For the first time since the Cuban conga (1938), it looks as though the ... partners may improvise fancy variations. The Music. Even tone-deaf people can identify Latin American dance music.

The energetic Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club, which opened on Wednesday night, has been praised for its representation of the rich cultural history of Cuban music. The name “Buena ...

But if you start the clock when the Cuban supergroup’s music first seeped into his soul, he’s been penning it for decades. Like many Cubans and Cuban Americans, he grew up hearing the silky ...