Con Sabor Playlist 1/4/25 – Best of 2024 and New Releases Jan 4, 2025
Feliz Año Nuevo/Happy New Year, I hope all of you are well. I broadcast my first program of 2025 this past Saturday on Con Sabor with my list of top recordings of 2024 in the genres of Salsa, Latin Jazz, Musica Cubana and a new music preview this past Saturday, January 4th on KPFA.
read moreCon Sabor Christmas Show Playlist 12/21/24
Hola Mi Gente, I want to wish Happy Holidays to all of you! I had a blast last Saturday evening on Con Sabor hosting the program and playing Christmas music for everyone! Attorney and Entertainment advocate Bill Martinez joined me to bring more Christmas cheer to the evening. The following is my playlist for this Christmas program aired this last Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. You can access the program at kpfa.org/archives. Once you access the page look for Con Sabor for Sat 12/21/24 at 9 PM PST.
read moreHappy 88th Birthday to Maestro Eddie Palmieri 12/15/24 plus Live Music Notes
Happy 88th Birthday to the maestro Eddie Palmieri who was born on this date in 1936. Eddie has over 6 decades of a musical legacy full with phenomenal live performances and classic recordings in both the Salsa and Latin Jazz realm. Eddie started his solo career after leaving the popular Tito Rodriguez orchestra in 1960. Eddie created a new innovative sound combining a front line of trombones with a flute rather than the traditional trumpet approach in his horn section with his acclaimed orchestra “La Perfecta” back in 1961.
read moreThanksgiving/Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend in the SF Bay/Live Music
Known worldwide as “The Queen of Percussion”, Sheila E and her group The E Train will be headlining this holiday weekend at Yoshi’s, Jack London Square in Oakland. Sheila E’s latest recording “Bailar” has been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Tropical Latin album for 2024 which will be decided early next year!
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 11/23/2024-Saturdays 9 to 11 PM PST on KPFA 94.1 FM
Here is the playlist of my last Con Sabor program on KPFA for Saturday, November 23rd. I will be broadcasting live again during Thanksgiving/Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend on Saturday, November 30th from 9 to 11 PM PST on KPFA 94.1 FM and worldwide on the net at www.kpfa.org. I also celebrated the birthday of piano icon (and el maestro Eddie Palmieri’s brother), the late, great Charlie Palmieri with a few choice tracks throughout the program.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 9/14/2024-Fund Drive-Tribute to Mario Grillo/Live Recordings from the Iconic Greats in Salsa and Afro-Latin Music Part 1-KPFA 94.1 FM/kpfa.org
Hi Everyone, Here is the playlist that I promised to post for tonight’s Con Sabor program for KPFA 94.1 FM/www.kpfa.org’s Fund Drive on Saturday, September 14th. I hope that you have pledged during the time that Con Sabor is broadcast from 9 to 11 PM PST. This year I’m celebrating not only Con Sabor in it’s 27th Year (Wow…time flies when you’re having fun) but also a personal milestone of my 50th anniversary in Broadcasting!). Thanks for your support of the program and my efforts to keep the music going on the airwaves.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist-6/8/2024-KPFA 94.1 FM and www.kpfa.org
Hi Everybody, I hope that you are enjoying the beginning of Summer here in the Bay Area! June 2024 has taken off in a big way with outdoor events featuring great music.
read morePacific Mambo Orchestra kicks off Carnaval SF 2024 Weekend. Carnaval features Pirulo Y La Tribu from Puerto Rico & Music Festivities!
It’s Carnaval Time in the streets of San Francisco. The 46th Annual Carnaval San Francisco will take place this Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th. The theme for this year is “Honoring Indigenous Roots”. Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1992, is this year’s Grand Marshal of the Parade. The festival will feature four headliners on various stages including the hot Salsa-Timba-HipHop-Reggaeton hybrid of Pirulo Y La Tribu from Puerto Rico, Mexican Regional recording star Noel Torres, the infectious Punta sounds of Banda Blanca whose huge hit “Sopa De Caracol” is a party classic and the smooth Cuban crooner Franco will be singing his repertoire of timeless romantic classics.
read morePedrito Martinez kicks off Yerba Buena Gardens Fest! New SF Scene Opens Up on Broadway & More!
The annual Yerba Buena Gardens Festival will have it’s official kick-off for 2024 on Saturday, May 4th from 1 to 3:30 pm featuring the phenomenal vocalist/percussionist Pedrito Martinez (photo-Luis Medina) and his group! Cuban rising star La Dame Blanche will be opening up the show.
read moreSpain’s Tromboranga debut a Triumph at the SF Salsa Festival Saturday night.
Tromboranga the Barcelona based Salsa orchestra had a triumphant debut at the 14th Annual SF Salsa Festival last Saturday night at the SF Marriott Airport Waterfront. This powerful orchestra led by Venezuelan timbalero and percussionist Joaquín Arteaga boasted a gutsy 3 trombone horn section, phenomenal musicians and soloists, a duo of charismatic soneros and an irresistible repertoire to deliver their potent brand of Salsa Dura.
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