It takes two to rumba and because Rumba actually signifies a Cuban party, the more the merrier. As of Monday, the Naples area has two Rumbas. Rumba Cuban Cafe To Go opened this week in North Naples as ...
On a typical Saturday afternoon in the Havana courtyard of El Palenque, drummers coax conga rumba rhythms into the air above the crowd. A thousand miles away, Sundays in Central Park also mean rumba.
Rumba, a potent, percussion-driven blend of African and Spanish influences, emerged as a distinctive tradition in late 19th-century Cuba, providing the template for much of the island’s popular music ...
If you love the wonderful beat of merengue music or the sounds of Cuban rumba, you'll be happy to know they're considered worldwide cultural treasures. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
A popular Cuban restaurant has opened another New Jersey location. Rumba Cubana announced earlier this week in a social media post it has opened in Rochelle Park. It is located at 55 Route 17 S., in ...
In Callejón del Hamel, a street in Cuba lined with art shops and murals, rumba is a way of life. Every Sunday around noon, both locals and tourists gather in the streets to watch, and often partake, ...
For more than a century Cuban sugar fueled the global rum industry. The refined cane made its way from the small island nation to bustling trading ports in U.S. cities like Salem, Massachusetts. Now, ...
When Asori Soto’s family returned to Havana after six years in New York City, where his father worked for the United Nations, the 11-year-old suffered culture shock. “There was nothing,” Soto recalls ...
La Peña Cultural Center hosts “The Cuban Rumba Jam” where you can enjoy Afro-Cuban folkloric drums, dance and songs of rumba. This event takes place on Sunday, June 3 at 3pm, at 3105 Shattuck Avenue ...
Catalina Maria Johnson returns to World Cafe for a segment about a unique cultural blend. Latin Roots: Cuban Rumba Chicago-based journalist Catalina Maria Johnson hosts the 15th installment of World ...