HAVANA (Reuters) - "King of the Congas" Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist who shared the stage with Josephine Baker and Frank Sinatra half a century ago, died on Monday in Havana. He was ...

Celebrated Cuban percussionist Tata Güines, known as "the king of the drum", died Monday in Havana, aged 77, according to family sources. By Howell Llewellyn Celebrated Cuban percussionist Tata Güines ...

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 ...

Improvised oral poetry, known as "repentismo" or "punto cubano" when set to music, was introduced to Latin America by Spanish colonists in the 16th century, and remains an integral part of Cuba's ...

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