For one more night, the papaya bar still beckons at the Conga Room in downtown L.A. The yellow sculptural design from Cuban American artist Jorge Pardo — meant to resemble the tropical fruit split ...

Poncho Sanchez is one of the world's greatest conga players — and has led his own band now for 32 years. Sanchez and his band — featuring special guest Terence Blanchard — play Jazz Fest on Friday, ...

Previously I have written about the differences between Afro-Cuban jazz and American jazz and examined the reasons why the descendants of the same African ancestors, living only 90 miles apart in the ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --Cuban singer Gloria Estefan is celebrating the 40th anniversary of her 1985 hit "Conga." The music artist, 67, performed the song on Good Morning America Friday as part of the show's ...

Gloria Estefan discusses the strong African roots of Cuban music and performs Miami Sound Machine’s first hit single, “Conga.” Gloria Estefan: For me, it took a long time even to learn about the ...