A foreign rock star’s visit to America typically doesn’t affect U.S. foreign policy. But Cuban musician Carlos Varela is here for the first time in 11 years. Denied a U.S. visa in 2004, Varela’s visit ...

The idea that heavy metal bands exist in Cuba — and that they belong to a government entity with the comically Orwellian name of the Rock Agency — may be hard for some to believe. Filmed ...

For decades, their songs were banned, and even called the "music of the enemy." But Cuba's rockers have finally found their place in a nation where salsa, rumba and reggaeton usually reign. Each day, ...