Beyond samba, soca, and son, many other Latin traditions continue to inform modern sound design. Colombian cumbia is recognised for its steady drum patterns and flowing basslines, which translate ...

A contemporary of John Coltrane who helped establish UW's jazz curriculum, Joe Brazil's Black Academy of Music changed lives ...

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa arrived in the Bay Area in 1995 by way of Ecuador with a few dollars in his pocket and not a single ...

SALT LAKE CITY (February 26, 2026) – The Utah Jazz announced they have signed center Mo Bamba to a 10-day contract. Per team ...

Bad Bunny has come to Brazil at the peak of his career so far, following the phenomenal hype around his performance at the Super Bowl halftime show.

Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year’s Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female aut ...

Carnival, a spectacle celebrating African deities and Catholic saints alike, has become a battleground for religious groups in Brazil.

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazil does not have snow. But on a foggy alpine slope in northern Italy, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen gave the South American nation a moment to celebrate. The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female ...

Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is using samba parades to spotlight Black Brazilian women writers who rarely get public recognition ...