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 ...

Rafael Ithier, founder of the emblematic salsa group El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died at age 99. The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director — ...

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 ...

Ra ta ta, tá tá. The sound of the clave plays across Brooklyn on a windy Friday night in September. Under the Brooklyn Bridge in the Dumbo Archway, Lulada Club — a 10-member, all-woman band — starts ...