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Sabiduria Con Tumbao Playlist 7/15/2020

Posted by LM on Jul 16, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Sabiduria 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.

WorldSalsaRadio.com is happening now!!

Posted by LM on Jul 10, 2020 in More | Comments Off on WorldSalsaRadio.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

John Santos Sextet New Release

Posted by LM on Jun 29, 2020 in More | Comments Off on John 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.

New music spotlight: Mario Y Su Timbeko

Posted by LM on Jun 23, 2020 in Cuban Music | Comments Off on New 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.

Con Sabor Playlist 6/20/2020

Posted by LM on Jun 22, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Con 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/.

Random Notes 6/15/2020

Posted by LM on Jun 15, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Random 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.

Con Sabor Playlist 6/13/2020

Posted by LM on Jun 14, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Con 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.

Random Thoughts 6/6/2020

Posted by LM on Jun 6, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Random Thoughts 6/6/2020

I’m going to share a few perspectives that I have about working on radio for many years. I have been prerecording my KPFA radio program “Con Sabor” from home since late March when the pandemic hit worldwide.

Random Notes 5/28/2020

Posted by LM on May 28, 2020 in More | Comments Off on Random Notes 5/28/2020

The annual Carnaval San Francisco took the festival online to fundraise for 6,000 needy families in San Francisco’s Mission District that was hard hit by the economic and medical impact of the Coronavirus. The Carnaval parade and festival has been postponed until the fall due to the pandemic. The slickly produced and fast paced livestream that was aired on latinlife.com on Sunday, May 24th featured a predominately Latinx musical lineup put together by Earshot Entertainment and Jaffe Events.