“The whole eastern province of Cuba is to Cuban music what Appalachia is to country music in the U.S.,” says the co-director of the forthcoming documentary, “The Sound of Santiago.” “It’s so isolated.

Free', a legendary 1972 album release by Brooklyn Sounds, forerunners of underground Nuyorican salsa in New York's Puerto Rican community.

The word rumba comes from Spanish ... By the late 19th century in Cuba, the term became associated with a style of Afro-Cuban music and dance, blending African rhythms and Spanish traditions.

Afropop Worldwide has long celebrated the proliferation of talented female singers from Cape Verde, following in the footsteps of Cesaria Évora. Topping that list is Lucibela, with her astoundingly ...

Whether you want to feel like a flamenco dancer in a bar in Seville, explore the streets of Havana to the sound of music, or become the king of rumba in ... of visiting Cuba and love a good ...

Renowned Cuban musician and composer, Edesio Alejandro, passed away on Wednesday in Spain at the age of 66 after a long ...

The word rumba comes from Spanish, meaning “party” or “spree.” It likely derives from the verb rumbear (to party, to have fun), which itself may stem from the word rumbo, meaning “course” or ...

The book written by George ‘Jojo’ Ndege and titled, Rumba Evolution, delves into the account of the ... a type of music that unwillingly left Africa in slave ships, went to Cuba, and then to the rest ...

A pivotal figure in contemporary Cuban literature, López Sacha's sharp critical insights and teaching have left a lasting impact on generations of writers, establishing him as one of Cuba's most ...

The opening night of the musical “In the Heights” is this Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bob and Barbara Ellis Auditorium, located in the J building on the LAC campus. For the first ...