Happy 78th Birthday Juan Formell (8/2/1942-5/1/2014) – Founder of Los Van Van, “El Tren De Cuba”
The celebrated visionary bandleader, composer, arranger and bassist of the legendary Cuban orquesta Los Van Van, Juan Formell would have celebrated his 78th birthday this past Sunday. I will be paying a tribute to Formell and Los Van Van during my 6 at 6 (pm) segment of “Sabiduria Con Tumbao” this Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm on WorldSalsaRadio.com.
Read MoreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 7/29/2020
Hi Everyone, the following is the playlist for the Sabiduria Con Tumbao July 29, 2020 program that was aired on WorldSalsaRadio.com. The program featured a retrospective on the legendary Beny More “El Barbaro Del Ritmo”. We’ll be celebrating his 101st birthday on August 24th.
Read MoreConcert For Cuba Livestream
The “Concert For Cuba” livestream that aired the weekend of July 18 and 19th produced by Hothouse Global brought us an inspirational virtual interchange between Cuban and US musical artists courtesy of the Hothouse Global organization and was broadcast on Twitch.tv.
Read MoreCon Sabor Playlist 7/18/2020
Hi Everyone, here is the complete playlist for last Saturday’s Con Sabor program aired Saturday, July 18 on KPFA 94.1 FM/kpfa.org from 9 to 11 pm PST. We also celebrated Oscar D’Leon’s birthday with a special set featuring a few of his iconic tunes. Image: Orlando “Maraca” Valle.
Read MoreSabidura Con Tumbao playlist for Wed 7/22/2020
Hi Everyone, I hope that all of you are stay safe and making sure that you’re wearing your mask and gloves when you go out there. I do want to see you in one piece once this pandemic is all over. This week, I featured part two of a tribute to “El Gigante De Las Blancas y Las Negras, the iconic Charlie Palmieri
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