Music News-4/17/2021 – Live Streams this weekend!!
Salsa-Pop star Marc Anthony will be live-streaming Tonight at 5 pm on www.livepassplay.com. It will be a full length show featuring Marc’s 20 piece orchestra plus special surprises. Reggaeton star Daddy Yankee will be the special guest.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 4/7/21
Sabiduria Con Tumbao covered a lot of ground tonight from honoring the late lead trumpet giant Victor Paz aka Vitin. I also paid a Six at 6 pm salute to the decades of the Puerto Rico All Stars.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 4/3/2021
This week, I featured new music by Sonora Ponceña, Chembo Corniel, El Gran Combo, Tito Nieves, Paquito Acosta and Kayvan Vega. Gave a tribute to Hugo Morejon who played trombone and keys with Los Van Van who died in late March.
read moreSF Film Festival Goes Virtual 2021-Rita Moreno; Cine Mexicano; Live Music @Drive In & More
The 2021 San Francisco Film Festival is going to have a different look this year since SF Film is presenting a varied program of online films along with select screenings at San Francisco’s Fort Mason FLIX Drive In.
read moreMusic Notes 4/4/2021
Sorry that I haven’t written for a while. I had to take some time in March to take care of personal business but I’m baaaacccckkkk!!! And apparently music venues, night clubs and concert halls will be back as well throughout California starting April 15th. That kind of news is music to the ears of many music venue owners, producers, promoters, publicists, musicians, dj’s. bands, performers, stage and sound crews and entertainment workers who keep venues and concerts functioning.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 3/31/2021
Sabiduria Con Tumbao showcased a smokin tribute to Columbian Salsa Legend Fruko (Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincon) on the Six at 6 pm. I had the opportunity to play a few of my favorite Fruko tunes as well as his big hits taken from his five decade career.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 3/20/2021
Con Sabor featured an interview with the popular, renowned African vocalist Ricardo Lemvo. Lemvo has a great recent release “N’Dona Ponte” that showcases his explosive mix of Cuban Son, Salsa dura, Semba, Soukous, and Kizomba.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 3/17/2021
I interviewed the popular African vocalist Ricardo Lemvo who has a great recording out called N’Dona Ponte. Lemvo, originally from Kimpese in the Congo created his infectious signature sound that mixes his rich vocals on top of infectious Cuban Son, Salsa dura with African rhythms such as Semba, Kizomba and Soukous for the past 25 years.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 3/13/2021
Tonight, we paid tribute to the late, great Cuban rumbero/composer Raul Brito “Lali” of the seminal Cuban rumba group “Clave Y Guaguanco” who died of a heart attack earlier this month. Lali’s music has been played by artists such as Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pineiro to John Santos and the Coro Folklorico Kindembo. Lali was an exceptional human being with a big heart and radiant smile as well as a great singer and percussionist. I gave a musical tribute to Lali this evening…RIP.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 3/6/2021
Tonight on Con Sabor, we debuted new music from Machado Y Sus Estrellas, Luisito Rosario, Wito Rodriguez, Marlow Rosado and Frankie Negron. I also devote our second hour to an International Women’s Month salute to some of the wonderful Women singers and musicians. Con Sabor often plays the music of Women in Latin Music…so many great contributions that we just don’t play the music on designated token days. We celebrate the sisters all the time!
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