It's hard to imagine a musical career that included musicians as varied as Charlie Parker, Peggy Lee, George Shearing and Carlos Santana. But such was hand percussionist Armando Peraza's resumé after ...

Join the trickster, the warrior, the mother and a host of talented local performers this Sunday for a free concert featuring traditional Afro-Cuban music. Most of the talent comes from the Bakersfield ...

HAVANA (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that Cuba’s rich percussion scene was essentially a boys’ club, dominated by men due to macho attitudes and religious tradition. Perceived as too weak for the ...

After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity Rally and March in downtown Spokane will return Monday. Organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

The first thing I think of when I consider Cuban music is the piano. I've spent most of my adult life playing Afro-Cuban percussion, so you'd think I would hear things differently. But actually, the ...

There is no denying the strong historical ties that exist between the Lowcountry and Cuba. Both cultures share an appreciation for the arts, in all its forms and rhythms. From trade to traditions, ...

BRATTLEBORO -- The Loft in the Cotton Mill continues its tradition of Afrocuban percussion classes with Julian Gerstin on Thursday evenings beginning Jan. 3. Instruments featured are congas, shekere, ...

Cándido Camero, the legendary Cuban conguero who pioneered the three-conga style and helped usher in a generation of Latin jazz, died peacefully at home in New York Saturday morning (November 7), NPR ...

GRAND FORKS – The UND Percussion Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND campus. Admission is free. Doors open at 7 p.m.

It's hard to imagine a musical career that included musicians as varied as Charlie Parker and Carlos Santana. But such was the resumé of Armando... Remembering Armando Peraza, An Afro-Cuban Percussion ...