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CON SABOR PLAYLIST 5/2/2026-KPFA 94.1 FM/KPFA.ORG-SATURDAYS 9 TO 11 PM PST

CD 1/CUT 1    CACHAO DESCARGA MEXICANA CUBAN MUSIC IN JAM SESSION-BONITA 4:58

CD 1/CUT 2.   JESUS ENRIQUEZ DE QUE MANERA TE OLVIDO MOTIVOS PARA SONAR-RMM 4:12

CD 1/CUT 3    THE LATIN JAZZ COALITION/DEMETRIOS KUSTURIS MULENZE Y YO EL GRIEGO RUMBERO-IJC RECORDS 5:18

CD 1/CUT 4.  RICO WALKER NI CAYUCO, NI CULEMBO SINGLE-SALSANEO 5:35

CD 1/CUT 5.  YURI BUENAVENTURA EL GUAJIRO DEL MONTE VAGABUNDO-MERCURY FR 5:01

CD 1/CUT 6.   DON PERIGNON Y LA PUERTORRIQUEÑA FEAT HERMAN OLIVERA RITMO BEMBE 45 ANIVERSARIO-AGRADECIDO Y AFORTUNADO-DON RECORDS 4:03

***HERMAN OLIVERA W/ORQ TAINO WILL BE APPEARING THIS SAT 5/9-2 PM-4:30 PM YERBA BUENA GARDENS-MISSION STREET BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH STS., SAN FRANCISCO FREE! BATEY TAMBO WILL BE OPENING THE SHOW. INFO: YBGFESTIVAL.ORG

CD 1/CUT 7    IRAKERE TRIBUTO A PERUCHIN (LIVE) FELICIDAD-RECORDED LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT’S CLUB-RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ HOUSE RECORDS 11:34

CD 1/CUT 8.   ADALBERTO ALVAREZ Y SU SON FEAT MANDY CANTERO TAL VEZ VUELVAS A LLAMARME (LIVE) SON PARA UN SONERO-EL CONCIERTO-BIS 9:18

CD 1/CUT 9.    PALO A RUMBEAR EN LA HABANA SINGLE-PALO 3:29

CD 1/CUT 10   ORQUESTA FUEGO W/BETSY LOPEZ LEJOS DE TI MAMBO MANIA-ORQUESTA FUEGO 4:24

CD 1/CUT 11.  OMNY CARDONA DE SANTURCE A CALI, DE EL BARRIO A LA 15 SINGLE-OMNY CARDONA 4:18

CD 1/CUT 12.  JOSE FLORES MILLIONARIO SINGLE-JOSE FLORES 4:15

CD 1/CUT 13.  SONORA PONCEÑA COMO MANGO BACK TO THE ROAD-PIANISSIMO 6:10

CD 1/CUT 14.   ERNAN LOPEZ-NUSSA, KELVIS OCHOA, SEXTO SENTIDO, YAROLDY ABREU, GASTÓN JOYA TIN TIN DEO RUMBA CON SWING: RECREACIONES DE CHANO POZO-PRODUCIONES COLIBRI 4:27    

CD 1/CUT 15    BOBBY CARCASSES W/CUBAN JAZZ MASTERS JAZZ TIMBERO JAZZ TIMBERO-TUMI MUSIC 5:21

CD 1/CUT 16.   SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA DESCARGA DE JAZZ THE LATIN JAZZ PROJECT-ARTIST SHARE 5:04  

CD 1/CUT 17. TONY VEGA SI ME MIRES A LOS OJOS SI ME MIRES A LOS OJOS-RMM 5:01

CD 1/CUT 18  CHOCO ORTA HOMENAJE A LAS SONERAS CHOCO SWING-CHOCOLOCOTON MUSIC 4:01

CD 1/CUT 19  LALO RODRIGUEZ TU NO SABES QUERER SIMPLEMENTE..LALO-TIERRAZO 6:21

CON SABOR PLAYLIST 4/18/2026-KPFA 94.1 FM/KPFA.ORG- SATURDAYS 9 TO 11 PM PST

INTRO

CD 1/CUT 1    JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCH W/WYNTON MARSALIS FEAT RUBEN BLADES BAN BAN QUERE UNA NOCHE CON RUBEN BLADES-BLUE ENGINE 6:28 

CD 1/CUT 2.   EDDIE PALMIERI/CHEO FELICIANO/FANIA ALL STARS BUSCA LO TUYO FANIA ALL STARS LIVE PUERTO RICO JUNE 11, 1994-FANIA 6:30

CD 1/CUT 3   BOBBY VALENTIN LA ESPINITA BOBBY VALENTIN-BRONCO 5:55

CD 1/CUT 4.   CHRISTIAN ALICEA EL DOMINO SWINGKETE 2.0-MARATHON-TERAPIST 3:03

CD 1/CUT 5.   NORBERT FEAT TITO NIEVES Y SI MAÑANA SINGLE-NORBERT VELEZ 4:11

CD 1/CUT 6.   BULULU SAN BENITO CON SABOR LIVE SESSION/LUIS MEDINA 4:27

CD 1/CUT 7    JESUS ALEMANY’S CUBANISMO TUMBAO DE CACHAO ACUARELA CUBANA-SBK 6:36

CD 1/CUT 8.   LOS VAN VAN FEAT YENY VALDES DESPUES DE TODO CHAPEANDO-UNICORNIO 6:09

CD 1/CUT 9.   MANOLITO Y SU TRABUCO AMISTAD ES UN CALLE ME ESTOY ACOSTUMBRANDO-ENDIRECTO 5:44

CD 1/CUT 10.  MARIO Y SU TIMBEKO FEAT SUSEL “LA CHINA” GOMEZ DALE PA’FUERA SINGLE-TIMBEKO 4:29

CD 1/CUT 11    LUISITO Y SU SALSOMETRO SE FORMA LO QUE SE FORMA -LUISITO/SALSO 4:23

CD 1/CUT 12.   PIRULO Y LA TRIBU FEAT ÑEKO HOY TODO ME SALDRÁ BIEN SINGLE-LA VIDA RECORDS 3:53

CD 1/CUT 13    CORDOBA LOOKING FOR LOVE SINGLE-CORDOBA 4:48 

CD 1/CUT 14.   SUPERMAMBO FEAT FELIPE FOURNIER, RUBEN BLADES & JEREMY BOSCH SUPERMAMBO SINGLE-SUPERMAMBO 5:03

CD 1/CUT 15    PEDRO JOSE PASTRANA FIESTA EN EL PUEBLO LO QUE NOS LLEVAMOS-PJ PASTRANA MUSIC 3:55

CD 1/CUT 17    STEFON HARRIS/DAVID SANCHEZ/CHRISTIAN SCOTT E’CHA NINETY MILES-CONCORD PICANTE 4:11

CD 1/CUT 18.   HUMBERTO RAMIREZ MR. AFINQUE BETTER DAYS-NIPO MUSIC 4:39

CD 1/CUT 19.   CONJUNTO DE CLAVE Y GUAGUANCO YO SOY DE LA TIMBALAYE CANTAREMOS Y BAILAREMOS-AREITO 2:49 

CD 1/CUT 20    MARKOLINO DIMOND FEAT ANGEL CANALES BRUJERIA BRUJERIA-VAYA 4:48

CD 1/CUT 21.   MARIO ORTIZ ALL STAR BAND FEAT ISMAEL MIRANDA, ANDY MONTAÑEZ, TONY VEGA, GILBERTO SANTA ROSA, RAY DE LA PAZ, TITO ROJAS & VICTOR MANUELLE LOS SONEROS 50TH ANNIVERSARY-ALL STAR MUSIC 3:57

CD 1/CUT 22   TIT0 RODRIGUEZ JR/GILBERTO SANTA ROSA LA LEY DEL GUAGUANCO SINGLE-TITO RODRIGUEZ JR 4:24 

CD 1/CUT 23 PARIS ALL STARS/JOSE BARRIOS SON PA LOS SONEROS SINGLE 4:58

CON SABOR PLAYLIST 4/11/2026KPFA 94.1 FM/KPFA.ORG- SATURDAYS 9 TO 11 PM PST

CD 1/CUT 1   GRUPO FOLKLORICO Y EXPERIMENTAL NUEVOYORQUINO ANABACOA CONCEPTS IN UNITY-SALSOUL 6:25

CD 1/CUT 2.  NESTOR TORRES NO ME PROVOQUES NO ME PROVOQUES-SUAVE 4:55

CD 1/CUT 3   DANY MARTINEZ Y CUBANO-RICAN PARA TI-BESITO PA TI VOLUME 2-PARA TI-DANY MARTINEZ 4:41

CD 1/CUT 4.  FELIPE FOURNIER FEAT RUBEN BLADES & JEREMY BOSCH SUPERMAMBO SINGLE-SUPERMAMBO 5:03

CD 1/CUT 5.  DON PERIGNON Y LA PUERTORRIQUENA ELLA SIGUE BAILANDO CLASICO Y SABROSO-DON RECORDS 4:24

CD 1/CUT 6.  LA MAXIMA 79/DJ FABRIZIO ZORO ESCUCHE ESTE SON MONTUNO SINGLE-SMARYA 4:24 

CD 1/CUT 7   LOS VAN VAN W/MANDY CANTERO TIM-POP VIRUS-BIS 7:56

CD 1/CUT 8.  MAYITO RIVERA & THE SONS OF CUBA BAILALO COMO TU QUERIAS TIEMPOS DE GOZADERA? TIMBA RECORDS 4:48

CD 1/CUT 9.  TANIA PANTOJA NUNCA TE DI EL MANDO ASI SOY-MB RECORD 4:19

CD 1/CUT 10  DAYME AROCENA/ARTURO O’FARRILL AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA MAMBO NA MA(LIVE) THE ORIGINAL INFLUENCERS: DIZZY, CHANO AND CHICO LIVE AT TOWN HALL-TIGER TURN 4:04.   

CD 1/CUT 11   LOUIE RAMIREZ BAMBOLEATE KING OF THE LATIN VIBES-SUGAR 5:25

CD 1/CUT 12.  WILLIE ROSARIO EL CALLEJERO A MAN OF MUSIC-BRONCO 4:22

CD 1/CUT 13.  GILBERTO PULPO COLON TIRANDOTE FLORES PULPO’S HOT BREAD-THE MAMBO PROJECT 6:15

CD 1/CUT 14   YILLIAN CANIZARES MAPUTO VITAMINA Y-CANIZARES 3:29

CD 1/CUT 15.  ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ FEAT PEDRITO MARTINEZ HOTEL CALIFORNIA TAKE COVER-TAKE COVER RECORDS 3:20

CD 1/CUT 16.  JULITO ALVARADO PONCE’S RUMBA MY MUSICAL JOURNEY: 40 YEARS CELEBRATION-JULITO ALVARADO 5:57

CD 1/CUT 17   EDDIE PALMIERI DA LOWDOWN HIGHEST 2 LOWEST ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACK-A24 MUSIC 4:57

CD 1/CUT 18    LOS HACHEROS FEAT JEREMY BOSCH JUANITO LA BATALLA-CHULO 5:00

CD 1/CUT 19.   CORTIJO Y SU NUEVO COMBO FEAT FE CORTIJO PICA PICA CHAMPIONS-COCO 4:34 

CD 1/CUT 20    GRUPO GALE VEN A MEDELLIN LIVE ANNIVERSARY-CODISCOS 5:58

CD 1/CUT 21     PETE BONET TUMBANDO CAÑA THE ODDS ARE ON PETE BONET-SWINGER 5:05

Coming up later This Week-

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Coming up later This Week-

Live Salsa is happening down in Los Gatos every Thursday night at Charley’s LG, 15 N. Santa Cruz Avenue. Featuring this week one of the Bay Area favorites Julio Bravo y Salsabor. Yours truly, Luis Medina will be your DJ (KPFA/WorldSalsaRadio.com), WSR’s DJ El De La Clave will be in the house. Dance lessons with Migi and Angel start at 8 pm.

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Live Music Happenings and more 5/8/2022

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Live Music Happenings and more 5/8/2022

There is a new Salsa scene happening on Thursdays starting this Thursday, May 12th at Charley’s LG, 15 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos presented by your friends at International Salsa Magazine. Opening night at this state of the art club will feature the swinging sounds of the multi-talented vocalist/conguero Edgardo Cambon and Candela.

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SF International Film Festival showcases Films that you should look out for

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SF International Film Festival showcases Films that you should look out for

The 65th San Francisco International Film Festival was a showcase for narrative, documentary, shorts, tributes and live music-film experiences. The following are some of the films from their Cine Latino showcase and other intriguing films that you should look out for during the next few months:

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SF Film Festival shines with Live Tributes & Music-Film showings at the Castro

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SF Film Festival shines with Live Tributes & Music-Film showings at the Castro

The 65th SF Film Festival produced by SF Film as been a whirlwind of cinematic experiences which has included live music and film showcases, tributes and films from around the world to celebrate the festival’s complete public reopening in 2 years. The historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco has been the location of two of the festival’s big events this year!

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Two SF Bay Area Mainstays Tito Garcia & Conceição Demasceno RIP

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Two SF Bay Area Mainstays Tito Garcia & Conceição Demasceno RIP

Two important and remarkable San Francisco Bay Area cultural mainstays, Tito Garcia, the renowned bandleader and timbalero of Tito Garcia y Orquesta Internacional and Concieção Damasceno, the dynamic force of nature: brilliant dancer and leader of famed Carnaval dance troupe Ginga Brasil and co-founder of Casa De Cultura Cultural Center both died this past weekend.

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Jose Luis Cortez “El Tosco” RIP

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Jose Luis Cortez “El Tosco” RIP

Jose Luis Cortes “El Tosco” , the legendary flautist, bandleader, composer, arranger of NG La Banda, the band that broke Timba, the music genre that has kept seducing Cuba and the world since the 1990’s has died at the age of 70. Cortes died due to a cerebral hemmorage on Tuesday, April 19th.

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Prayers for Tito Garcia of Orquesta Internacional, Ritmo 74, Rene Del Mar fame

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Prayers for Tito Garcia of Orquesta Internacional, Ritmo 74, Rene Del Mar fame

I’m sending prayers and good wishes to my old friend, timbalero Ernesto “Tito” Garcia who led his big mambo band “Tito Garcia Y Orquesta Internacional” for many years in the SF Bay. He is hospitalized fighting for his life after a bout with Cancer. Tito relapsed due to complications during his recovery.

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Music News 4/11/2022

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Music News 4/11/2022

Don’t forget coming up on Friday, May 6th at 8 pm with be the tremendous Cuban music double bill of “El Tren De Cuba”…Los Van Van and Alexander Abreu y Havana d’Primera at the UC Theatre, 2036 University Avenue in Berkeley.

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Music News 4/5/2022

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Music News 4/5/2022

This coming weekend…”El Principe De La Salsa”…Luis Enrique will headline the dance at the Hyatt Regency Burlingame on Saturday, April 9th. Sharing the bill with Luis Enrique will be the hot salsa of Josimar Y Su Yambu from Peru.

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New Live Music News 3/30/2002

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New Live Music News 3/30/2002

I just got the official word that Ahkeel Mestayer and Friends WILL NOT be appearing at Blondies Bar in San Francisco this coming Thursday, March 31st as previously reported on this blog.

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