Tonight, we paid tribute to the late, great Cuban rumbero/composer Raul Brito “Lali” (pictured left in Havana Jan 2018. Photo: Luis Medina) of the seminal Cuban rumba group “Clave Y Guaguanco” who died of a heart attack earlier this month. Lali’s music has been played by artists such as Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pineiro to John Santos and the Coro Folklorico Kindembo. Lali was an exceptional human being with a big heart and radiant smile as well as a great singer and percussionist. I gave a musical tribute to Lali this evening…RIP. New music was featured by vocalist Kayvan Vega, Javier Fernandez Big Band, Oscar Ly and Rumble, Hector Valentin, Timbalive, Paquito Acosta, the Leandro Saint-Hill Quartet, Oscar Hernandez & Alma Libre, Orquesta Fuego and Conjunto Imagen. Here is the playlist:
Estrellas Caiman/El Verdadero Son/Descarga Brava/Caiman
Kayvan Vega/Ya Se Acabo/Single/Kayvan Vega
Javier Fernandez Big Band feat Victor Garcia & Marcial Istruiz/Jelengue Y Revolu/Jelengue Y Revolu/Javier Fernandez
Oscar Ly Y Rumblu/Lejos/Oscar Ly Presents Rumbalu/Oscar Ly
Ruben Blades-Sets del Solar/Todos Vuelven/Todos Vuelven Live/Ariel Rivas Music
Edwin Perez/Tus Mentiras/Street Corner Chronicles/Zonero Music
Clave Y Guaguanco/Yo Soy La Timbalive/Cantaremos Y Bailaremos/Egrem
Septeto Nacional De Cuba Ignacio Pineiro/Una Historia Que Le Zumba/Lali Y Su Musica Vol. 1/Raul “Lali” Brito
Raul “Lali” Brito-Frank Oropeza/La Gran Pelea/La Gran Pelea/Egrem
Hector Valentin/Sin Clave No Se Puede/Me Quite/Tumi
Timbalive/Se Boto Pa La Calle/Se Boto Pa La Calle/Timbalive
Las Estrellas Cobo/El Dulcerito/Cobo Jam Heavy Duty/Cobo Music
Paquito Acosta/Somos Musica/Somos Musica/Paquito Acosta
Marlow Rosado-Frankie Negron/Depende De Ti/Los Colores De La Salsa/Marlow Rosado
Tromboranga/Trombon Pelao/Salsaterapia/Tromboranga
Leandro Saint-Hill Quartet/Papucho’s Ice Cream/Cadencias/German Wahnsinn
Oscar Hernandez-Alma Libre/Vision/Vision/Oscar Hernandez
Monguito El Unico/Meta Y Guaguanco/A Blackman From Cuba/P-Vine
Santiago All Stars feat Jimmy Sabater/Bochinchosa/Joya Y Rareza/Hasbun Productions
Orquesta Fuego/:Piensa En El Corazon/Baila Mi Salsa/Orquesta Fuego
Conjunto Imagen/Mañana Es Domingo/30 Aniversario De Conjunto Imagen/Muziq
Linda Leida/Estoy En Algo/Aqui Esta Linda/TR
Julio Bravo Y Salsabor/San Francisco Tiene Salsa/Bravissimo/Julio Bravo
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