Where rhumba music and country styles blend

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‘Do you know about Fred’s Ranch and Resort at Isinya?’ a friend asked.

‘No – and who is Fred?’ I said.

The whole time Peter and I were there, rhumba music was playing at a comfortable volume – loud enough to be heard but low enough for you to have a conversation without having to shout. I had seen a poster on the resort’s website advertising the Wild West Shows that run on every first Sunday of the month. Given this and the cowboy and cowgirl uniforms for the staff, I asked Hiram how these country and western styles fit with the focus on rhumba music. Because, for me, there seems to be something of a clash of cultures; whereas rhumba prompts a sensual closeness in dancing, authentic country dance music keeps the dancers well apart. ‘I guess we are promoting a hybrid’, Hiram said with a chuckle. And, it could be said of the whole place that it is a harmonious hybrid of ranch and resort. But I resisted the temptation to buy a cowboy hat at the resort’s shop.

Where rhumba music and country styles blend

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