By Carina del Valle Schorske Ran-kan-kan: Long before I could name the source of my excitement, my body responded to the strident signature of Latin ... instruments that spread through West Africa ...

Acoustic instruments were replaced by electric ones, and the music took on a more aggressive tone. Dance moves became more stylized and athletic. “Salsa is ... pop and African-American urban ...

Latin music would not exist without bongos, congas or timbales — all are percussion instruments, and all have roots in Africa. Likewise, there wouldn't be Latin music without other African ...

These instruments are staples of traditional African music and provide Latin jazz with signature percussive elements and rhythmic structure. These elements would later become the foundation of ...

Here are 7 musical instruments whose origin dates back to Africa. While some argue that this instrument has a Latin origin, others say that the Maracas is of West African origin. Maraca belongs to ...

Explore musical instruments ... one of several instruments collected by Howard University professor Lorenzo Dow Turner. His groundbreaking research told stories of sounds and songs transported from ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...