Live Music News & Support Con Sabor during the KPFA Winter Fund Drive 3/5/22
KPFA 94.1 FM is currently running their Winter Fund Drive. My program Con Sabor is going to try to raise money for KPFA with a special fund drive program this coming Saturday, March 5th from 9 to 11 PM PST. KPFA is the oldest listener sponsored public radio station in the United States.
read moreCatching Up with Karl Perazzo of Santana and more!
I recently interviewed percussion phenom and timbalero for Santana, Karl Perazzo on my KPFA Radio program Con Sabor. He is quite a busy man…I caught up to him while he is in Las Vegas for rehearsals for Santana’s upcoming slew of shows at the House Of Blues. In addition to his busy schedule with Santana, Karl has other projects during his spare time that include the SF based all-star Salsa band Karabali as well as guest appearances with Salsa Caliente that kept him busy during the COVID.
read moreMusic News 2/15/2022
Superstar vocalist Luis Enrique “El Principe De La Salsa” and Peruvian salseros Josimar Y Su Yambu will now replace Victor Manuelle as headliners for the rescheduled dance at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Burlingame on Saturday, April 9th.
read moreGreat lineup for Valentines Day Concert this Friday nite @California Ballroom Oakland
This Friday, February 11th, Montuno Productions is presenting the 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Concert-Dance as part of the Bay Area Latin Jazz Festival Concert Series starting at 8 pm at the classic Art Deco themed California Ballroom, 1736 Franklin Street in Oakland.
read moreIlmar-Aldo Lopez-Gaviliàn show cancelled; Victor Manuelle postponed
Two major shows as well as a wave of smaller shows by live performers and DJS in the Bay Area were affected by the recent surge of Omicron cases.
read moreMusic News 1/17/2022
The Brothers are coming to the SF Bay! Cuban born virtuosos, violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo Lopez-Gavilàn (pictured left), subjects of the documentary Los Hermanos/The Brothers will be appearing this coming Sunday, Jan. 23, 5 pm at Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley.
read moreFeliz Año Nuevo/Checking in on 1/6/2022
Happy New Year/Feliz Año Nuevo! I hope that this New Year will see us moving past this dark COVID period. Especially for my friends, colleagues and artists that I work with and admire in Music and Media. The Music industry (which I’m a part of as a live DJ and event MC) is still hurting due to the ongoing COVID pandemic which will hopefully end soon or will evolve into something that we may have to deal with for a long time. I am facing this period with hope, optimism, courage and the tenacity needed to move forward no matter what.
read moreTop Salsa/Cuban Recordings 2021
The following are my top picks for 2021 in Salsa and Cuban music for this year along with my top Singles for the year as well. These are in no particular order other than my #1 pick which is a tie this year
read moreMusic News 12/14/2021
The legendary Eddie Palmieri will be celebrating his 85th Birthday tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, I will be presenting a birthday salute to El Maestro on Sabiduria Con Tumbao this Wednesday on his birthday from 5 to 7 PM PST on WorldSalsaRadio.com.
read moreMusic News 12/2/2021
I started writing a column last month on the San Francisco/Northern California Latin scene for the on-line International Salsa Magazine. The column is called Noticias Con Sabor with news on what’s happening with musicians, DJ’s, bands, venues, concerts, radio and media that impact the local scene. You can access the magazine and my column by visiting salsagoogle.com.
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