Sabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 10/21/2020
the first hour of the program featured Birthday shout outs to the Guarachera Del Mundo…Celia Cruz and one of the great architects of Afro Cuban Jazz…the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. The Six at 6 pm featured a salute to the man affectionately called “Mr. Afinque”…the great Puerto Rican bandleader Willie Rosario featuring six explosive tracks from his repertoire.
read moreNew Releases-Little Johnny Rivero & More News
Renowned percussionist/conguero “Little” Johnny Rivero has just released an exciting new Salsa recording “Cuero Duro” on Mod Squad recordings with a fresh talent, Alberto Almonte on lead vocals.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 10/17/2020
Hi Everyone, this week I featured new music by Ricardo Lemvo y Makina Loca, La 33 and Orquesta Fuego in the mix this week. Here is the playlist:
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 10/14/2020
Hi Everyone, this program featured in the first hour our feature on Charanga Part 2 focusing on New York Charanga from 1960 to 1981. The Six at 6 pm segment featured the music of the mighty Venezuelan Salsa icon Oscar D’Leon.
read moreNew Live Scenes Up & Down during COVID & Livestreams
COVID is still around and surges are occurring all over the country. The pandemic is so real that it’s preventing live music from fully returning to be part of the new normal.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 10/7/2020
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Cuban percussion phenom Calixto Oviedo and his wife, vocalist Lily Hernandez on the program. Calixto who was the drummer/percussionist for Timba legends NG La Banda and has enjoyed a fine solo career in Europe and the US shared his new recording “Latin Funk” which features Hernandez. They will be each coming out with new recordings early in the coming year. I also gave a Six at 6 pm segment tribute to Fania All Star bassist and Salsa great Bobby Valentin.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 10/9/2020
Thanks for supporting KPFA and Con Sabor during our last fund drive. This first week after fund drive, I was able to catch up with multi-Grammy award winner Arturo O’Farrill about the new documentary “Fandango At The Wall”. (visit fandangowall.com for info).
read moreCon Sabor Playlist/Fund Drive KPFA 10/3/2020
Here is the playlist for my fund drive program for KPFA on Saturday, October 3rd:
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao playlist 9/30/2020
The first hour was dedicated to the Charanga. On this part 1, the emphasis was on the classic Charanga music from Cuba: Arcaño y Sus Maravillas, Aragon, Enrique Jorrin, Belisario Lopez, Sensacion with Abelardo Barroso were among other greats that were featured. The Six at 6 pm segment was devoted to “El Poeta De La Salsa”…the great Ruben Blades
read moreCOVID 19 Ups and Downs-Live Music & the Politics of Dancing
There are new live music scenes opening back up that are allowing Salsa couple dancing in the age of COVID 19. A few dining places in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California have allowed DJ’s to spin Latin dance music and have opened up a dance floor at their establishments.
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