MIAMI (AP) – In his most famous song, "The Bridge," Cuban salsa singer Manuel "Manolín" González croons about creating a bridge between Miami and Havana. "A bridge made up of long sleeves," he sings. ...

The Afro-Latina’s story begins on October 21, 1925, when she was born in Havana. The La Sonora Matancera band selected her ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hundreds of people gathered at Calder Plaza downtown on Friday night to enjoy opening night of the Grand Rapids Hispanic Festival, and at 8 p.m., all eyes were on a group of ...

Over the past few months, the United States has slowly been peeling back the rigid Kennedy-era embargo placed on Cuba, allowing citizens to freely travel and eventually trade with those on Fidel ...

On Wednesdays, SALSAthens hosts Cuban salsa dancing lessons at El Carretonero event space, which is just down the street from Mexican restaurant Tlaloc. They have an advanced class at 6:30 p.m and a ...

The entrance might still read "Salsa Mediterranean Restaurant & Lounge," but the new Shoppes at Vanderbilt eatery is Cuban through and through. The menu features all the traditional Cuban favorites, ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A Cuban singer who lived in the U.S. for several years after being banned from Cuban airwaves is back in Miami for a performance in Little Havana. Manuel Gonzalez — also known as ...

Timba, a Cuban cousin of Salsa is popular worldwide, but never really caught on in LA. That might be changing, if a hard-working Timba band keeps finding new fans. In the early 1990s, “Timba”, a new ...

With its longstanding isolation and turbulent modern history, this Caribbean nation defies categorisation. Come to salsa ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about adventures for people traveling solo. The Brigitte Bardot of the Caribbean, Cuba too has been ravaged by time and ...