RIP Salsa Icon Johnny Pacheco
Legendary Bandleader, Multi-instrumentalist, Producer, Composer, Arranger and Fania Records label co-founder Johnny Pacheco died on Monday, February 15 due to Pneumonia. He also had Parkinson’s disease. He was 85 years old.
Read MoreOmar Sosa & Friends Livestream Info for 2/21/2021
On Con Sabor on KPFA 94.1 FM, I promised that I would have the link to Omar Sosa and Friends livestream. Joining Omar will be Moroccan vocalist Bouchaib Abdellhadi, Peruvian percussionist Juan Medrona Cotito, American bassist Geoff Brennan with special appearance by Peruvian dancer Pierr Padilla Vasquez.
Read MoreMusic News 2/7/2021
Mario “Mayito” Solomon is the renowned bandleader, timbalero and vocalist for one of SF Bay Area”s based hot bands “Mario Y Su Timbeko”. The band have been working on putting together their new recording. I was impressed after hearing three of their new songs “I Have What You Want”, “Sola Te Quedaste” and “Nadie Sabe Nada”.
Read MoreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 1/27/2021
Sabiduria Con Tumbao ended the first month of 2021 with an extended tribute to conga legend Mongo Santamaria which included the Six at 6 pm segment tribute. This program brought back good memories of exceptional concerts that featured this great conga master!
Read MoreCon Sabor Playlist 1/23/2021
I presented a fresh program that featured new music by SF based artists Sentimento Y Manana, PMO vocalist Braulio Barrera’s collaboration with Peruvian legend Coco Linares, Carlos Xavier, the new Cuban timba gods Leonardo Diago Y La Nueva Era, the return of Calle Real, Mixael Cabrera, Nic N’Taya, Orquesta Abran Paso with Fania legend Adalberto Santiago and The Big Jhony.
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