Tata Guines, 77, a conga drummer who helped popularize Afro-Cuban rhythms worldwide, died Monday outside Havana after being hospitalized for hypertension and kidney problems. Known as the “King of the ...

The death of Cuban conga master Carlos "Patato" Valdes this past December provides a sad opportunity to dig out one of his best-known recordings — which also happens to be a groundbreaking piece of ...

La Habana, 7 mar (Prensa Latina) El pianista cubano Roberto Fonseca ofreció un concierto hoy en el teatro del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de esta capital en el contexto de la edición XXI de la ...

GUINES, Cuba " Cuban musicians, family and friends remembered the island's most famous conga drummer, Tata Guines, as he was buried outside Havana on Tuesday after a six decade career that helped ...

Santiago de Cuba, 16 ene - Un concierto de lujo regalaron en el Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, en esta ciudad, el músico norteamericano Arturo O´Farrill al piano, los Muñequitos de Matanzas con su ...

Four years ago, Cuban dancer Roberto "El Tio" Molina decided to form a show to pay tribute to his country's rich musical tradition. Assembling some of the best musicians and dancers, he called the ...

Despite over fifty years of political turmoil leading to a ludicrous embargo, the music of Cuba has thrived and is as vibrant as ever. Though many premier Cuban artists have gone into cultural exile ...

Art Blakey didn't literally write books, but it could be said that he "wrote the book : first, on jazz drumming, incorporating the essence of swing, extroverted drum solos and some genuinely unique ...

Es difícil escapar en Cuba al ritmo de los tambores. Y de la rumba. Rumba es fiesta. Irse “de rumba” es salir a festejar, irse de juerga, de diversión. Pero bailar y tocar una rumba es cosa muy seria, ...

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