SPECIAL TICKET GIVEAWAY FOR RENOWNED VOCALIST/COMPOSER ARMANDO CORDOBA’S NEW EXCITING PROJECT CORDOBA (WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA AND AVANCE) WHO WILL BE APPEARING AT YOSHI’S JACK LONDON SQUARE IN OAKLAND ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH AT 7:30 PM.
CORDOBA’S MUSIC IS AN EXCITING FUSION OF POP, ROCK, RN’B AND LATIN RHYTHMS! HIS ALL STAR BAND INCLUDES PERCUSSIONIST/VOCALIST BRAULIO BARRERA, CHRISTIAN PEPIN ON TRAP DRUMS, DAVID LECHUGA ON GUITAR, ERNESTO MAZAR KINDELAN ON BASS AND KATHERINE HEDLUND ON KEYBOARDS.
I HAVE ONLY 4 PAIRS OF TICKETS! I’M GIVING AWAY 2 PAIRS THIS SATURDAY 10/24 AND 2 PAIRS ON SATURDAY, 10/31. IN ORDER TO WIN A PAIR, I NEED INTERESTED LISTENERS TO BE THE 5TH AND 10TH LISTENERS TO EMAIL ME AT luis@kpfa.org with the header of the email stating CORDOBA/CON SABOR WHEN YOU HEAR CORDOBA ON MY PROGRAM! CUT OFF FOR EMAILS IS MONDAY 10/26 AT 12 NOON WITH YOUR NAME, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER. THE WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND/OR PHONE.
THE SECOND WEEK WINNERS NEED TO EMAIL ME AT luis@kpfa.org by MONDAY 11/2 AT 12 NOON. GOOD LUCK!!
I want to take a moment to thank everyone who donated to support KPFA and my program Con Sabor during this Fall Fund Drive 2026. As of the date of this post, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, KPFA is seriously behind in our quest to make $450,000 by the end of this drive, this Friday, October 9th. Please consider making a donation to push this iconic listener sponsored radio station in this time of threats to our democracy and free speech. You can donate to KPFA by visiting the web site at www.kpfa.org and click on donate or you can dial 1-800-439-5732.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MY PROGRAM ON KPFA RADIO. i APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF CON SABOR WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 30TH YEAR ON THE AIR IN 2027. I COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND LISTENERSHIP. THANKS, LUIS MEDINA.
PLAYLIST-CON SABOR FUND DRIVE-SAT. OCTOBER 3, 2026-GREAT LIVE PERFORMANCES
CD 1/CUT 1. RICHIE RAY/BOBBY CRUZ LA ZAFRA(LIVE) UN SONIDO BESTIAL EL CONCIERTO-UMG 6:22
CD 1/CUT 2 CELIA CRUZ/ISMAEL RIVERA/FANIA ALL STARS CUCALA FANIA ALL STARS ANTHOLOGY-FANIA 7:00
CD 1/CUT 3. OSCAR D’LEON LLORARAS EN VIVO-RMM 3:42
CD 1/CUT 4. RUBEN BLADES/JAZZ @LINCOLN CENTER ORCH w/WYNTON MARSALIS BAN BAN QUERE UNA NOCHE CON RUBEN BLADES-BLUE ENGINE 6:28
CD 1/CUT 5. WILLIE COLON/RUBEN BLADES PLANTACION ADENTRO (3/22/80) SIEMBRA LIVE-FANIA 6:32
CD 1/CUT 6. LOS VAN VAN QUIEN NO HAN DICHO UNA MENTIRA(LIVE) EN EL MALECON DE LA HABANA-EL INSPECTOR DE LA SALSA 5:22
CD 1/CUT 7. MANOLITO Y SU TRABUCO LINDA MELODIA(LIVE) CAMIINANDO POR LA HABANA VOL. 2-LATIN MUSIC RECORD 5:52
CD 1/CUT 9. ORQUESTA ARAGON PREGUNTAME COMO ESTOY CONCIERTO EN EL LINCOLN CENTER-YBOR ART FACTORY 6:02
CD 1/CUT 10. TITO PUENTE MAMBO GOZON MAMBO BIRDLAND-RMM 5:34(FADE OUT AT 5:00)
CD 1/CUT 11 PETE EL CONDE RODRIGUEZ MACHO CIMARRON LIVE AT TEATRO LA PERLA, PONCE, PUERTO RICO-FANIA 6:44
CD 1/CUT 12. AFRICANDO MANDALI AFRICANDO LIVE-SYLLART 6:23.
CD 1/CUT 13. RAY BARRETTO W/LUIS PERICO ORTIZ GUAJIRA PARA VIEQUES 50TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE-AJ 8:09
CD 1/CUT 14 ISMAEL MIRANDA BORINQUEN TIENE MONTUNO LIVE FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-BMG 6:34
CD 1/CUT 15 GILBERTO SANTA ROSA FEAT WILLIE ROSARIO AQUA QUE CAE DEL CIELO (LLUVIA)EDIT 40 Y CONTANDO EN VIVO DESDE PUERTO RICO-SONY 6:26
CD 1/CUT 16. EL GRAN COMBO TIMBALERO 40 ANIVERSARIO EN VIVO-BMG 6:18
CD 1/CUT 17. LA EXCELENCIA DEJA DE CRITICAR MUSIC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS 2011-RADIO NETHERLANDS 7:44
CON SABOR PLAYLIST 6/6/2026 – SATURDAYS 9 TO 11 PM PST-KPFA RADIO 94.1 FM/ON-LINE: WWW.KPFA.ORG
CD 1/CUT 1 ZANJA ALL STARS FEAT JULIO PADRON/CHANGUITO/MARIA VICTORIA & ROLANDO LUNA MAMBO EN LA CUEVA CUBAN JAM SESSION VOL. 1-ZANJA 3:51
CD 1/CUT 2. ANTHONY ALMONTE OXIGENO DE AMOR CONVERSACIONES CON LA LUNA-ANTHONY ALMONTE 4:40
CD 1/CUT 3. DANY MARTINEZ/CUBANO-RICAN MARIA YA SABE BAILAR VOLUME 2-PARA TI-DANY MARTINEZ 5:17
SECOND BREAK JAVIER CABANILLAS OF CABANILLAS/CABANIJAZZ PROJECT INTERVIEW
CD 1/CUT 4. CABANIJAZZ PROJECT ZAPATO ROTO HELLASONIC-CABANILLAS 4:29
CD 1/CUT 5. CABANIJAZZ PROJECT PANCHO PISTOLA HELLASONIC-CABANILLAS 5:01
THIRD BREAK
CD 1/CUT 6. ALEXANDER ABREU-HAVANA D’PRIMERA FEAT ISSAC DELGADO LA TIMBA ES MIA RUMBA CON SWING: RECREACIONES DE CHANO POZO-COLIBRI 4:50
CD 1/CUT 7. MAYKEL BLANCO/SALSA MAYOR PA’ QUE ME INVITAN SGL-MB 4:27 (2025)
FOURTH BREAK-GO TO CART
CD 1/CUT 8. PALO A RUMBEAR EN LA HABANA SINGLE-PALO 3:29
FIFTH BREAK-ID-CALENDAR
CD 1/CUT 9. JUNIOR SOLORZANO SALSA DE LA VIEJA ESCUELA SINGLE-JUNIOR SOLORZANO 5:11
CD 1/CUT 10 GONZO GONZALES Y ORQ EN TU CAMINO SINGLE-GONZO 3:52
CD 1/CUT 11 CARLOS RAMIREZ ENCRUCIJADA COMO LOS VIEJOS TIEMPOS-LATINBAUM 4:53
SIXTH BREAK
CD 1/CUT 12. PEDRO JOSE PASTRANA FIESTA EN EL PUEBLO LO QUE NOS LLEVAMOS-PJ PASTRANA 3:56
CD 1/CUT 13. CARLOS HENRIQUEZ EVIDENCE OF FOUR AND ONE MONK CON CLAVE-CARLOS HENRIQUEZ 6:33
CD 1/CUT 14. BOBBY SANABRIA MULTIVERSE BIG BAND TUMBA Y BONGO (LIVE) ARESENIO Y BEYOND-LIVE AT THE BRONX MUSIC HALL-JAZZHEADS 6:52
SEVENTH BREAK
CD 1/CUT 15. JESSY DIAZ EL CAMINO DEL AMOR SINGLE-JESSY DIAZ 4:36
CD 1/CUT 16Y PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA SUITE TITO PUENTE SINGLE-PMO 12:33
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
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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