The word “clave” refers to the round hardwood stick used as a percussion instrument in tropical latin music (Afro-Cuban, salsa, merengue, cha cha, etc.). It looks a little like a hot dog without the ...

Two years ago, Omar Rodriguez and Cedric Blixer were being touted as the earnest, afro'd saviours of punk rock. Over the course of three albums and numerous tours, their band, the El Paso, Tex.-based ...

Join WBUR CitySpace for our first Summer Salsa Night. It will be an evening of LIVE salsa music, dancing and community! Don’t’ know how to salsa? No problem! Learn the basics and start the evening ...

Musical documentary film about the similarities between two types of music genres known as Salsa and Reggaeton. The clave is the five-note two-bar rhythm pattern which generates rhythmic measurement ...

The clave stands at the heart of Afro‑Cuban and Latin music, functioning not merely as a rhythmic pattern but as an architectural framework around which entire ensembles spin. When a guitarist lightly ...

Recently, radio host Ayana Contreras went to Cuba to dig into a rhythm known as clave. Ayana is the host of "Reclaimed Soul" on Vocalo Radio in Chicago, a sister station of WBEZ. She says clave is ...

Blending salsa with electronic elements, Afrobeat and lo-fi vocals, the Colombian duo bring infectious positivity to a classic genre In the 1960s, salsa’s sprightly piano melodies, clave rhythms and ...

Friends with a passion for Latin dance started a recreational business to teach the art, and it has grown in popularity during the past two years. Clave Dance is the name of the salsa studio, which is ...