This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

Much of the “sound” of the Miami Sound Machine comes from drummer/ songwriter Enrique “Kiki” Garcia. Garcia not only penned MSM’s 1985 breakthrough hit, Conga, but co-wrote Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, ...

Hector Rosado has experienced it several times, those moments in which he is so moved by the music that he has cried on top of his instrument. It has happened during long conga solos or while playing ...

He brought Afro-Cuban influences to American ensembles and dazzled audiences with his virtuosic multiple-drum technique. By Neil Genzlinger “When you talk about percussion, particularly the evolution ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Many Washingtonians danced to rhythms played on this Haitian conga drum. Hide stretched taut across the drum forms its ...

Get your salsa on with our step-by-step tutorial When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The congas are a set of one to four long, floor- ...

Steve Alcala started teaching high school music in the 1980s. Today, he supplies much needed sheet music to customers around the world.