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Music, Concert Preview Feb 28, 2020
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Roberto Fonseca blends the sounds of past and present into dynamic Afro-Cuban jazz
- By Catalina Maria Johnson
- Tags: Concert Preview, Roberto Fonseca, Fatoumata Diawara, Fes Festival, Havana, Cuba, jazz, rumba, mambo, Mercedes Cortes Alfaro, Tropicana Club, Yesun, Mack Avenue, Yoruba, Yandy Martínez Rodríguez, Raúl Herrera, La Zorro y el Cuervo, Afro-Cuban, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Jul 9, 2014
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An African-Latino showcase gives us history by way of cha-cha-cha

Columbia College inaugurates a new dance program with four days of cross-pollinated performances.
- By Jena Cutie
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Afro-Latin@ Diaspora Summer Dance Intensive, Columbia College, Afro-Latino dance, Latin America, AfriCaribe, Latin Rhythms, Caribbean, Puerto Rican, Postmodern Afro-Latinidad, salsa, cha-cha-cha, Wind, Joel Valentin-Martinez, Spain, Africa, samba, rumba, West African dance, Recommended

Music, Record Roundup Apr 1, 2013
Wire's gooey-sweet Change Becomes Us and 15 more record reviews

Eight Reader writers range all over the musical map, from Milk Music's revivalist take on early-90s "alternative" to Jace Clayton's irreverent tribute to minimalist composer Julius Eastman.
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Tal Rosenberg, Philip Montoro, and Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Record Roundup, Wire, Pink Flag, Sheriffs of Nothingness, Sofa, Kari Ronnekleiv, Ole-Henrik Moe, viola, Sax G, Cloud Nice, Seattle rap, Seattle hip-hop, Planningtorock, Human Level, Janine Rostrom, Pink & Brown, Castle Face, noise punk, John Dwyer, Thee Oh Sees, Mudhoney, Sub Pop, Milk Music, Aosoth, Agonia, black metal, Fat Possum, Ora Cogan, Hairy Spider Legs, Spires That in the Sunset Rise, drone, alt-folk, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span, Jace Clayton, New Amsterdam, DJ/Rupture, Julius Eastman, SUNY Buffalo, David Friend, Emily Manzo, Dinosaur Jr., Ensemble Pearl, Drag City, Sunn O))), Stephen O'Malley, Michio Kurihara, Ghost, Boris, Atsuo, William Herzog, guitar, drums, bass, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Pedrito Martinez, Calle 54, Sony Masterworks, conguero, Camaron de la Isla, flamenco, rumba, Niño Josele, jazz piano, Bill Evans, Latin jazz, salsa, son, Lapalux, Brainfeeder, Stuart Howard, post-hip-hop, Flying Lotus, beat, G-funk, Roger Troutman, Pharcyde, Arabian Prince, DJ Koze, Pampa, Stefan Kozalla, microhouse, Kompakt, Battles, Hildegard Knef, Caribou, Julia Kent, Leaf Label, Rasputina, cello, Anthony & the Johnsons, Boris Hegenbart, Boris Hegenbart and 19 Artists, Monotype, sound art, Jan Thoben, Stephan Mathieu, Lee "Scratch" Perry, David Grubbs, banjo, Fred Frith, Martin Brandlmayer, Radian, Michael Vorfeld, Oren Ambarchi, Felix Kubin, Bernhard Günther, Boris Hauf, Ulrich Krieger

Music, Photo Pit Apr 15, 2010
Mission of Burma, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda

4/10, Double Door; 4/6, Rumba
- By Jim Newberry
- Tags: Photo Pit, Mission of Burma, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Double Door, Rumba, Jim Newberry

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Tuesday 4/6

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Rumba, Xoco, Love Is All, Empty Bottle, Andrzej Grill, Joyland vs. CellStories, Joyland, CellStories, Quimby's, Lokal, No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, Landmark's Century Centre, Erwin

Music, Soundboard Apr 1, 2010
The List: April 1-7, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more
- By Brian Costello, Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Ann Sterzinger, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Box Elders, Logan Square Auditorium, Spoon, Deerhunter, Aragon Ballroom, Dillinger Escape Plan, Reggie's Rock Club, Gilberto Gil, Symphony Center, CSO, Orchestra Hall, High on Fire, Lincoln Hall, Tobacco, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Empty Bottle, Xiu Xiu, Rumba, Hideout, Bottom Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2010
1/27 — Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative Fundraiser at Rumba

The Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative hosts a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims at Rumba on Wed 1/27 from 7 PM to midnight.
- By Sam Adams
- Tags: How to Help Haiti, Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, International Child Care, Rumba, Joe Kollage, Cori Vicious, Steve, Bravo, DJ Timbuk2, Tone and Shad, Bobby Rush, Jesse Jackson Jr., Kwame Raoul, Haiti, Haiti earthquake

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2009
Chicago, Meet French Electro-pop Chanteuse Emilie Simon

On Thursday night, French pop singer Emilie Simon makes her Chicago debut as part of the Decibelle Music and Culture Festival; Yerba Buena front woman CuCu Diamantes performs at Rumba.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Emilie Simon, Decibelle Music and Culture Festival, Berlin, March of the Empress, March of the Penguins, The Big Machine, The Flower Book, La Marche de L'empereur, soundtracks, Alex Wurman, CuCu Diamantes, CuCuLand, Yerba Buena, Rumba, Andres Levin

Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2009
Salsa Dura on Saturday With Jimmy Bosch
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Jimmy Bosch, podcast, salsa, Viva! Chicago Latin Music Festival, Viva! Chicago, salsa dura, Frankie Vazquez, Post No Bills, rumba

Blogs, Bleader Aug 18, 2009
It's Not Just Who You're Wearing; It's Who You Know
- By Heather Kenny
- Tags: Style, Fashion Cafe, Chicago Fashion Resource, Chicago fashion designers, networking events, Chapter One Organics, Benny and Moon, Melissa Gamble, AIBI, Rumba

Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2009
Madam, I'm Adam
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Cliff Doerksen, Max Mayer, Adam movie, Adam Hugh Dancy, Adam Max Mayer, Hugh Dancy, Asperger's syndrome, Rose Byrne, Black Harvest International Film and Video Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Andrea Gronvall, The Seed, Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968, Orangeburg massacre, The Nine Lives of Marion Barry, Marion Barry, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, The Garden, Scott Hamilotn Kennedy Garden, South Central Los Angeles, Revanche, Rumba, The Answer Man, Jeff Daniels, The Cove, In Sickness and In Health, In My Father's Church, Irene in Time, Henry Jaglom, Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep, Julia Child, Paper Heart, Michael Cera, Brighton Rock, Graham Greene, Busby Berkeley, Footlight Parade, James Cagney, Girl Shy, Harold Lloyd, Silent Summer Film Festival, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin, Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray, Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock Psycho, Grant Park, Rear Window, Northbrook Public Library, movies, Chicago movies, film festivals

Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2009
Colombia's Bomba Estereo electrify cumbia

The cumbia gets a stunning facelift from Colombia's Bomba Estereo, who make their Chicago debut tonight at Rumba.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, rumba, Zizek Urban Beats Club, Cumbia, Bomba Estereo, Ivy Queen, Toto La Momposina, Simon Mejia, Liliana Saumet

Blogs, Bleader Jun 13, 2008
Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra 6/15

Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Chicago SummerDance, Steve Cooper Orchestra, rumba

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Roberto Fonseca blends the sounds of past and present into dynamic Afro-Cuban jazz

Recommended
An African-Latino showcase gives us history by way of cha-cha-cha

Columbia College inaugurates a new dance program with four days of cross-pollinated performances.

Wire's gooey-sweet Change Becomes Us and 15 more record reviews

Eight Reader writers range all over the musical map, from Milk Music's revivalist take on early-90s "alternative" to Jace Clayton's irreverent tribute to minimalist composer Julius Eastman.

Mission of Burma, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda

4/10, Double Door; 4/6, Rumba

Dinner & a Show: Tuesday 4/6

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

The List: April 1-7, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more

1/27 — Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative Fundraiser at Rumba

The Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative hosts a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims at Rumba on Wed 1/27 from 7 PM to midnight.

Chicago, Meet French Electro-pop Chanteuse Emilie Simon

On Thursday night, French pop singer Emilie Simon makes her Chicago debut as part of the Decibelle Music and Culture Festival; Yerba Buena front woman CuCu Diamantes performs at Rumba.

Salsa Dura on Saturday With Jimmy Bosch

It's Not Just Who You're Wearing; It's Who You Know

Madam, I'm Adam

Colombia's Bomba Estereo electrify cumbia

The cumbia gets a stunning facelift from Colombia's Bomba Estereo, who make their Chicago debut tonight at Rumba.

Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra 6/15

Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra

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Columbia College inaugurates a new dance program with four days of cross-pollinated performances.

Eight Reader writers range all over the musical map, from Milk Music's revivalist take on early-90s "alternative" to Jace Clayton's irreverent tribute to minimalist composer Julius Eastman.

4/10, Double Door; 4/6, Rumba

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more

The Hearts 4 Haiti Global Initiative hosts a benefit for Haitian earthquake victims at Rumba on Wed 1/27 from 7 PM to midnight.

On Thursday night, French pop singer Emilie Simon makes her Chicago debut as part of the Decibelle Music and Culture Festival; Yerba Buena front woman CuCu Diamantes performs at Rumba.

The cumbia gets a stunning facelift from Colombia's Bomba Estereo, who make their Chicago debut tonight at Rumba.

Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra

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