HAVANA (Reuters) - "King of the Congas" Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist who shared the stage with Josephine Baker and Frank Sinatra half a century ago, died on Monday in Havana. He was ...

Tata Guines, 77, a conga drummer who helped popularize Afro-Cuban rhythms worldwide, died Monday outside Havana after being hospitalized for hypertension and kidney problems. Known as the “King of the ...

Cuban authorities arrested LGBT activists on Saturday after holding a pride parade in Havana, the country’s capital. The parade, officially dubbed Cuban Conga against Homophobia and Transphobia, has ...

HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it has cancelled this year’s edition of a parade widely seen as a sign of progress on gay rights on the island. The state-run Center for Sex ...

Cuba has become more accessible in recent years, yet the country remains a mystery to most Americans. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival offers guests the chance to explore Cuba’s art, music ...

The death of Cuban conga master Carlos "Patato" Valdes this past December provides a sad opportunity to dig out one of his best-known recordings — which also happens to be a groundbreaking piece of ...

HAVANA — Cuban gay rights activists denounced the government’s decision to cancel this year’s parade against homophobia, accusing it of snatching away their main platform at a key moment as the ...

FILE - In this May 12, 2018 file photo, Mariela Castro, daughter of Raul Castro and director of Cuba's National Center for Sexual Education, waves a rainbow flag while sitting in a convertible car ...