Sabrina Carpenter Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
Cimafunk Cimafunk artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Cimafunk
Cimafunk is this week's guest on Alt.Latino. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
Cimafunk: How his Afro-Cuban funk tells a bigger story about the African diaspora
NPR Music celebrates 15 years with Cimafunk, Bartees Strange, Leikeli47, and Cory Henry at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 2022. (Eric Lee for NPR) Eric Lee/Eric Lee for NPR hide caption
NPR Music celebrates 15 years with Cimafunk, Bartees Strange, Leikeli47, and Cory Henry at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on November 28, 2022. (Eric Lee for NPR) Eric Lee/Eric Lee for NPR hide caption
Projects released by Rauw Alejandro, Camila Cabello, and Nathy Peluso are included in NPR Music's Best Latin music of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption
Puerto Rican pop star Rauw Alejandro was a top pick for Alt.Latino's Best Of 2021 panel. Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images for The Latin Recor hide caption
Spanish vocalist C. Tangana was a top pick for Alt.latino's Best Of 2021 panel. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption
We take a look at a few greats, old and new: Vicente Fernandez, Susana Baca, Cimafunk. Reanna Cruz/NPR Illustration hide caption
Cimafunk Fernanda De La Torre/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Cimafunk's 'El Alimento' blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with classic American funk
James Blake's Friends That Break Your Heart tops our list of the best albums out on Oct. 8. Josh Stadlen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Eblis Alvaraez (Meridian Brothers) and Iván Medellin (Conjunto Media Luna) have one of the albums featured this week. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Cimafunk (Feat. George Clinton), "Funk Aspirin" Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Superorganism performs a Tiny Desk concert on April 3, 2018 (Jenna Sterner/NPR). Jenna Sterner/NPR hide caption
Alicia Keys performed her Tiny Desk concert on Feb. 2, 2020. Kisha Ravi/NPR hide caption
Rare Essence performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 9, 2017. (Liam James Doyle/NPR) Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption
Cimafunk, Tank and The Bangas and The Soul Rebels performing in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Cimafunk plays a Tiny Desk concert (Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR). Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR hide caption
Cuban singer Cimafunk performs with Tank and the Bangas (winners of NPR's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest), The Soul Rebels and the Queen of the Guardians of the Flame during a concert at La Tropical in Havana. Eliana Aponte for NPR hide caption
Tank and the Bangas perform with Cuban singer Cimafunk, the Soul Rebels and The Queen of the Guardians in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Tank And The Cubans: A Week In Havana
Tank and the Bangas perform with Cuban singer Cimafunk, the Soul Rebels and The Queen of the Guardians in Havana, Cuba. Eliana Aponte/NPR hide caption
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque were a musical highlight of 2019. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The band Black Pumas was recently nominated for a Grammy for best new artist, thanks in part to the support of Austin's KUTX and LA's KCRW public radio stations. Lyza Renee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption