Jimmy Smits, left, Brad Gluckstein and Paul Rodriguez in the Conga Room, which will close Wednesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles) For one more night, the papaya bar still beckons at the Conga Room in ...

The Conga Room, a full-service venue specializing in Latin music and cuisine, has tapped United Talent Agency (UTA) to develop initiatives and campaigns related to its 20th anniversary. UTA’s ...

The Conga Room has provided Los Angeles with Latin entertainment for more than 20 years now, but won’t make it to the three-decade mark. The institution announced it would close, tacking on one final ...

Not that many people know that Marlon Brando was a huge tropical latin music fan. Herman Leonard, the great jazz photographer knew that, and he and Brando became close because they were both ...

Get your salsa on with our step-by-step tutorial When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The congas are a set of one to four long, floor- ...

On a recent Monday morning, as most fifth graders were studying math and English, a group of 10- and 11-year-olds at Knox Elementary School in South L.A. were learning something else: how to train and ...

In this edition of "Latin Roots," Alt.Latino correspondent Felix Contreras discusses the history and the impact of the conga — or more properly known as the tumbadora — in Cuba and abroad. Originally ...

Listening to the iconic and extremely catchy "Conga" song by Gloria Estefan was one of Leslie Grace's most enduring memories as a little girl growing up in Florida. Thirty-five years later, the star ...

Carlos Valdes, 81, a legendary conga player and a leading figure in Latin jazz in Cuba and the United States, died Tuesday in Cleveland of respiratory failure, according to the New York Times. Valdes ...

For one more night, the papaya bar still beckons at the Conga Room in downtown L.A. The yellow sculptural design from Cuban American artist Jorge Pardo — meant to resemble the tropical fruit split ...