Jorge Drexler is one of the most decorated singer-songwriters in Latin America. His albums are always high profile events, ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Carlos Paez Vilaro, a self-trained painter, sculptor, screenwriter, musician and architect who championed Afro-Uruguayan Candombe music and dance, created colorful murals in ...

The art of expressing a variety of Afro-Indian grooves with rhythmic jazz drum artforms which embodies a deep precision in rhythmical counterpoint between the cultures and merging into a modern world ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

CLEARLY, Hugo Medrano has a thing for authenticity. When the GALA Hispanic Theatre's artistic director set out to build a show around Uruguay's candombe music, he didn't stop at poring over academic ...

Variations on jazz come particularly from the Caribbean and most notably Cuba. Miami-based duo Pan con Bistec melds Latin jazz with original arrangements influenced by the rhythms and musical stylings ...

A vibrant Uruguayan music and dance tradition originating from African slaves known as candombe is coming to Java River in ...

Latin Grammy-nominated artist Julieta Rada continues to remind listeners everywhere why she is one of the most unique and innovative artists in Latin music. Today, she released her highly anticipated ...