With less than 1% of all World War II veterans alive, Andrés González Vega recalls his military service, his fight against ...

The intro of the song is a cuatro. And after that song came out, it was such a huge impact in the cuatro community in Puerto Rico, because everyone saw the instrument as being more cool than just folk ...

Puerto Rican music has become a rallying cry against the many inequities imposed on the island, from the colonial policies that stifle its autonomy and the exploitation of its natural resources to ...

Morgado is well-known in Puerto Rico for his skill as a cuatro builder, Cumpiano said. He also is known on the island for his musical skill; he put out two record albums in the 1970s and 1980s.

Held at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, the free event featured traditional food and attractions, ... Bad Bunny was in attendance to hand out sports gear, music instruments, ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Students displaced from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after last year's hurricanes received new musical instruments Friday. The Orange County School District said ...

After Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, the winds that caused tremendous devastation gradually abated from a deafening roar to a silent breeze. But another sound was also silenced ...

(The cuatro, Vargas explains, is the national instrument of Puerto Rico). But Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco has much deeper roots. The club was founded in 1912, in order to represent Puerto ...

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.

At the concert, more than 20,000 fans experienced the comedy of Teatro Breve, an acting collective based in Puerto Rico, and enjoyed performances from living legend centenarian Willie Rosario and ...