Rhythm Planet explores the world of Afro-Cuban mambo from its beginnings in the 1940’s, through its high point in the 1960’s, to the present day. Next we hear Pérez Prado’s biggest hit, “Mambo #5.” ...

MO’ MAMBO: Local favorites West End Mambo will play the Rhythm Lounge and Grill, 2101 Peters Creek Parkway, on March 14, with doors opening at 8 p.m. Opening earlier this year, the Rhythm Lounge is ...

Jazz musicians have long mined Broadway, the Great American Songbook, and even pop music for material. Here are five Latin interpretations of songs written by jazz musicians, a process that isn't as ...

Guido Herrera-Yance is one of the best tropical latin deejays in LA, and we who love salsa and all the other forms of tropical music are fortunate to have him on the air. But deejaying is not all he ...

The great Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes may not be as famous as his son, Chucho Valdes, but the elder musician remains a pianist of at least equal gifts, as this recording attests. Unlike Chucho, whose ...

Who in the Denver area doesn’t remember Cabaret Diosa’s joyful mambo rock with pleasure? If you ever saw the band play live, then you already know about its infectious stylings and intoxicating energy ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE Cuban bassist Israel Lopez was among the most remarkable musicians of the 20th century. His supple rhythms and fluid melodies helped ...

The temperature outside may be cold, but indoors on Saturday at Springfield Symphony Hall it is going to be “hot, hot, hot” as the Springfield Symphony Orchestra plays everything from tangos to mambos ...

No one is going to give Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers any awards for subtlety or refinement, but there’s an earthy appeal to this band that cannot be denied. Leader Henry “Pucho” Brown and his ...

Colombia's peace talks are advancing at an accelerated pace – "in the rhythm of mambo", as a Farc spokesman put it. After three rounds of talks, Jesus Santrich said common ground on land reform had ...

Farc spokesman Jesus Santrich gave an upbeat assessment of the third round of talks Colombia's peace talks are advancing at an accelerated pace – "in the rhythm of mambo", as a Farc spokesman put it.