HAVANA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Until recently, 26-year-old Cuban Alejandro Beltran was among a rare breed of Cubans with two left feet. That embarrassing predicament, he said, led him to seek out salsa ...

HAVANA, Oct 21 (Reuters) - A small group of Cuban musicians, together with the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba, paid homage in Havana to salsa icon Celia Cruz, who died in 2003 but would have celebrated her ...

Youths dance to K-pop, popular Korean music, at a cultural house in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Socialist Cuba, the ...

A man stands before a framed image of late singer Celia Cruz after attending a memorial Mass marking the centennial of her birth at the Virgen del Cobre or Our Lady of Charity church in Havana, ...

Havana, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) The Salsa Festival, an event created and organized in Cuba by musician and orchestra director Maykel Blanco, today specifies the details for its start-up on February 19.

The roots / John Storm Roberts -- What makes rhumba? / William Gottlieb -- The form and formation of the rumba in Cuba / Larry Crook -- Ponce, the danza, and the national question : notes toward a ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Wednesdays, SALSAthens hosts Cuban salsa dancing lessons at El Carretonero event ...

Salsa band leader Joe Cuba, dubbed the “Father of Latin Boogaloo" for weaving a fluid, bilingual mix of musical influences, died Sunday in New York City, a member of his group said. He was 78. The ...

HAVANA, Cuba — Socialist Cuba, the birthplace of salsa and other rhythms that have conquered the world, is now surrendering to the invasion of South Korean pop music. Thirteen thousand kilometers of ...

Mass to Honor Salsa Singer Celia Cruz Draws Hundreds in Cuba After Authorities Shut Down Performance HAVANA (AP) — Hundreds of people on Tuesday attended a Mass in Havana to celebrate the 100th ...