A new historical marker in Miami Beach pays tribute to his younger years, before Hollywood, when as a Cuban émigré he ...
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15) we’ve created a playlist featuring artists of ...
Bands such as Los Irakeres and Los Ban Ban, which played in Cuba after the 1959 revolution, were some of the first bands to add the American trap-drum set to traditional congas, bongos and timbals.
Sheila E. is a portrait of motion. Not just the movement of her body as one of the world’s most recognized drummers, but also ...
Casteñeda, 68, is Madison’s godfather of Latin jazz. He came to the city in 1974 to study at the University of ...
In real life, Arnaz’s father — a mayor of Santiago, Cuba — banned the drums of Carnival in the Cuban ... the dances of the conga included many variations and moves such as “kick ...
"We're complete opposites," laughs Naomi, the more softly-spoken sister and a spitting image of her father, Cuban conga master Miguel 'Anga' Diaz. "I listen to a lot of hip-hop, and Lisa listens ...
Cuban Fantasy; Guarabe; Tamanco no Samba (Samba Blim); Tu Crees Que?; Silenciosa; Descarga Cachao; Manuel Deeghit; Guachi Guara. Cal Tjader (vibes, timbales, percussion); Clare Fischer (electric piano ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Local band Conjunto Philadelphia brings the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba to life ... available and includes instruments from congas and timbales to trumpet and upright ...
This list has over 200 Spanish dog names, from boy dog names and girl dog names to those inspired by the food of Spain and ...
Desi Arnaz was a teenage Cuban immigrant who struggled to learn English in Florida. He attended a Catholic school in Miami Beach, picking up the guitar and the conga drum. And he was eventually ...