The rhumba has been described as a dance that speaks of romance, passion, and subtle flirtation. With its movements from the hip and captivating rhythm, it’s a dance that has enchanted audiences for ...

Cuban Rhythm and Rumba is a family based business with the desire to share our passionate Cuban culture to our community. We are a full service dance studio in Vallejo, CA that offers a variety of ...

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 ...

Congolese Rumba is the glorious musical hybrid of Cuban music fused with African DNA. It started back in the 1950s with a boatload of 78 rpm Cuban records featuring Arsenio Rodriguez, Orquesta Aragón, ...

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), ...

The death of Lokassa ya Mbongo has left a deep void in the world of rhumba rhythm guitarists. He was one of the top rhythm guitarists in Congolese rhumba and benga music who could only be rivalled by ...

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