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 ...
Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...
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 ...
In 1960, New York became the melting pot for Afro-Cuban rhythms by default. Cut off from La Habana, La Gran Manzana became the birthplace of salsa. Meanwhile, far from stagnating, Cubans behind the ...
Latin dance party will lift the night The folks that put together the summer long Liverpool Is the Place music series always urge concert-goers to bring chairs and blankets for comfort. Tonight you ...
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 ...
Tristan Butler y Timba Británica present: TIMBA REVOLUTION, The Golden Era of Cuban Salsa. In this 90 minute concert, 15 piece Cuban Salsa Orchestra - Timba Británica will play a selection of Cuba’s ...
Paying tribute to groundbreaking legendary and contemporary timba artists such as Isaac Delgado, Havana D’Primiera and Alain Perez, bassist Ruddy Bolanos leads this hard-hitting 12-piece salsa ...
Paying tribute to groundbreaking legendary and contemporary timba artists such as Isaac Delgado, Havana D’Primiera and Alain Perez, bassist Ruddy Bolanos leads this hard-hitting 12-piece salsa ...