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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 4/11/2026KPFA 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

New Music Reviews-Oct 2022

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New Music Reviews-Oct 2022

Don Perigñon Y La Puertorriqueña 40 Aniversario-Agradecido Y Afortunado-Don Records. Timbalero/Bandleader Don Perigñon celebrates 40 years in music with a sparkling production full of all stars including Gilberto Santa Rosa, Andy Montañez, Victor Manuelle, Tito Nieves, Jose Alberto El Canario, Herman Olivera and Issac Delgado

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El Gran Combo bring their 60th Anniversary Celebration to the SF Bay!

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El Gran Combo bring their 60th Anniversary Celebration to the SF Bay!

The iconic Puerto Rican Salsa institution El Gran Combo is celebrating their 60th Anniversary this year and they are on the west coast swing of their current US tour. EGC will be hitting the Bay Area this Saturday, October 15th at the Richmond Auditorium, 450 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond.

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Music News & Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival!

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Music News & Cine+Mas SF Latino Film Festival!

La Universidad De La Salsa…Puerto Rico’s legendary El Gran Combo will be making a special East Bay appearance at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza in Richmond on Saturday, October 15th. Pepe Y Su Orquesta and TropiZonora will open the show.

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Tito Nieves/Daniela Darcourt come to Berkeley this Sat 10/1!

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Tito Nieves/Daniela Darcourt come to Berkeley this Sat 10/1!

Salsero Tito Nieves and Peruvian sensation Daniela Darcourt will be appearing at the Berkeley’s UC Theatre on this Saturday, October 1st at 8 pm brought to you by Jaffe Events.

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PMO Live & Free This Sat 9/24; Goodbye Marty Sheller

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PMO Live & Free This Sat 9/24; Goodbye Marty Sheller

Pacific Mambo Orchestra will be performing at a free concert this coming Saturday, September 24th at 1 pm at Orange Memorial Park, 1 West Orange Avenue in South San Francisco.

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A Conversation with El Maestro, Chucho Valdes

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A Conversation with El Maestro, Chucho Valdes

I broadcasted the interview with Cuban piano virtuoso and innovative music icon Chucho Valdes on my KPFA radio program Con Sabor last night, Saturday Sept. 17th. Chucho will be presenting his new suite “La Creación” with an Yoruban orchestra and the Monkestra with music directors Hilario Duran and John Beasley this coming Thursday night, September 22 at the Paramount Theater in Oakland. This show is a presentation of SF JAZZ. The interview was done in Spanish. Here is the English translation of the interview.

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John Santos Doc and Live Performances; SF JAZZ brings on the Afro-Latin Sound and more!

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John Santos Doc and Live Performances; SF JAZZ brings on the Afro-Latin Sound and more!

Santos Skin To Skin, the documentary on the prolific percussionist, bandleader, educator and cultural activist John Santos will be shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival and at the SF JAZZ Center in October. The SF JAZZ screening on Sunday, October 30th which is followed by a live concert by the John Santos Sextet is close to being sold out.

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Music News 9/12/2022

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Music News 9/12/2022

Renowned Flautist/Multi-Instrumentalist Dr. John Calloway brings his Flute Odyssey ensemble to the SF Jazz Center’s Joe Henderson Lab this coming Friday evening, Sept. 16th with shows at 7 and 8:30 pm.

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Con Sabor Playlist-KPFA Sat. 9/3/2022

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Con Sabor Playlist-KPFA Sat. 9/3/2022

Hi Everyone, here is the playlist for Con Sabor for last Saturday, September 3, 2022. The playlist computer didn’t work at the station so I’m providing this playlist as a public service.

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Music News 9/2/2022

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Music News 9/2/2022

The annual SF Bay Brazilian Day and Lavagem 2022 will take place at Berkeley’s Casa De Cultura, 1901 San Pablo Avenue this Sunday, September 4th from 11 am to 7 pm. The free festival produced by BrasArte will honor the late, charismatic local champion of Brazilian Culture, Conceição Damasceno

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