Born among black slaves on sugar plantations, Cuba's rumba has since become a national icon almost as renown as its cigars or amateur boxers and two years ago was designated by UNESCO as an intangible ...

Africa’s leading Congolese Rumba music is now on the list of the world cultural heritage of humanity after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) admitted the ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO on Tuesday added the Congolese rumba dance to its intangible cultural heritage list, sparking delight in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has delighted in the addition of its traditional dance to the United Nations' cultural summit's list of intangible cultural heritage list, made for expressions, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The luxury high-rises of Denver’s Golden Triangle cast long shadows, but so far, they’ve failed to darken the party at La Rumba. Its red sign remains a ...

Cubans and tourists take a Rumba masterclass in Havana, on August 22, 2018.The Rumba, a mix of African and Spanish culture, considered by UNESCO an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a vital ...

The United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO on Tuesday added the Congolese rumba dance to its intangible cultural heritage list, sparking delight in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

Specialists located rumba's origins in the ancient African kingdom of Kongo, where people practised a dance called "Nkumba". The word means navel as performances involved a man and woman dancing with ...