The survival of Rumba as the popular sound of East and Central Africa is facing a threat from the dominance of other African pop sounds that have transformed to meet the demands of the continent's ...

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), ...

Born among black slaves on sugar plantations, Cuba's rumba has since become a national icon almost as renown as its cigars or amateur boxers and two years ago was designated by UNESCO as an intangible ...

When you walk into a crowded bar, the sound may not be apparent at first. But before long, your ears will pick up the rhythm of an unmistakable beat. It's a bartender's shake. "Some people think I'm ...

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 ...

Crooning softly and suavely, when the rumba rhythm starts to play, dance with me... the drifters soon brought salsa lovers at Havana onto the dance floor. Crooning softly and suavely, When the rumba ...