Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly in May 2023. Cecilio Negron Jr., aka Ceeloe, passed away unexpectedly this week. He was a master percussionist and music educator and a fixture ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The infectious beats of Puerto Rico’s own Plena Libre are coming to Schenectady ...

I still remember this story from October 28, 2002. The cowbell is the “hammer” of a tropical latin band, beating out the rhythm and heard over the top of all the other players. Originally it was used ...

Hundreds of area music lovers have enjoyed the popular First Friday Music Series concerts, presented by Teatro Si at the intimate Galeria West Art Gallery, located at 111 Quimby St. in downtown ...

Salsa: With a quick-quick-slow step pattern, it's backed by complicated percussion rhythms and originated in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Among ballroom dancers, the Mambo-style closely mimics salsa. Mambo ...

Learn traditional folkloric rhythms of the African diaspora. By Play conga, cajon, shekere, bells, and other percussion in a community setting welcom ...

Trombonist and bandleader Conrad Herwig has quite colorfully and majestically explored the Latin side of some of modern music's most enduring composers and performers, and herewith adds his survey of ...

When the Queen of Percussion speaks, we listen. When she drops a Latin version of an iconic hit, we dance. Sheila E., the Grammy-winning powerhouse and all-around music legend, is back with a fiery ...