The title tune bristles with urgent salsa-influenced bembe rhythms, propelled by the percussion work and vocals of Jesús Díaz. Every one of the album's 11 tracks reveals a different personality of ...

KALAMAZOO --Nachito Herrera held a "Bembe en Mi Casa" for his Gilmore Festival noon concert at the Kalamazoo Civic Auditorium Tuesday. "It means party at my house," he said, and it's also the title of ...

Unplug, dress up, and hit the dance floor—Bembé is your Friday night reset. This isn’t a club or a class—it’s a Cuban dance social where the music is live (yes, we mean feel-it-in-your-chest live), ...

If you live anywhere in the continental United States, Grupo Vocal Desandann won’t be entertaining you this year. The 10-member Haitian-Cuban vocal ensemble was scheduled to play at Duke Thursday as ...

Many people flock to the Mitchell Park Domes as Milwaukee's winter chill sets in, but they might not be aware that a small, vibrant space awaits them just across the street. Many people flock to the ...

Traditional music for the orishas and ceremonial rhythms featuring batá drums. "From the historic recordings of Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa"--Container. Compact disc. Program notes by Morton ...

Cuban cuisine is hot. In less than two months, three new Latin-style eateries have opened in Westchester: the Cube Inn in Tarrytown, Salsa Bembe in Yonkers and Croquerteria in Sleepy Hollow. And all ...

It’s an embarrassment of riches–of a good thing I mean! Two weeks ago, the New York group Tipica Novel wove its Cuban charanga magic at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. The group is ...