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 — ...

Johnny Pacheco played music that made it impossible to sit still. The Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist experimented with different Latin American musical styles, though he was particularly ...

The heart of salsa - the fast-tempo, horn-heavy music and its hip-swinging dance style - has beat loudly and strongly in New York for decades. The Bronx even earned the title of "El Condado de la ...

Ulisis Santiago perspires as he bangs on a steel form gripped by a steel jig with a ball-peen hammer in 90-degree heat. The ear-splitting sound rings obtrusively through the intense heat as Santiago ...

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 ...

Salsa music has its roots in multiple places. The International Salsa Museum is holding pop-up exhibitions in New York City. The museum's leaders hope to open a permanent site in 2029. Salsa music has ...

Johnny Pacheco, a Dominican-born musician who was the co-founder of Fania Records, often called the Motown of salsa music, an up-tempo, dance-driven style of Latin American music that he helped make a ...

It’s a sunny spring afternoon in south London and a selector is slamming down some of the slinkiest salsa cuts outside of San Juan. This is one of the hottest tickets in town, a party put on by ...