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UNESCO has added Congolese rumba to its intangible heritage list, sparking enthusiasm among music and dance fans in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo. The ...

Pro dancer Ola Jordan provides an insight into one of the hardest Latin dances to perfect - the Rumba... How would you describe the Rumba? The Rumba is a very romantic dance that incorporates lots of ...

One of the most influential genres of African music and dance, Congolese rumba, now has Unesco-protected status. It is the culmination of campaigning by two countries - the Democratic Republic of ...

Born among black slaves on sugar plantations, Cuba's rumba has since become a national icon almost as renown as its cigars or amateur boxers and two years ago was designated by UNESCO as an intangible ...

Dog & Cask in Rochelle Park, which recently announced its closure, has been sold to the owners of Rumba Cubana, according to J.C. Kapas Real Estate Company, which closed the sale. Whispers of a ...

This week, Amber Riley and partner Derek Hough performed the rumba to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” With a possible crippling knee injury, Riley forged through tough practices, put in time at ...

In Europe, the Paris-based band Kékélé is considered the world-music equivalent of exiled royalty: five of the stars of old-style Congolese soukous revisiting, on acoustic instruments, the classic ...