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Mad Hot Ballroom
The filmmakers would have us embrace their work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film loses its footing.
"...a citywide competition. While learning to foxtrot, tango, and rumba, the kids also get some rudimentary experiences in facing..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shall We Dance?
Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, and Susan Sarandon co-star in in this tempting remake of a Japanese film about a man's midlife slump.
"...notion that John is contemplating something more than a rumba lesson, Gere’s performance communicates a boyish innocence that eventually..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

How to Get Connected? First, Be Connected ...
MoveOn and the Coffee Party raise the stakes on corporate lobbying reform
"...managing director of the Rural Mobile & Broadband Alliance (RuMBA), an Austin-based nonprofit on a mission to make sure..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

Live Shots
"...CON RUMBA SON..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature

Cine Las Americas Schedule
"...evening is Ivan Acostas' documentary, How to Create a Rumba. Chico O'Farrill, Juan Pablo Torres, Horacio "El Negro" Mendez,..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature

God Willing
Two disparate cultures come together in Austin's Ojalá.
"...music need not know musical history to appreciate the rumba, flamenco, and bolero styles commonly found in Persian popular..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Rhythm is King
"...Centzontle, Correo Aereo, Toqui Amaru, Cula du Cafe, Con Rumba Son, Sazon, and more -- and her speech grows..."

June 25, 1999 Music Review by Jay Hardwig

Record Reviews
Prince Paul
"...Cowboy Rumba (Palm Pictures)..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Top Books to Make Sense of a World Breaking Down
Jay Trachtenberg's top reads of 2016 explore a planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic
"...cavalcade of great Benson-told yarns; and Troubadours: Love Death Rumba (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform), the debut of Richard Lee..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Event Menu
Foodie events in and around Austin during the month of October
"...• Enjoy the first Design Rumba, showcasing local artists and designers, at Frank (407 Colorado,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...of Al Di Meola and Strunz & Farah. Like "Rumba del Cielo," "Jalapeno Charlie," "Engano," and "Manzanillo" (Brew originals),..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Column

Tie-Dye Groovemaster Trachtenberg Should Stick to Singer-Songwriter Music
"...of Al Di Meola and Strunz & Farah. Like “Rumba del Cielo,” “Jalapeno Charlie,” “Engano,” and “Manzanillo” (Brew originals),..."

Sept. 19, 2005 Postmarks

Been Around the World
Cine las Americas enters its fifth year as the premier festival of Latino filmmaking … only they're not calling it "Latino" anymore.

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Festival of New Cinema of the Americas
"...Pulitzer-winning photojournalist David Turnley; and How to Create a Rumba, a documentary that follows the salsa sound from West..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food-o-File
Northwest Restaurant Boom
"...RR2222, where plans call for a Mexican restaurant called Rumba from entrepreneur Doug Foreman and the Italian trattoria Sienna..."

July 30, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
The Austin Record Convention, Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza, Pecan Street Festival, and UTOPiAfest lead our recommended shows this week
"...Selena cover band Las Chicas en 512, Austin's untouchable Afro-salsa-rumba-merengue maestros El Tule, and Peruvian surf rock-meets-tropical troupe El..."

May 5, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Kathy & the Kilowatts
"...of blues stylings presented herein. There's a San Antonio rumba of drums-and-horn R&B triplets on "First Do No Harm,"..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend
Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.
"...Afro-Caribbean rhythms into their Afro-champeta, a confluence of reggae, rumba, and calypso from Colombia’s Atlantic coast. The Bogotá sextet..."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Willie Nelson
"...most recognizable voice in country music over the driving rumba of his 67th studio LP's title track. "But, wait..."

May 11, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Eberly, Red Ash Open This Weekend
Daily Austin food news
"...wearing striped blue and white shirts. B) Dance the rumba with wild-eyed abandon in a tattered dress. C) Eat..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Buena Vista Social Club Survivors Come to Austin
Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa lead the new Cuban-American frontier
"...nueva trova movement took the place of jazz-influenced mambo, rumba, and son in the Sixties, traditional Cuban músicos felt..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Feature by María Núñez

Playback: SXSW Mission Statement
Six lists to get you through SXSW 2015
"...Stromae: Electro-rumba Francophile from Belgium..."

March 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dead Can Dance
Live Shot
"...his two new standouts, "Amnesia," he called an "Arabic rumba." On Perry's songs, Gerrard receded to the back of..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Thursday Showcases
Thursday night showcases, trips to Austin, Colombia, Mexico, Scandanavia, and Staten Island (RIP ODB)
"..."Fantasia Tropical" to the driving Afro-Caribbean rhythms of "La Rumba Bacana – Parte II." Bogotá hip-hop duo Profetas (MC..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Wednesday Showcases
Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance
"...fivepiece from Granada; and the genre-busting sonidos of Madrid's rumba-rapper Huecco. – Dan Oko Remezcla.com/BMI..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases
All the SXSW showcases that fit
"...as does Venezuelan rock group Verona. – Belinda Acosta Rumbatón/Rumbia..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

7 & 7 is
7 & 7 is
"...Publishing), indeed kills. Frankie Medina's finest Iggy Stooge vox rumba meets Keith Herrera's knee-knocking thump, "Red River Street" rollin'..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Del Castillo
"...Castillo frontman Alex Ruiz keeps coming back to a "rumba that kills" on leadoff cut "Boricua del Cielo," he's..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Rainin in Paradize 2
Manu Chao speaks
"...Tijuana, violent “El Viento,” and rallying “Clandestino,” topped by “Rumba de Barcelona”: Hurricane Chao touched down in Our Town..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything
What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!
"...release party at Mohawk. Amidst the cumbias, salsas, merengues, rumbas, y guaguancos, the low rumble of Josh Levy's baritone..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

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