From the Philadelphia Inquirer:<P><B>Cuban dancers join Kulu Mele ensemble</B> <P>By Merilyn Jackson <BR>FOR THE INQUIRER <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>A highlight of the 21-day El Festival Cubano was to have been the first appearance in Philadelphia by lead dancers from Conjunto Folklorico Cutumba, a dance company based in Santiago de Cuba. However, due to last-minute visa problems, only two of the group were able to get to the United States to perform here Friday.<P>After working all week with the Philadelphia-based Kulu Mele African American Drum and Dance Ensemble, Cutumba's principal dancer, Odalis Armiñon Devrot, and its director, Idalberto Bandera Sidó, collaborated with the local group in a performance in the Art Sanctuary at the Church of the Advocate at 18th and Diamond Streets.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><A HREF="http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/10/15/magazine/DANCE15.htm" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><BR>