By Christy Piña Associate Editor The artist opened the show with a Un Verano Sin Ti mashup of tracks “El Apagón” and “Después de la Playa,” with a brass section and conga drummers.

Jennifer Lopez and drummer and percussionist Sheila E and the celebrity-obsessed culture of the ’90s and noughties made the Conga Room an emblem of L.A. nightlife. “It was nice to have the ...

He attended a Catholic school in Miami Beach, picking up the guitar and the conga drum. And he was eventually hired as a bandleader at a nightclub where he popularized the conga. Nearly 90 years ...