Music Box: CuCu Diamantes spices things up with Latin fusion

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! What better night to get out and dance a little.

You might not be able to go to Cuba these days, but Cuba is coming to you. Tomorrow night (9 p.m.) it's a night of salsa and so much more at the Black Cat club in Washington, D.C.

As a veteran of Cuba Libre, CuCu Diamantes is front and center these days performing a new sound she calls Latin fusion, a blend of Afro-Cuban, Afro Beat and Hip Hop elements. CuCu and her band Yerba have released two albums to critical acclaim; the first, "President Alien," was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003. She was also featured on the...