Like a horse and carriage, Cuba and dance go together. You can’t seem to have the one without the other. The most prominent international symbol of Cuba’s dance prowess is the collection of fabulous ...

Sarah Willis is back with her own 20-piece 'Sarahbanda' for a new album that combines classical horn and the sounds of salsa, mambo, bolero and son to create a new spin on festive holiday classics.

Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar, one of the leading mambo dancers of the 1950s, has died. He was 81.The mambo legend passed away Tuesday at the Sinai Plaza Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Miami, said ...

Talking-head disquisition on the role of African religion in the formation of Cuban culture lacks any especial edge, coming off as sincere yet old-fashioned piece of filmmaking. Subject is potentially ...

 This week we listen to some Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Like the words bongo and… Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest ...

A national Cuban modern dance troupe is visiting America for the first time since the United States imposed an embargo on the island nation. The Danza Contemporanea de Cuba will perform in ...

Cuban bassist and composer Israel "Cachao" Lopez, who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday. He was 89. Known simply as Cachao, the Grammy-winning musician had fallen ill ...

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