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 4/11/2026–KPFA 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
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