A Brief History of the Rumba

Santiago de Cuba moves differently. The rumba there carries a force that’s both historic and immediate. Rumberos de Hoy brings that intensity to life with precision and spirit. The music and dance move together, each step, gesture, and drum phrase feeding off one another in a dialogue that feels spontaneous yet deeply practiced. Watching them, you can sense how decades of local tradition and street performance have shaped this sound and movement. It’s not staged or stylized, it’s the expression