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  • The word Rumba is a really a generic term, covering a variety of names i.e., Son, Danzon, Guagira, Guaracha, Naningo, for a type of West Indian music or dancing.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2007

  • He brought the mambo and what some people call Rumba, Boogie more to the fore.

    Henry Butler Brings New Orleans to NPR 2008

  • Where I used to listen to "The Young Turks", Stephanie Miller, Al Franken, Ed Schultz, and Randi Rhodes I can now listen to "Rumba" - Orgullo Latino!

    No Progressive Talk Radio? Try Podcasting! 2007

  • But while Jim Henger, executive director of channel marketing for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, calls Rumba's domestic push "commendable," he cautions against wild growth predictions.

    Fast Company 2009

  • But while Jim Henger, executive director of channel marketing for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, calls Rumba's domestic push "commendable," he cautions against wild growth predictions.

    Fast Company 2009

  • But while Jim Henger, executive director of channel marketing for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, calls Rumba's domestic push "commendable," he cautions against wild growth predictions.

    Fast Company 2009

  • Returning to Mexico in 1918, he became one of Mexico's greatest illustrators, known for his bold colors, dynamic designs and, later, his expressive caricatures in lobby cards of such comedic legends as Cantinflas, Tin Tan and Resortes in films such as Rumba Caliente (1952); Qué Lindo Cha Cha Cha (1955); Resortes Hora Media de Balazos (1957); and Las Carinosas (1958).

    The lurid artistry of the Mexican lobby card 2009

  • Returning to Mexico in 1918, he became one of Mexico's greatest illustrators, known for his bold colors, dynamic designs and, later, his expressive caricatures in lobby cards of such comedic legends as Cantinflas, Tin Tan and Resortes in films such as Rumba Caliente (1952); Qué Lindo Cha Cha Cha (1955); Resortes Hora Media de Balazos (1957); and Las Carinosas (1958).

    The lurid artistry of the Mexican lobby card 2009

  • In 1935, the actor George Raft took a break from playing his usual gangster parts and played a role closer to who he really was in New York, the part of a suave dancer in the movie "Rumba", a musical in which the hero finally won the heiress Carol Lombard through the mutual love of dancing.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2007

  • In the 77-minute independent film "Rumba," there are no big stars and only around 20 lines of dialogue.

    unknown title 2009

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