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 ...

EDMONDS, Wash. -The Edmonds Community College Jazz and Salsa Band hopes the language of music will translate into a once in a lifetime trip to the country of Cuba. “As soon as I heard the doors were ...

The Cheetah Club on Broadway and 53rd Street was the “granddaddy of the big commercial disco,” wrote cultural historian Steven Watson in his 2003 book, “Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties.” Warhol ...

I’m sure I’m not the only gringa to have learned how to dance Cuban music through the sounds of Issac Delgado, one of the island’s most celebrated salsa stars, but it certainly felt like it at the ...

Cuban Musicians, US Ambassador Pay Homage to 'Queen of Salsa' Celia Cruz HAVANA (Reuters) -A small group of Cuban musicians, together with the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba, paid homage in Havana to salsa ...

Over the past few months, the United States has slowly been peeling back the rigid Kennedy-era embargo placed on Cuba, allowing citizens to freely travel and eventually trade with those on Fidel ...

MIAMI (AP) — On the spur of the moment, a singer in a Cuban salsa band had an idea for a lyric to please fellow Trump supporters at a Miami birthday party. Tirso Luis Paez flicked his hand so his band ...

LYNNWOOD — His feet stomped. He clapped his hands and thrust them in the air. “That was the moment!” he yelled. The band stopped and lowered their instruments. He was looking for a fuller sound, a ...

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Cubans attend a commemorative Mass for the centenary of Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz at the Our Lady of Charity Church in Havana, Cuba October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez HAVANA (Reuters) -A small ...