The death of Cuban conga master Carlos "Patato" Valdes this past December provides a sad opportunity to dig out one of his best-known recordings — which also happens to be a groundbreaking piece of ...

La Habana, 7 mar (Prensa Latina) El pianista cubano Roberto Fonseca ofreció un concierto hoy en el teatro del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de esta capital en el contexto de la edición XXI de la ...

Tata Guines, 77, a conga drummer who helped popularize Afro-Cuban rhythms worldwide, died Monday outside Havana after being hospitalized for hypertension and kidney problems. Known as the “King of the ...

Santiago de Cuba, 16 ene - Un concierto de lujo regalaron en el Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza, en esta ciudad, el músico norteamericano Arturo O´Farrill al piano, los Muñequitos de Matanzas con su ...

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GUINES, Cuba " Cuban musicians, family and friends remembered the island's most famous conga drummer, Tata Guines, as he was buried outside Havana on Tuesday after a six decade career that helped ...

Art Blakey didn't literally write books, but it could be said that he "wrote the book : first, on jazz drumming, incorporating the essence of swing, extroverted drum solos and some genuinely unique ...

Francisco Aguabella - congas A master percussionist who was born in Matanzas Cuba, Francisco Aguabella is one of the first eschelon of drummers who came to America and are responsible for all drummers ...

The rumba clave is more than a simple five‑note pulse; it is the heartbeat that animates some of the most visceral expressions of Afro‑Cuban music. Historically rooted in the West African polyrhythms ...

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