Do you like Latin music but want to get deeper than Buena Vista Social Club or Ozomatli while keeping well clear of Shakira and Enrique Iglesias? There is a whole world of popular Latin music that ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A Bay Area treasure who was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Oakland, musician Pete Escovedo was a natural musician who gravitated from saxophone to vibes to Latin percussion ...

MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Hello, I'm Murray Horwitz. You know, it's hard to believe that Tito Puente is no longer with us. When he passed away in April of 2000, he left quite an ...

Arturo Sandoval. Chick Corea. Poncho Sanchez. Pete Escovedo. Dave Valentin. Need I say more? If so, just read through more of the personnel below. Sometimes with all-star gatherings, the whole is not ...

Later this year, Latin rock icon Carlos Santana will release a new covers album with his takes on rock-radio hits, including Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” and Def Leppard’s “Photograph,” with ...

I still remember this story from October 28, 2002. The cowbell is the “hammer” of a tropical latin band, beating out the rhythm and heard over the top of all the other players. Originally it was used ...