Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

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 ...

CONGA PLAYER Chano Pozo didn’t set foot in New York until he was 31 years old, and he wasn’t yet 34 when he died on the floor of a Harlem bar. He didn’t live here long enough to learn to speak English ...