Latin jazz is one of the most vital forms going, and I’ll tell you why: Besides having irresistible dance rhythms and vital tonal colors, this music still serves the original audience for which it was ...

Recently, radio host Ayana Contreras went to Cuba to dig into a rhythm known as clave. She says clave is essentially a "five-beat rhythmic structure and it's the backbone of a lot of Latin music forms ...

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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 ...