Forget reggaeton or rap: for children in rural Cuba the epitome of cool is writing and singing a ten-line poem -- a art form honed by farmers and preserved over generations. Improvised oral poetry, ...

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

“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.

At the heart of this transformative experience are the authentic voices of Cuba itself. Artists Luanda Pau ... As the Tropicana Orchestra strikes up, their music weaves through the air – rumba giving ...

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 ...

The bridge over Vembanad Lake, connecting Perumbalam island in Alappuzha district of Kerala to the mainland, is set to open in April. Officials said the construction of the bridge had been ...

The Republican senator argued that U.S. travel to Cuba financially benefits the Cuban military and fuels government repression. Speaking exclusively with CBS News Miami, Scott detailed his ...

Fally Ipupa dialed in to AfroBerlin to talk about his first acting role in Rumba Royale and the Congolese superstar said that having tried his hand at acting, he’s up for more. Ipupa – aka the ...

On February 16, 1959, Fidel Castro took office as Cuba’s premier after leading a guerrilla movement that forced dictator Fulgencio Batista to flee the country. Following Batista’s ousting on January 1 ...

POWELL — Outside of some stray pieces of crime scene tape around a Byron residence, there were few outward signs on Tuesday of the tragedy that had occurred the previous day. But people in the small ...