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A Mexican couple dances to the danzon, a genteel slow-moving swing that dates from pre-revolution days in Cuba. MCT Every Saturday of the year, hundreds of couples converge on a shady park in this ...

There is no conflict between tradition and modernity for Danzón by Six. With remarkable skill this new Miami ensemble has shown it can approach musical forms and concepts established long ago with an ...

Although throughout the entire world the voice of artists seems to have been silenced by the pandemic, in Cuba one musician has never slowed down: Ethiel Failde, director of the Orquesta Failde, great ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Guillermo Rubalcaba was a pianist, band leader, composer and master of the danzon, the popular music ...

Camarada will cap off its 2022-23 season with an intercontinental bang, by showcasing female composers, exploring mariachi and danzón music and touring Argentina for two weeks. On Thursday, the ...

MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — A man in a white guayabera approaches a woman and stretches out his hand, palm up, inviting her to dance. She stands up and waves her fan. On the dance floor, they get closer. As ...

Every Saturday of the year, hundreds of couples converge on a shady park in this capital to embrace one another in the slow-moving, genteel dance known as the danzon. Many of the men appear ...