Rumba, a potent, percussion-driven blend of African and Spanish influences, emerged as a distinctive tradition in late 19th-century Cuba, providing the template for much of the island’s popular music ...

“Ivy League Rumba,” a documentary covering the Latin Jazz and Pop Festival held at Brown last fall, premiered Thursday at the Watson Institute for International Studies. The film explores contemporary ...

Catalina Maria Johnson returns to World Cafe for a segment about a unique cultural blend. Latin Roots: Cuban Rumba Chicago-based journalist Catalina Maria Johnson hosts the 15th installment of World ...

From Rumba to rap, Paris-based writer Maya Roy surveys the history of Cuban music, showing how the island's colonial history led to a unique fusion of musical influences from around the world. Cuban ...

A sixty minute film presentation of rare and unusual Cuban music footage from Son, Rumba & Afro Cuban Jazz from 1929 to 1960's, followed by a discussion with host and audience. This film presentation ...

The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero), with its hot, catchy rhythm between a jig and a tango, has started an invasion. Don Azpiazu’s Havana Orchestra brought the song north last year, played it with other ...

Cuban Rhythm and Rumba is a family based business with the desire to share our passionate Cuban culture to our community. We are a full service dance studio in Vallejo, CA that offers a variety of ...

Africa’s leading Congolese Rumba music is now on the list of the world cultural heritage of humanity after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) admitted the ...