First there was the late, great Cuban jazz pianist, Bebo Valdés, who collaborated with Spanish flamenco legend Diego El Cigala on their exceptional album Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears) in 2004. Their ...

Putumayo's compilation of Latin-influenced flamenco music harks directly to the Gipsy Kings' breed of rumba gitana (or rumba flamenco). By Billboard Staff Putumayo’s compilation of Latin-influenced ...

The Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall is pleased to present rumba flamenco guitar master Jesse Cook on Friday, April 7 at 8:00 pm. This concert at the Performing Arts Center is part of the ...

Las Migas incorporate surprising but unmistakable Latin American cadences into tight vocal harmonies framed by Spanish folk–inspired violin and guitar, and occasionally punctuate their songs with full ...

Chicago-based journalist Catalina Maria Johnson hosts the 15th installment of World Cafe's Latin Roots music series. Johnson writes in Spanish and English for publications such as HOY, Revista ...

Sixteen years after the Gypsy Kings became stars of the world music genre, their 21st-century counterparts may finally be walking among us. For two years now, an eight-strong Spanish combo called Ojos ...

A young Jesse Cook would thumb through his parents' vast record collection until something piqued his interest. From the moment he heard the mysterious sounds of flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata, ...

Grammy Award-winning group Gipsy Kings are set to return to Saudi Arabia with a headline performance in AlUla in early 2026, bringing their globally loved blend of flamenco, rumba and Latin rhythms to ...

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