Jorge Navarro

Apologies for the relative radio silence, mi gente. As indicated in the last post, it’s been a helluva year so far. I’d hoped to be posting regularly, recording new podcast episodes, announcing a new album release, a web store full of merch to peruse and the availability of the Jinetero 2.0 memoir in hardcover and E-Book formats. But, hey, we plan and God laughs, no? Right about now all I really want to announce (or say) is something that so many folks my age know all too well: taking care...

A belated but heartfelt Happy 2026! The year started off with a 'Bang Plus' - a trip to Seoul with mija, a subdural hematoma for my 94 yr. old mom (who fell out of bed at 3am en route to the bathroom), her ongoing rehab and insurance coverage craziness, a new job for me (I work in K12 education) and, now, más new música. Since I posted 'Whips N Chains' on our Bandcamp page a few days ago, so many of you have messaged me asking about how the song came about that I thought it best to tell you...

NOTE: What follows is an excerpt from the new Jintero 2.0 's foreward. The memoir is due out next month in all formats(print, audio, Ebook and video). What's it about? Here's a publisher blurb for youse: Jinetero 2.0 is a darkly funny, fearless memoir from Cuban-American musician Jorge Navarro. Built around The Cuban Cowboys’ song “Jinetero,” it traces his first return to Cuba since his family's exile—into a world where sex, survival, and politics intertwine. What begins as a quest for...