LOS ANGELES — Francisco Aguabella, an Afro-Cuban percussionist considered a master sacred drummer who also had a wide-ranging career in jazz and salsa, has died. He was 84. Aguabella died Friday of ...

Just three percussion instruments – the conga, bongos and timbales – transform a big band into a Latin ensemble full of upbeat melodies and unexpected rhythms. The fusion occurs every Thursday night ...

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Those funny-sounding words are music to the ears of sixth-graders at Linda Elementary School, where every week they gather in teacher Timothy Dant's Afro-Cuban drum class to palm and pound on musical ...