songs with old-school sound, performed in contemporary style. By Judy Cantor-Navas For Albita Rodríguez’s new album — her 14th — the big-voiced Cuban ...

Cuban singer Albita Rodríguez made her U.S. debut nearly 15 years ago wearing a tailored pantsuit with slicked, short hair, a look that launched an androgynous image that created as much buzz as her ...

** Albita, No Se Parece a Nada (Crescent Moon/Epic): Cuban-born singer Albita has gotten a lot of publicity mileage out of her image as a maverick. The daughter of Cuban musicians, Albita pledges ...