Cumbia is often something you hear before you know its name. It arrives early, at family parties, backyard gatherings, long afternoons that stretch into the night, folded into the background of daily ...

Some of Raquel Pacheco’s favorite childhood memories are of family trips to Mexico City. The relatives they visited there were deeply religious and, as the cultural anthropologist recalled, not ...

Safe space created: Rodrigo Marquez opened Queer Latin Dance OC to provide LGBTQ+ dancers in Orange County a welcoming environment free from traditional gender expectations. Dance as escape: Students ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre alive. All dance was seen as ...

SEATTLE — Several forms of dance across Latin America, Central America, and South America have gained global popularity and evolution in style. One dance instructor has been sharing her love of cumbia ...

From Bad Bunny to Shakira, Latin music was the fifth-largest major genre in the country last year. Latin artists, such as Peso Pluma, Kali Uchi, Xavi, Fuerza Regida, Junior H and more, are topping the ...