Until recently, Colombian percussionist and bandleader Clodomiro Montes made a decent living doing what he loves best: playing a soulful repertoire of Afro-Caribbean hits at restaurants and nightclubs ...

Luis Enrique's performance at the Conga Room in Los Angeles as part of the Latin music series "Latin Kings of Salsa" heated up with every song and every step in an addictive, high-energy show. By ...

The musician, who died on Friday, was a true originator of the genre. An outsider, he lived a Latin music life by immersing himself in Afro-Caribbean culture. By Ed Morales In many ways, Larry Harlow ...

Ray Barretto, the towering Puerto Rican percussionist who straddled the occasionally conflicting worlds of salsa and Latin jazz during a career that spanned more than half a century, died Friday. He ...

Perhaps it was a sneak peek into what the future holds for the leader of what was once known as one of the most prosperous nations in all of Latin America. Facing mounting pressure from the ...

From Puerto Rico's Luis Figueroa to Colombia's Son Mujeres, check out the list below. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin Salsa music has stood the test of time and evolved ever since its ...

The Latin music venue celebrates its 20th anniversary in L.A. this year. By Rebecca Sun Senior Editor, Diversity & Inclusion UTA has signed The Conga Room, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively ...

Mongo Santamaria, a Cuban conga player and percussionist who arrived in New York at the beginning of the jazz-Latin fusion and was arguably the most popular Latin musician of the 1960s, died Saturday.

Joe Conzo, Latin music historian and close friend of the late Tito Puente, has always said musicians like Puente were amused by the term “salsa. “What does it mean? ” asks Conzo. “What kind of music ...

The L.A. club's co-owners include Will.i.am, Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Rodriguez and Sheila E. The Conga Room, a full-service venue specializing in Latin music and cuisine, has tapped United ...

Pearl have released two new congas: The PTC1175 Travel Conga and the Richie Flores Congas as well as the Marc Quinones Signature Timbale/Snare into the percussion market. PTC1175 Travel Conga Pearl's ...