BEMBE!: Nestled in Humboldt County in Northern California's redwood forest is Bembe Records, a small independent record company that for the last three years has been putting out a rich line of Afro-Cuban music. Now with a Grammy Award nomination in this year's Tropical Latin Performance category for Babalu Aye, a 1998 U.S. release for Chucho Valdés and Irakere, they're hot.
"To get this kind of recognition so early on as a label is amazing. We're excited!," says Jimmy ...