The clave stands at the heart of Afro‑Cuban and Latin music, functioning not merely as a rhythmic pattern but as an architectural framework around which entire ensembles spin. When a guitarist lightly ...

The word “clave” refers to the round hardwood stick used as a percussion instrument in tropical latin music (Afro-Cuban, salsa, merengue, cha cha, etc.). It looks a little like a hot dog without the ...

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Media interested in interviews should contact Kathy Matter, Purdue Bands public relations, (765) 496-6785. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Pulsating Latin rhythms hit the entertainment ...

The latest collaboration between Dallas Black Dance Theatre and Gypsy musicians from North Macedonia stems from a shared rhythm called clave. Also the name of an instrument on which the ubiquitous ...

Recently, radio host Ayana Contreras went to Cuba to dig into a rhythm known as clave. Ayana is the host of “Reclaimed Soul” on Vocalo Radio in Chicago, a sister station of WBEZ. She says clave is ...

Hands were clapping in the clave rhythm on Friday afternoon inside the Longs Peak room inside the University of Northern Colorado University Center. Leading the clapping was Samuel Torres, a Latin ...