The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm. Rumba has an international following, especially for its brassy Cuban version.
Anuel AA’s “Fútbol & Rumba,” featuring Enrique Iglesias, arrives in the top 10 on the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart as the tune lifts 11-8 on the June 20-dated… By Pamela Bustios Sr. Charts & Data ...
African music traveled to the New World with slavery, only to return to Africa in the 1930’s and 40’s via 78 rpm phonograph records, broadcast by Radio Congo Belge in Léopoldville (now Kinshasha), ...
Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a ...
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 ...