Concert For Cuba Livestream
The “Concert For Cuba” livestream that aired the weekend of July 18 and 19th produced by Hothouse Global brought us an inspirational virtual interchange between Cuban and US musical artists courtesy of the Hothouse Global organization and was broadcast on Twitch.tv.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 7/18/2020
Hi Everyone, here is the complete playlist for last Saturday’s Con Sabor program aired Saturday, July 18 on KPFA 94.1 FM/kpfa.org from 9 to 11 pm PST. We also celebrated Oscar D’Leon’s birthday with a special set featuring a few of his iconic tunes. Image: Orlando “Maraca” Valle.
read moreSabidura Con Tumbao playlist for Wed 7/22/2020
Hi Everyone, I hope that all of you are stay safe and making sure that you’re wearing your mask and gloves when you go out there. I do want to see you in one piece once this pandemic is all over. This week, I featured part two of a tribute to “El Gigante De Las Blancas y Las Negras, the iconic Charlie Palmieri
read moreSabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 7/15/2020
My plan for last night’s program was to present a tribute to Charlie Palmieri and feature Salsa from Venezuela.
read moreWorldSalsaRadio.com is happening now!!
A new internet Salsa radio station is going to launching today! WorldSalsaRadio.com will launch with a wide array of knowledgable dj’s, musicians and ethnomusicologists
read moreJohn Santos Sextet New Release
The John Santos Sextet is releasing their new recording in six years, “The Art Of The Descarga” on the Smithsonian Folkways label on August 7th.
read moreNew music spotlight: Mario Y Su Timbeko
Charismatic composer/timbalero/vocalist Mario Salomon and his group “Mario Y Su Timbeko” have been playing exciting modern Cuban music in the SF Bay Area for a few years now.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 6/20/2020
Here is my playlist for this past Saturday, June 20th “Con Sabor” program. The program is available on the KPFA archives program to be streamed for the next two weeks up until July 4th at www.kpfa.org/archives/.
read moreRandom Notes 6/15/2020
Pacific Mambo Orchestra’s Conguero Javier Cabanillas has been busy preparing the new full length recording with his Cabanijazz Project entitled “Hellasonic” to be released later this summer.
read moreCon Sabor Playlist 6/13/2020
There was a technical error with the KPFA playlists for last night, Saturday, June 13, 2020. As a public service to my listeners, here is the playlist for last night’s Con Sabor program on KPFA 94.1 FM and kpfa.org from 9 to 11 pm PST.
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