Salsa music originated in New York in the 1960s with influence from Puerto Rican and Cuban cultures after a mass movement of ...

When life gets loud, let the rhythm get louder. By Carina del Valle Schorske Ran-kan-kan: Long before I could name the source of my excitement, my body responded to the strident signature of Latin ...

Younger Latinos from the Caribbean fight to preserve salsa music and dance. The deep thump of the bongos, the scraping of the guiro, and the loud chirp of the trumpet -- the pulse of salsa would get ...

The journey from chaotic street sounds to controlled, quality listening isn’t about shutting out the world. It’s about ...

The heart of salsa - the fast-tempo, horn-heavy music and its hip-swinging dance style - has beat loudly and strongly in New York for decades. The Bronx even earned the title of "El Condado de la ...

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 ...

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, in partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Authority, continues its outreach initiative with a generous instrument donation and residency program valued ...

Sept. 15 (UPI) --Google celebrates Salsa music in a new Doodle, released Monday. The search bar image features a piano, dancing feet and bright colors and coincides with Hispanic Heritage month. "It's ...

His passion is playing percussion at salsa clubs, but Charlie Montoyo also thrives at his day job: managing the Toronto Blue Jays. Charlie Montoyo keeps a large collection of Latin percussion ...