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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

Live Music Thursdays: What U Should Know plus Tips for The Weekend!

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Live Music Thursdays: What U Should Know plus Tips for The Weekend!

Conguero Ahkeel Mestayer is one of the young lions in the SF Bay music scene making a name for himself. Mestayer is one of the original band members of Soltron which has spawned renowned talents such as guitarist – tresero Kai Lyons and flautist/EWI player Daniel Riera.

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Con Sabor Playlist 3/19/22

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Con Sabor Playlist 3/19/22

Hi Everyone, here is my playlist for Con Sabor on KPFA 94.1 FM and www.kpfa.org for this past Saturday 3/19/22.

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John Santos Documentary at SXSW; Yeny Valdes visits SF; Baila@ La Peña; Jose Ruiz B’Day w/Anthony Blea!

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John Santos Documentary at SXSW; Yeny Valdes visits SF; Baila@ La Peña; Jose Ruiz B’Day w/Anthony Blea!

A documentary on renowned SF Bay Area based percussionist, bandleader, educator, activist and cultural cataylist John Santos entitled “Santos: Skin To Skin” by Producer/Director Kathryn Golden and Producer Ashley James is being released by Searchlight Films.

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Live Music News & Support Con Sabor during the KPFA Winter Fund Drive 3/5/22

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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.

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Catching Up with Karl Perazzo of Santana and more!

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Catching 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.

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Music News 2/15/2022

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Music 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.

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Great lineup for Valentines Day Concert this Friday nite @California Ballroom Oakland

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Great 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.

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Ilmar-Aldo Lopez-Gaviliàn show cancelled; Victor Manuelle postponed

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Ilmar-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.

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Music News 1/17/2022

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Music 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.

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Feliz Año Nuevo/Checking in on 1/6/2022

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Feliz 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.

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