During the second half of the 19th century, secular Rumba dance-oriented music styles were developed by Afro-Cuban workers in the poor neighbourhoods of Havana and Matanzas

During the second half of the 19th century, several secular dance-oriented music styles were developed by Afro-Cuban workers in the poor neighborhoods of Havana and Matanzas.These syncretic styles would later be referred to as "RUMBA", a word that also meant "PARTY"

The Catalan Rumba (Catalan: rumba catalana, Is a genre of music that developed in Barcelona's Romani community beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. Its rhythms are derived from the Andalusian flamenco rumba, with influences from Cuban music and rock and roll.

Caribbean Music is colorful and diverse, and comes from complicated influences. It grew out of traditions from African cultures and indigenous peoples, European colonialism, and the unique character of places separated by water.and are the expression of the talent and the immense zest for life of the Caribbean people.

Physiographically, the blessed Caribbean region is mainly a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea. To the north, the region is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida and the Northern Atlantic Ocean, which lies to the east and northeast. To the south lies the coastline of the continent of South America.