Fernando García, ‘Behique’ (self-released) | Review


On his 2018 release Guasábara Puerto Rico, Fernando García cemented his wonderfully nuanced interpretation of a sound created at the crossroads of bomba, the African-rooted rhythm of his native Puerto Rico, and jazz. On his latest outing, Behique (the Taino word for “healer”), the percussionist/composer/arranger broadens his aesthetic by infusing contemporary jazz elements into bomba,...

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