Timba, a Cuban cousin of Salsa is popular worldwide, but never really caught on in LA. That might be changing, if a hard-working Timba band keeps finding new fans. In the early 1990s, “Timba”, a new ...

On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...

When Fidel Morales returned to Havana in 2004 after an extended stay in Panama, and traveling the world as a master drummer, he had an exact focus on the type of record he wanted to produce. Salsa Son ...

Bandleader and flutist Orlando “Maraca” Valle came from Cuba to Culver City on Friday to remind us what great salsa should sound like. His band’s dynamic performance at Sagebrush Cantina displayed all ...

Taco Tuesday never had it so good. Experience the extra spice of salsa dancing and more when Latin Dance with DJ Vito takes over PLAY Eugene Jan. 7. Besides the sensual movements of Cuban salsa, DJ ...

What Southern Californians should know about the war of words between the US and North Korea Verbal sparring between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea has escalated this week. Rhetoric began to ...

I try not to be too biased when it comes to Latin music. But it’s hard to stay impartial when you’re Cuban. After all, we’re talking about one tiny island responsible for so many ass-shaking styles of ...

Pioneer Dominican musician Johnny Pacheco deserves recognition as cofounder of legendary salsa band Fania All Stars Latin music as we know it comes from a harmonious marriage of African drums and ...

Salsa is the sultry, hot, and heavy beat of life on the dance floor. It is the joy and the pain, the intimacy and lust, the freedom of spontaneous invention, and the emotional turmoil of love, loss, ...