At the very beginning of the evening on the New Haven Green on Friday night, percussionist Nino Ciampa asked a fundamental question: what is salsa? “Salsa is flavor and spice,” he said. “Salsa is ...

RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU: "We want to have a place for the community to dress up, have fun. A place to be safe and happy," says Jamie Singh, one of the organizers of the Latin Rhythms & Salsa Saturday ...

The word “clave” refers to the round hardwood stick used as a percussion instrument in tropical latin music (Afro-Cuban, salsa, merengue, cha cha, etc.). It looks a little like a hot dog without the ...

It's the second night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Lighting candles each night is a central holiday tradition, and music can be a big part of the celebration, too. In Milwaukee, that ...

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 ...

Newport News, a town overdue for a dance party, gets to kick up its collective heels on Wednesday when local salsa band Tumbao Salsero plays a free show at Port Warwick’s Styron Square. “The core of ...