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As this video shows, Pumpkin, the Pomeranian, is more than up to the task of defending his home from a villainous pigeon, or ...
Dubbed a historical thriller, Rumba Royale is set in 1959 Leopoldville ... politics and the strength of the human spirit. The project is the brainchild of writers Kevin Dwyer and Hamed Mobasser.
Azamara Cruises has celebrated the arrival of three of its ships — the Azamara Journey, Azamara Quest and Azamara Onward — in ...
DAKAR, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The heady beats of Congolese rumba were hailed by UNESCO on Tuesday as it added the central African music and dance to its list of global cultural treasures. The ...
"Rumba is one of those very interesting words," Johnson says. "All over Latin America in several countries, it means 'party.' So you go to 'rumba,' you're going to party. But then there are all ...
UNESCO has added Congolese rumba to its intangible heritage list, sparking enthusiasm among music and dance fans in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo.
The underlying rhythm of the song’s electronic mix is also made in Barcelona. It’s rumba catalana: Catalan party music. Peret, one of two musicians (the other was Antonio Gonzalez “El ...
But a new head-turner called Rumba is instead aiming for a trip down to the white sand Gulf Coast or the islands. It’s a colorful, vibrant-feeling restaurant bringing beach vibes deep along ...
After all, rumba means “party.” The lively music and dance form emerged in the mid-19th century, when the drumming of enslaved Africans blended with the melodies of Spanish colonizers—“a ...
There, above the traffic-clogged alleys of Victoire, a dense neighbourhood popular with both artists and pickpockets, couples dance to rumba music. Women sling their arms around their partners ...
Rumba or “nkumba” (navel in kikongo) in its original form, describes the joining and rubbing of the navels, a dance which marked the celebrations for the populations of the Kingdom of Kongo (which ...