Con Sabor Playlist 1/9/2021
I presented Part 2 of my best recordings of 2020 this week. You can check out my complete list if you scroll down the entries on my blog
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao 1/6/2021
I hope that all of you have had a good start to your year despite the surge of the Coronavirus and the violent, political turmoil that we are in at this present day. Keep your heads up, folks!! Sabiduria Con Tumbao started the New Year honoring the dynamic duo of Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 1/2/2021
Happy New Year to everyone!! I played my best of 2020 in Salsa, Musica Cubana, Latin Jazz on the 24th Anniversary of Con Sabor! The program started on the first weekend of January in 1997. Time flies when you’re having fun!! I want to thank all of the listeners and aficionados of Salsa, Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean music who have supported the program all of these years!
read moreCine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival Goes on-line for 2021
The extraordinary times that we live in due to the Coronavirus Pandemic have changed the nature of festivals. Case in point, the 2021 version of the Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival has gone completely on-line. The festival is going on now through January 10th.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 12/30/2020
Sabiduria Con Tumbao gave a Six at 6 pm tribute to the late Tito Rojas “El Gallo Salsero” who passed away due to a heart attack on Dec. 26th at the age of 65. I played a combination of hit songs and live tracks in honor of Tito Rojas.
read moreCon Sabor – Top Recordings 2020/Salsa/Latin Jazz/Musica Cubana/Singles
The following are the recordings in Salsa, Musica Cubana and Latin Jazz that impressed me during this challenging year of 2020. I included the Top Singles category for the first time since that was a dominant trend in artists putting out singles rather than full length recordings in music this year.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 12/23/2020
Sabiduria Con Tumbao celebrated Christmas/Navidad with part 2 of a Holiday Six at 6 pm segment branching out to a full hour plus of aguinaldos, parrandas and Christmas Salsa, Merengue and more! The mix featured two new singles including a Christmas song by Carlos Xavier and a new collaboration between Maikel Blanco and Los Van Van
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 12/19/2020
The program featured an interview with my special guest, trombonist- producer Doug Beavers who has a new recording “Sol” featuring fellow Spanish Harlem Orchestra singers Jeremy Bosch and Carlos Cascante. And..we celebrated Christmas and the Holidays with great Holiday Salsa, aguinaldos, parrandas and more.
read moreSF Bay Area Salsa Notas 12/27/2020
Happy Holidays! Vocalist Carlos Xavier has released two singles for the holiday season: his new Salsa single “Prometo” composed by pop star Pablo Alboran which is produced and arranged by keyboardist Efrain “Junito” Davila.
read moreSalsa great Tito Rojas RIP
Renowned Salsa vocalist Tito Rojas died on Saturday, December 26th. The cause of death was allegedly a heart attack at a family home in his home town of Humacao, Puerto Rico. He was 65 years old. Rojas nicknamed “El Gallo” offered his last performance, a virtual Christmas celebration last Thursday, Christmas Eve together with his orchestra on his You Tube page.
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