African groups in Cuba, which Sublette traces to four distinct regions on the dark continent, kept a lot of their culture and traditions intact through the formation of cabildos, something like 'town ...

Recently, the White House took historic first steps to end travel restrictions to Cuba. But until an epic Capitol Hill battle, which will likely end in blood, tears, and airline tickets, lifts the ...

BELLOWS FALLS -- The dynamic sounds of Cuban dance music will come to Bellows Falls on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.. at Stone Church Arts, as Septeto Tipico Tivoli continues its Vermont tour. In a concert ...

Upon arriving in Cuba recently for the 3rd International Scientific Convention of Cienfuegos, SUNY Cortland junior Madison Houghton and classmates experienced something akin to Bollywood or the set of ...

Whether it's art, music, dancing, or theater, the Seacoast entertainment scene has it all for you this weekend. Head to Portsmouth Music and Arts Center for an artist talk, dance the evening away to ...

Google is honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with a featured Google Doodle spotlighting salsa music. Salsa has deep roots in Afro-Cuban traditions from Cuba and Puerto Rico. Over the years, it salsa has ...

Kupferberg Center for the Arts will present Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50, a powerful tribute to the legendary Cuban ensemble that transformed Afro-Cuban jazz. Taking place on Thursday, May 8 at 8 PM at ...

Havana in the 1950s was an exotic suburb of Las Vegas. How the Cuban capital became the playground of American tycoons, celebrities and hustlers is a long and sordid story. Here's the short version: ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...