Sabiduria Con Tumbao playlist for 8/15/2020
I gave a tribute to the late Maestro Israel Lopez “Cachao” in the first half of my program last week. The 6 at Six (pm) segment showcased the songs of the Coronavirus Quarantine Summer.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 8/22/2020
Hi Everybody, here is the playlist for this past Saturday evening’s Con Sabor program on KPFA. I played new releases from Giberto Santa Rosa w/Tito Nieves, Wito Rodriguez, Juston Saurez and the Son All Stars and Wil Campa featuring Haila. We also featured new San Francisco Bay Area based music from Bobi Cespedes (pictured left), The John Santos Sextet and Edgardo Cambon & LaTiDo.
read moreLate Summer Music Releases 8/17/2020
Among the pile of new releases from the San Francisco Bay Area that I received, during the past 2 months, have included the anticipated new release “Art Of The Descarga” from The John Santos Sextet on Smithsonian Folkways which reinterprets the traditional, improvised Cuban descargas (jam sessions) into a jazzier, modernistic groove with poignant political and social commentary within the composition’s inventive twists and turns.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist Aug. 15, 2020 – KPFA 94.1 FM
Hi Everybody, here is the playlist for the Saturday, Aug. 15th Con Sabor program from 9 to 11 pm on KPFA 94.1 FM and www.kpfa.org.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao playlist for Aug. 12, 2020 WorldSalsaRadio.com
Hi Everybody, we covered a lot of ground during last Wednesday August 12, 2020 broadcast. We went and visited Europe musically during the first hour of the program. We listened to exciting music from the Netherlands, France, England, Italy, Spain, Germany and Switzerland!
read moreCon Sabor playlist 8/8/2020
Hi Everyone, here is the playlist for the Con Sabor program broadcasted on KPFA 94.1 FM and www.kpfa.org last Saturday evening, Aug. 8, 2020.
read moreTempo Latino-Europe’s #1 Outdoor Latin Music Festival 2021..and PMO will be there!
SF Bay area’s own Pacific Mambo Orchestra will open for Los Van Van at the kickoff for the annual outdoor Tempo Latino Festival on Friday, July 30, 2021 in picturesque Vic Fezensac, France.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao playlist for Wed Aug. 5, 2020
Hi Everyone, I dedicated the first hour of my WorldSalsaRadio.com program to Part 1 of great Salsa divas of both the past and present.
read moreHappy 78th Birthday Juan Formell (8/2/1942-5/1/2014) – Founder of Los Van Van, “El Tren De Cuba”
The celebrated visionary bandleader, composer, arranger and bassist of the legendary Cuban orquesta Los Van Van, Juan Formell would have celebrated his 78th birthday this past Sunday. I will be paying a tribute to Formell and Los Van Van during my 6 at 6 (pm) segment of “Sabiduria Con Tumbao” this Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm on WorldSalsaRadio.com.
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 7/29/2020
Hi Everyone, the following is the playlist for the Sabiduria Con Tumbao July 29, 2020 program that was aired on WorldSalsaRadio.com. The program featured a retrospective on the legendary Beny More “El Barbaro Del Ritmo”. We’ll be celebrating his 101st birthday on August 24th.
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