In the upcoming podcast series "Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York," actor Rosie Perez will tell the history of ...

The city of Cali, Colombia, is known for great salsa music — and, in the past, deadly drug cartels. The two are not entirely separate. The point of a tradition is that it's been around a while. It's ...

Nearly 40 years ago, a new musical trend began bubbling up from the Colombian Pacific while the world was swaying to Celia Cruz, Héctor Lavoe, and the mighty Fania All-Stars. It wasn’t born in a ...

Colombia is known worldwide for its music — sultry salsa, coastal cumbia, and the accordion-laced vallenato. But in cantinas and neighborhood concert halls, a new music is rising: hard-driving ballads ...

The Smithsonian's new exhibit, “Puro Ritmo: The Musical Journey of Salsa,” is full of music and movement. Visitors can listen to hits like Quimbara by iconic Cuban singer Celia Cruz while looking at ...

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