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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012 ISSUE FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to Volume 21, Number 6, August/September 2012 issue of Latin Beat Magazine Online (LBMO). LBMO will continue its online coverage of Latin music on a bimonthly basis for the remainder of this year. Our current publication is the August/September issue, which will be followed by the October/November issue and end the year with the December/January 2013 issue. W e will continue to bring you the best possible coverage from the world of salsa, Latin jazz, Latin pop, and Afro-world music. In this edition we are particularly pleased and honored to congratulate promoter and good friend Albert Torres on the successful completion of his “14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress” (“The Greatest Salsa Music and Dancing Event in the World”), via a colorful and amazing pictorial captured by photographer Ramon Cabrera during the 4-day event in Los Angeles, California. Bloque 53 Cogelo Ahi Windows Media Quicktime Chico Álvarez El Indio Caonabo Windows Media Quicktime Bio Ritmo La Muralla
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Also in this issue you can enjoy from the pen of Luis Tamargo – “Leandro Saint-Hill’s Amazing Symbiosis of Musical Genres”; photographer/writer Ricky Richardson’s coverage of the “Dia de San Juan” celebration in Long Beach, California; and photographer Alan Spatz’s photography for the “Tribute to Piri Thomas” in New York City. Also check out our columns from New York, Los Angeles, and Puerto Rico (en Español), calendar of events, CD reviews, and music news to complete the ultimate Latin Beat Magazine Online experience. Rudy & Yvette Mangual
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Streaming Music Louie Cruz Beltran Paint the Rhythm Windows Media Quicktime Cintron Band Live Human Nature Windows Media Quicktime Vanelis Como Lo Extraño Windows Media Quicktime Nayibe Borinquen Windows Media Quicktime Luis González Spain Windows Media Quicktime Rolando Sanchez Vamonos De Fiesta Windows Media Quicktime Steve Pouchie Watch Ur Wallet Windows Media Quicktime Somos Son Bilongo
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Yomo Toro R.I.P. Víctor Guillermo Toro Vega Ramos Rodríguez Acosta July 26, 1933 - June 30, 2012 By Aurora Flores After more than sixty years bringing the national instrument of Puerto Rico into prominence around the world, the internationally renown guitarist often referred to as the King of the Cuatro, Yomo Toro passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 11:40 pm after more than a month in a New York hospital due to kidney failure. Surrounded in a spiritual embrace of love and music from his many family and friends who kept round the clock vigil over the fragile 78 year old musician, Yomo spent his final days in good cheer as if bidding farewell to the many family and friends who daily made music his medicine. Yomo Toro leaves behind his wife Minerva of 31 years of marriage, his first born daughter Denise Toro, sisters Lydia, Iris, Mirza, and Milagros Toro joined by five grand children: Miriam Olivera, Martin Olivera, Denise Pinedo, Tiffany Pinedo & Denise Patricia Velez and three great grandchildren: Shaun Donate, Cloe Rodriguez and Martin Olivera. His brothers Juan, Angel, and Arcangel Toro were also by his side. From the first twangs of his small ten stringed “cuatro” guitar hair raising moments ran through arms, backs and necks as the diminutive Yomo Toro vamped, arpegioed and soared through musical genres from his native Puerto Rican plenas, seis and bombas to salsa, jazz, and rock rounded by classical guitar and Flamenco music. The virtuoso interpreted eclectic styles through cherubic fingers that flew through frets before languishing on lengthy solos weaved on Spanish songs. Born in Guánica, in the town of Ensenada, Puerto Rico he was surprised by his father Alberto, when the five year old used a box as a booster to get to the guitar hung on the wall. Instead of getting angry, his father asked the boy he nicknamed “Yermo” (pronounced yuer-mo) to get back on the box and keep playing. He did. When he looked up his father was weeping.
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He moved audiences ever since. An ambassador of Puerto Rican culture Yomo Toro grew to have a six-decade career as one of the world’s most respected Latin music players. A noted guitarist, Toro's instrument of choice was the cuatro, a Puerto Rican 10-stringed instrument descended from the lute and later adapted double strings similar to the Spanish Valhala. After first landing in New York in 1953 with his band, Los Cuatro Aces, Yomo embarked on a series of tours of the Caribbean while recording classic albums with cuatro masters Masso Rivera and Nieves Quintero aptly titled, “Los Tres Cuatros.” Yomo’s dream of playing with the legendary Trio Los Panchos was realized here in the Big Apple in the early '60s. He recorded four albums with Los Panchos, including one featuring Eydie Gormé. The “Yomo Toro Variety Show” over New York's Channel 41 had a decade long television run during the late '60s into the '70s that brought him to the attention of Jerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco co-owners of the legendary Fania label where he eventually joined their world-famous showcase band, the Fania All-Stars. Especially noteworthy was the year 1969 when Yomo recorded the critically acclaimed salsa album “Tribute to Arsenio” with the Larry Harlow Orchestra. When guitarist Roberto Garcia wanted Yomo to sub for him on a Christmas album Pacheco was recording with a new group, he asked Yomo to bring the popular electric guitar of the times, but, as Yomo tells the story, when he heard “Christmas” he grabbed his cuatro instead. When Hector LaVoe saw the instrument he immediately thought of his mentor and Yomo’s friend the great folkloric singer Chuito de Bayamon before the pair compared popular songs of the season. Through Hector’s musical expertise and Yomo’s virtuosity the 1972 release of the classic Asalto Navideño with Willie Colon became a best-selling Fania classic. In the '70s, '80s and '90s Toro's career careened like a freight train. He appeared on over 150 albums, recording more than 20 solo albums for Fania, Island, Rounder and Green Linnet Records. He returned to television and film, playing in commercials for several major international companies, over television shows the likes of “Sesame Street” and “The Ghost of Father Fohner” while working on the soundtracks for several films, including “Crossover Dreams” with Ruben Blades and Woody Allen's “Bananas.” Called “the Jimmy Hendrix of the cuatro,” by the N.Y. Times, Yomo’s rapid-fire riffs spanned many musical miles recording with Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Linda Rondstadt, Gloria Estefan and David Byrne. His image is captured in statutes erected in his honor in Japan and in his hometown of Guanica. Through it all Yomo maintained a simple, almost Zen like existence living humbly among the people of the Bronx community he returned to after his globetrotting. Settling into the Tremont
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section of the Bronx in 1973 after a stint in Brooklyn Yomo performed at the White House with the same pride, vigor and enthusiasm he shared with his musical brothers during his yearly neighborhood get togethers at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center performing his last gig there in October of 2010. Among his peers Yomo was considered the humblest and happiest of artists personifying that exceptional “salt of the earth quality” a rarity in this urban society. In 1994 Yomo began touring and recording with Larry Harlow’s Latin Legends. Two years later he released the well-received “Celebremos Navidad” over Aché Records before hitting the road again in 1998 this time as part of David Gonzalez’ off Broadway musical “Sofrito.” Yomo’s music is also heard over the hit children’s television show “Dora the Explorer.” Jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd fell in love with Yomo’s sound recording “El Espiritu Jibaro” with the funky jibaro in 2007 while Yomo’s super sonic salsa and Boricua roots licks are heard over Aurora & Zon del Barrio’s “Cortijo’s Tribe” CD along with the single “Homenaje al Sonero Mayor” released in July of 2010 where Yomo soars on solos that let him stretch and expand his virtuosity on strings.
Ray Enhoffer Raymond J. Enhoffer, who passed away suddenly at the age of 64 on June 30, 2012, will be remembered by his many friends and colleagues in the percussion industry as a gifted innovator and designer, whose steadfast attention to detail and cutting edge products gave birth to many of Latin Percussion's most successful products. During Ray's nearly thirty-year tenure as the company's Director of Research and Development, his efforts gave birth to the Jam Block, Compact Conga, Top Tuning Congas, One-Handed Triangle, and countless other products that made LP the industry giant that it is. A student of Juilliard School of Music and a graduate of The Manhattan School of Music, Ray studied Classical Percussion under several of the genre's most respected players, including Fred Hinger. After working as a performing artist, Ray began his nearly forty-year career in the music instrument field.
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At the time of his death, he had founded his own business, Filament Solutions, in 2011, continuing to develop products for many companies, including Malletech. In addition to his love for music and percussion, Ray was also an avid lover of animals, particularly cats. His beloved feline friend, Eric was pampered, catered to and treated like a prince by Ray. Ray was also extremely knowledgeable about cars, and spent several years working in the automotive industry, prepping classic sports cars for films and television. But the most important love of his life is his daughter, Kelly, who was undoubtedly his best friend and the joy and pride of his life. Most of all, Ray will be remembered for his selfless and consistent generosity toward helping those in need, whether it be a friend, colleague or stranger. His sharp wit and sense of humor endeared him to many who knew him, and his hearty laugh and friendly teasing toward those he cared about will be sorely missed by those who were fortunate enough to know him. Donations may be made in Ray's name to Angels of Animals, P.O. Box 534, Clifton, NJ, 07012 or www.AngelsofAnimals.org.
Clare Fischer (Michigan, 1928- California, 2012) By Luis Tamargo Equally influenced in his younger years by Duke Ellington, Bud Powell and Stravinsky, the consummate multi-instrumentalist/ composer/arranger Clare Fischer was born in Durand (a small town about 18 miles from Flint) and received a master’s degree in composition and theory from Michigan State University, before moving to Southern California in 1958, when he fell in love with the real Cuban music while working with such charanga warriors as Rolando Lozano, Modesto Durán, Cuco Martínez Sr., and Rudy Calzado. By the early 1960s, he was also attracted to Brazilian music, as later
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demonstrated on his first Latin-oriented LP (“So Danço Samba,” World Pacific, 1964) and his collaborations in the early 1970s with Moacir Santos. The author of such gorgeous Latin jazz standards as “Morning” and “Pensativa,” Fischer inaugurated a fruitful L.A. chapter of his career in 1976, when he launched the distinctive group Salsa Picante, which combined a capella jazz vocals with Cuban and Brazilian rhythms on the memorable LP “Salsa Picante” (Discovery, 1978). “Fischer’s skill at blending bop runs and Latin elements, whether Cuban or Brazilian, was second to none, like his ability as an arranger/composer to use musical complexity as a road to freshness rather than obfuscation”, wrote John Storm Roberts —the author of “Latin jazz: The First of the Fusions” (Schirmer Books, 1999)— and I believe that his assessment is absolutely correct. Known to switch effortlessly from piano to organ to various electric keyboards, Fischer often displayed, despite his Midwest Germanic background, the God-given tendency to swing like crazy.
FEATURES The 14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress Text by Rudy Mangual Photos by Ramon Cabrera
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From May 24 through May 27, 2012, for the 14th consecutive year, the City of Los Angeles, California, was the epicenter of everything “Salsa” with the celebration of “The 14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress.” Established by promoter Albert Torres (of Albert Torres Productions) in 1998 (a year after the first salsa congress in the world was celebrated on the island of Puerto Rico by promoter Eli Irizarry), Albert initially named it “The West Coast Salsa Congress,” an instant phenomenon, attracting thousands of salseros and salsa aficionados from all corners of the planet.
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While a salsa congress is mainly a gathering of professional and amateur salsa dancers coming together for a long weekend of all things salsa, other common elements include dance exhibitions, salsa dance workshops, social dance parties, master classes, clothing and shoe booths, and live salsa bands, plus national and international salsa DJs.
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Currently there are dozens of salsa congresses in the United States as well as abroad that celebrate the salsa dancing. While the salsa music industry as a whole is at its lowest (due to little support from major labels and major distributors), salsa dancing is as popular as ever, especially at an international level.
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What makes the Los Angeles Salsa Congress the best of all the salsa congresses in the world is Albert Torres’ love, passion, and commitment. From the first salsa congress in 1998 to this year’s 14th consecutive annual celebration, Torres has been able to gather some of the best dance instructors in the world, the top dance troupes, couples, and individuals, immersion dance courses by master salsa choreographers, beginners salsa bootcamp, the best live salsa bands and salsa DJs in the world, as well as some of the best settings and locations in Los Angeles to enjoy it all, from gigantic circus tents to luxurious hotel ballrooms, he has reached pinnacles and experienced extraordinary circumstances to provide amazing venues and talent.
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Having attended the majority of the Los Angeles Salsa Congresses in the past 14 years, I have been able to dance and listen to salsa legends such as Willie Rosario, Andy Montañez, and La Sonora Ponceña, plus contemporary bands such as Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Victor Manuelle, and Choco Orta, as well as local favorites Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad, Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños del Son, Son Mayor, and Angel Lebron y Sabor Latino. Enjoy the pictorial by Ramon Cabrera, who captured the essence and soul of The Los Angeles Salsa Congress. Highlighting this year’s congress held at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles were Oscar D’León and his orchestra direct from Venezuela, Luis Enrique and his full orchestra from Miami, and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (celebrating its 50th anniversary). Other participants included the New Swing Sextet (from New York City featuring Don Sonero), singer Jenny Colon (also from New York City) with Conjunto Afro Son, and Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad with special guests. The popular “Bachata Room” was also a hit for the second consecutive year. Latin Beat Magazine Online congratulates and salutes Albert Torres and his entire staff for this amazing salsa legacy throughout the past 14 years. The following is a pictorial of “The 14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress” by photographer Ramón Cabrera.
THE LATIN JAZZ GRAMMY (An Editorial in Two Parts by Bobby Matos) A year ago, NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) eliminated 31 categories from the Grammy Awards. In early June 2012, NARAS restored the category of “Best Latin Jazz Album” to the awards line-up. It was the result of an entire year of national protests, demonstrations, lawsuits, massive emails, petitions, and public statements generated by high-profile artists and public figures. Musicians and jazz fans are asking themselves “Where do we go from here?” and “How did we get here?”
PART ONE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Now that the award for "Best Latin Jazz Album" category has been restored, it's time to make our music present, both visibly and audibly. Let's offer a creative alternative to the unrelenting assault of pop rhythms featured on the show by presenting a truly iconic form of Panamerican music. Let the world know that there are many people whose taste in music is completely compatible with the perfect combination of
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beautiful melodies, gorgeous harmonies and passionate rhythms known as Latin jazz. I'm sure that NARAS can find some exciting, well-known Latin jazz artists that would boost its ratings by at least 20%. NARAS could always start its preliminary search of the top talents that protested the elimination of the award a year earlier. A short list would include Eddie Palmieri, Oscar Hernández, Carlos Santana, Wayne Wallace, Pete Escovedo, John Santos, John Calloway, Bobby Sanabria, Justo Almario, Frank Cano, and the author of this editorial, among others. Now that we have the award category, let's celebrate with our presence on the show. Latin jazz is a genuine Panamerican genre, inaugurated in New York City as a result of the contributions of musicians living and working in the Big Apple during the 1940s (Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie, Juan Tizol, Chano Pozo, etc.). Latin jazz is a vital and influential genre, capable of influencing other idioms, as well as absorbing influences from many different cultures. It is an authentic and valid American form of art. By not having a presence in the Grammy Awards' highly publicized telecast, Latin jazz is detrimentally marginalized. It becomes invisible and inaudible. Countless well-known artists and entertainment personalities, including multiple Grammy winners, had earlier voiced their protests against NARAS' elimination of the award. NARAS is recognized as the organization that awards excellence in the musical arts, not commercial popularity. By rendering this genre invisible in its annual awards show, NARAS has marginalized it.
PART TWO: HOW DID WE GET HERE? Although the category for best Latin jazz album was re-established, the other 30 eliminated categories were not restored by NARAS. Missing in action are awards for recordings in the fields of Cajun and Zydeco, Hawaiian and Native American music, in addition to some blues categories. These categories, like the field of Latin jazz, are mostly comprised of musical styles not supported by the major labels, and their recordings are usually only found on independent labels. Perhaps artists and supporters from these categories were not as vocal as their peers in the field of Latin jazz. Latin jazz artists and supporters called for press conferences, and organized picket lines in major cities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In New York, Latin jazz artists Bobby Sanabria, Eugene Marlow, Mark Levine, and Ben Lapidus instituted a class action lawsuit against NARAS. A website was established to present their arguments and a petition was circulated that ultimately received over 23,000 signatures. Well-known artists joined the ranks and added their voices. Artists from all the affected categories were asked to join, but Latin jazz supporters seemed to be the most vocal. Former Grammy winners Eddie Palmieri and Oscar Hernández spoke eloquently to both English and Spanish-language media. Well-known artists (John Santos, Pete Escovedo, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, etc.) made significant contributions. Cabaret owners made their venues available to support “anti-Grammy” protest concerts. Prominent celebrities gave TV and radio interviews, and various press conferences
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were organized, soliciting statements from Bill Cosby, Edward James Olmos, Kevin Eubanks, and Jesse Jackson, as well as pertinent support from national political organizations and trade unions. On the Internet, Yahoo’s Latin jazz chat group served as an instant communication forum. I was telephoned by John Santos (from San Francisco) and Bobby Sanabria (from New York City), both of whom insisted that I was the right guy to help organize and galvanize musicians in Los Angeles. We were well served by PR professionals like Robert Sax (Sax PR), who generously donated his time to our cause. Radio personalities like José Rizo (KKJZ, Long Beach) and Jessie “Chuy” Varela (KCSM, San Mateo), along with multiple NARAS members (Wayne Wallace, Sandy Cressman, Sheila E, Arturo O’Farrill, etc.) worked behind the scenes to affect change as well. Undoubtedly, it was a combination of all these tactics that made an impact on the NARAS chain of command, and here is the lesson that needs to be ingrained: Jazz lovers, fans, musicians, and everybody else need to stick together. We can accomplish much if we support each other. Right now, we need to address the restoration of the other categories and the remaining absence of any real representation of our music on the Grammy Awards’ telecast. Lovers of straight-ahead jazz should want to stand with our Latin jazz fanáticos. It’s just a matter of enlightened self-interest. Jazz is our most important cultural resource and it needs to be accessible in our media. Latin jazz is an excellent representation of such artistic resource. — Bobby Matos, proud Latin jazz artist, bandleader, and recording artist. Los Angeles,
Leandro Saint-Hill's Amazing Symbiosis of Musical Genres Leandro Saint-Hill's Amazing Symbiosis of Musical Genres
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Born in Camagüey, the Cuban province colloquially known as “the land of the tinajones,”* the talented 44 year-old saxophonist/flautist/clarinetist/ composer/vocalist Leandro Saint-Hill Montejo was classically trained at Havana’s prestigious Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA) and paid his dues by accompanying various popular Cuban singers, before migrating in 1994 to Germany, where he has collaborated with numerous Cuban and non-Cuban artists. As leader of the Hamburg-based group called Saint-Hill Collectivo, he has created (according to his own words) “an inspiring symbiosis of musical genres that originate from African roots.” This Afrocentric objective is clearly demonstrated on Saint-Hill Collectivo’s 2011 debut (“Son My Soul,” Ché! Records**). “The music and lyrics found on this album shine a light on the positive energy of the human mentality in its dealings with everyday life,” declared the camagüeyano (native of Camagüey) bandleader with whom I managed to conduct the following uphill conversation…. Luis Tamargo (LT): You were born in 1965 in Camagüey, the native province of Omar Sosa, Los Terry, Gabrielito Hernánez, and Orestes Vilató. Have you ever worked with any of these artists? Leandro Saint-Hill (LSH): At the present time, I’m one of the members of Omar Sosa’s regular band, with whom I have recorded several albums that also featured Vilató but I was not aware until now that this masterful timbalero was born in the land of the tinajones. I had several opportunities in Cuba to jam or share the stage with Los Terry and Gabrielito.
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LT: Are there any other musicians in your family? LSH: Yes. I have a brother who is a pianist, and my father (Marcelo Saint-Hill Sweeney) is a violinist and composer from the old guard of Cuba’s charanga elite. He led Camagüey’s Ritmo Moderno orchestra for 30 years, and currently remains active in a danzón orchestra, along with Gabrielito’s father and other veterans. LT: Talk about your primordial influences, as well as your official and unofficial musical training. LSH: Directly or indirectly, I was greatly influenced by my father, who occasionally conducted his band rehearsals at home, where we usually listened to educational or popular music programs on the radio. My mother used to frequently sing boleros, but she was never professionally guided...By the age of 11, I was enrolled at ENA (Escuela Nacional de Arte) to learn to play alto sax. That’s where I acquired a purely classical training, while taking advantage of any occasional street festivities to gain knowledge of the folkloric elements. I remember that I sometimes frequented the Haitians’ ritualistic tumbas francesas and also made a few bucks playing in the carnival comparsas conducted annually in the month of June. The combination of these factors —along with the influences derived from merengue-playing saxophonists, Paquito D’Rivera, one or another Charlie Parker LP, and various books written by Fernando Ortiz and Alejo Carpentier— enabled me to cultivate my own cosmopolitan perspective. LT: W hich is your favorite reed instrument? LSH: Although each of them is endowed with its own special function and timbre, I prefer the soprano sax and the flute. LT: Back in Havana, during your early years of your career, you worked with Manolín (El Médico de la Salsa) and Beatriz Márquez. LSH: Working with Beatriz, as well as Manolín's band, was unquestionably part of the maturing process required by all young musicians. Along with a few other young musicians, I managed to have my way by getting together to organize jam sessions and experimental combos at school, in our search for innovative and refreshing airs. We also used to play as clandestine substitutes, from time to time, at certain shows or nightclubs. The practice was officially prohibited, as we were usually required by Havana's three or four governmental music agencies to sign a contract with only one band. LT: How about your subsequent overseas collaborations with the bands led by fellow expatriates like Tony Martínez (Cuban Power) and Ricardo Álvarez (Cuarteto Chanchullo and Cubanísimo), among others? LSH: In addition to my 1990s collaborations in Germany with various reggae, soul, and Latin
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artists; I must tell you, without any doubts, that my career reached a flourishing chapter, musically speaking, in the year 2000, when I began to perform and record with Tony Martínez's Cuban Power and his special guests (Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Angá, Julio Barreto, Julio Padrón, etc.) It was truly a golden era that included many international festivals, and most important of all, there was no lack of mischievous laughter… Simultaneously, I was getting plenty of work with Ricardo Álvarez's Cubanísimo big band, whose successful mambos and chachachás motivated us to prepare Cuarteto Chanchullo's recording debut, which also led to further international performances, as well as greater pleasurable and humorous sensations. LT: Your bandleading debut (Saint-Hill Collectivo's "Son My Soul") consists of ten originals that fuse a wide range of popular and liturgical Cuban forms with various U.S. idioms (funk, jazz, blues), Brazilian and African influences, etc., while highlighting your persuasive vocal and multiinstrumental contributions. What inspired you to elaborate such a multicultural product? LSH: It was a result of multiple stylistic influences that marked my career from its beginnings, but particularly during the last ten years. I simply wished to mix the musical genres from which I derive a sensation of pleasure, comfort and liberty by combining the right grooves and positive lyrics with refined arrangements and improvisational freedom. These are the basic elements found on the recording. LT: Any future plans? LSH: Among the upcoming plans, I have the options of performing with my band in Southern France in September, as well as appearing at Hamburg's Überjazz Festival in October. I'm also in the process of preparing my next recording project, which would be conducted under my own name with a smaller format, featuring more rural music and etno-jazz elements. *Tinajones: Plural form of tinajón, a Castilian word meaning "a large wide-mouth jar for catching rain," as defined by the Velázquez Spanish and English Dictionary. **Ché! Records: Saint-Hill assured me that the label's denomination is not related in any way to the late Argentine mass murderer, but it is derived instead from a word found in the mapuche language spoken by Chile's Araucanian Indians.
Día de San Juan in Long Beach By Ricky Richardson
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A huge celebration was held at Long Beach's Queen Mary Events Park on Sunday, June 17, 2012, when "Día de San Juan" was celebrated by the Puerto Rican community, coinciding with Father's Day.
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The 17th Annual “Día de San Juan” presented an array of vocalists and bands specialized in the spicy sounds of salsa, merengue and bachata. Fiestalegre Promotions, Inc., offered a festive extravaganza designed to showcase some of the best musical exponents of Puerto Rican culture in Southern California. People traveled from all over the state to attend this popular festival. Attendees were able to interact, dance, savor Puerto Rican cuisine and celebrate Father's Day. The festival site was framed by the historic Queen Mary and the beautiful Long Beach shoreline. The Queen Mary Events Park resembled one of those tropical preserves found in island of Puerto Rico, mainly as a result of the collective enjoyment derived from the cool ocean breeze. The sounds of bachata, merengue and salsa permeated throughout the park and the surrounding area, as each band engaged the audience with its own infectious dance rhythms.
The festival got underway with Tabaco y Ron, a 12-piece big band composed of musicians from all over Latin America (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Perú, México, etc.) who ignited the festival with their blistering set of original tunes. La Bomba Mix is another talented and tight band, whose set included a medley of Héctor Lavoe’s hits. A truly dynamic and sensational performer (Choco Orta) energized the crowd by singing, dancing, playing congas, and even telling a few jokes throughout her explosive set, which opened with "Choco Swing," a blazing tune that evoked the New York Palladium era. NG2, a salsa duo from Puerto Rico, kept up the tempo with an electrifying set of tunes that are currently receiving plenty of airplay.
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By Nelson Rodríguez Today more than ever the future of the music that is constantly ignored by commercial radio is in the hands of independent and public radio DJs and radio hosts who defend and see the true value of all artists worldwide. Many of these radio hosts...some who have been on radio for well over 20 years...and the newer defenders of salsa and Latin jazz are the life line that give these recordings the exposure that is required. We have become a multi-tasking society of radio hosts who also promote events, DJ at clubs, book artists/events, etc. While the average show is only one to three hours, when you add it all up it is a powerful media for artists looking to introduce themselves and expose their talent. The following list contains some of the most innovative and best radio hosts in the world that live and breathe music solely for the love of the music and some of these very same hosts are pioneers in their respective areas. We will keep this list up till the end of the year and continue to add to it as the information reaches Latin Beat Magazine.
Alma Del Barrio KXLU 88.9 FM One LMU Drive Los Angeles, Ca. 90045 (310) 338-5958 on air (310) 338-2866 On Saturday's & Sunday's from 6am - 6pm now in its 38th year DJs: Rosalva Lara, Guido Herrera (2pm - 6pm), Eddie Lopez (2pm - 6pm), Albert Price (10am 2pm), Gustavo Aragon (10am - 2pm), Lily Marie Regalado (6am - 9am), Jose Cristobal (10am 2pm), Joaquin Del Toro (6am - 9am), Cristina Banuelos (2pm - 6pm), Veronica Someillan, Nelson Rodriguez, DJ Frank and more. [email protected] www.kxlu.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alma-del-Barrio/156655071015135 itunes: itunes>radio>eclectic>kxlu
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Hard Salsa Classic Salsa, Mambo, Son Montuno, Charanga, Latin Soul, Boogaloo and New Artist USA and International Salsa Artists. Fridays Only Classic R&B slow jams. Time: On The Air 24 Hours www.HardSalsa.com http://www.hardsalsa.com/schedule http://www.facebook.com/hardsalsaradio http://www.hardsalsa.com/contact_us To Send New Music Electronically For Airplay: www.HardSalsa.com/airplay To Send CD and Press Kits: Hard Salsa Radio 1905 Vyse Avenue Bronx, NY 10460 Website Established: June 2006
Andy Harlow Fusion Latina [Tuesday 8pm - 11pm] Fusion Latina [Monday 8pm - 11pm] Andy grew up in a musical environment in Brooklyn, New York and paid his dues as a sideman in the orchestras of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Ismael Rivera, Xavier Cougat, Machito and Joe Cuba while attending New York University. Andy's musical travels brought him to Miami in the late 1970s. [email protected]
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Music Director/Librarian Jazz89 KUVO/KVJZ www.kuvo.org [email protected] Monday Thru Friday 1pm - 2pm Sundays: Salsa con Jazz Re-current substitute host for Jimmy Trujillo (also new re-current substitute Janine Santana) In 1989 I began my radio career when I moved from Southern California to Southern Florida. I commenced hosting the renowned Fusión Latina show for Miami's community-public station, WDNA. In 1992 I was appointed Music Director for the station and remained there until 2003 when I relocated to Denver to assume duties as Music Director for Jazz89KUVO, "The Oasis in the City". I have been a contributor to Latin Beat Magazine since 1995, first, submitting the Miami Hit Parade and now the Denver Hit Parade. I am also a founding member of the Latin Jazz Discussion List. 2900 Welton Street Suite #200 Denver CO 80205 303-480-9272 ext 17
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KPOO 89.5 FM La Verdad Musical Friday 12noon - 3pm Bebop, Cubop and The Musical Truth with Avotcja-Radio Host, Poet and Musician Tuesdays at 8pm PST Explores a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world and Latin influences P.O.Box 8757 Emeryville, Ca. 94662 (510) 658-7995 www.avotcja.org Studio (415) 346-5373
Awilda Rivera Evening Jazz / Monday to Friday 8pm - 1am EST Latin Jazz Cruise - Tuesday / 8pm - 10pm EST WBGO - JAZZ 88.3FM http://www.wbgo.org http://www.facebook.com/AwildaRiveraFanPage http://www.twitter.com/AwildaRivera Email: [email protected] In July 1999, Awilda Rivera, host of WBGO Jazz 88.3FM's Latin Jazz Cruise and Weekend Jazz After Hours, was named host of Evening Jazz, Monday through Friday, 8pm - 1am. Rivera, a longtime member of the WBGO family, worked her way up through the ranks through hard work, perseverance, and talent. Her involvement in the station began in 1982 as a volunteer in the Membership and Music Departments. Her WBGO on-air debut was in 1992 as a fill-in announcer for the weekly program Latin Jazz Cruise. In 1993, she went on to host her own show Sunday
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Morning Harmony, the Latin Jazz Cruise in 1994 and Weekend Jazz After Hours in 1998. In addition to hosting Evening Jazz, Rivera, hosts the weekly Latin Jazz Cruise on Tuesdays, 8pm. Awilda Rivera 54 Park Place Newark, NJ 07102 973-624-8880 - ext 513
Cary Alexander
Latin Jazz Quarter [Monday 12pm - 3pm] Latin Jazz Quarter [Wednesday 12pm - 3pm] Cary Alexander has become a well-known spokesperson for Latin jazz in South Florida and can be seen in the community on a regular basis serving as Master of Ceremony. Cary is originally from Havana, Cuba. [email protected]
Carlos Flores WMSE Radio 1025 North Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202
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KPOO 89.5FM Con Clave Saturdays 12noon - 3pm Chata Gutierrez is one of the Bay Area's foremost self-taught musicologists of Latin music. She began her musical career over 26 years ago when she walked into KPFA and asked Jeff Emiliano Echeverria to teach her to work in radio. Currently a DJ at KPOO (89.5 FM) with her Saturday afternoon show called Con Clave, from 12 noon to 4 pm, Gutierrez has had a weekly show in the Bay Area since 1973. She has one of the longest running Latin music programs in the United States. 1760 Orchard Ave. San Lisandro, Ca. 94577 510-586-4286 Cuban and Latin American music. The format is mostly music, but includes interviews with prominent (established), rising (up and coming) and new (undiscovered) artists. 7108 Broadway North Bergen, NJ 07407
Chris Heim Global Village KMUW (an NPR affiliate) and nationally distributed to public and community radio stations through the Public Radio Exchange. Global Village is a world music show that includes Latin music in a wide array of styles. Chris Heim, the host/producer of Global Village, has been doing world music on public radio since 1989. Global Village is now available to public and community stations nationally through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and this year was named one of its Top Ten nationally distributed series.
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Mailing address: c/o KMUW 3317 E. 17th St. N. Wichita, KS 67208 [email protected] 316-978-7176
Chris Springer KSDS Jazz 88.3FM Latin Grooves [email protected] Saturdays 1pm - 3pm No sense in having a blasé Saturday when you can get the moves going with Chris Springer's Latin Grooves. Affectionately known as C-Love, he delivers two hours of the hottest Latin, Salsa, and Afro-Cuban jazz in stock. Bring a cool drink. Also, you can connect to his Facebook page. 1313 Park Blvd. San Diego, Ca. 92101
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Club Latino Salsa-Music for 7 1/2 years on a local radio station in Munich, called RADIO LORA (Local Radio) FM 92.4 once a month on the second Thursday from 22.15 to midnight. The music is mostly salsa / Latin jazz but also Merengue/Bachata/Cumbia and sometimes Folklore of Latin American Countries. Before I did 12 years on Radio "Jazzwelle Plus" in Munich weekly presenting Salsa and Latin jazz. I'm DJ-ing Salsa in Munich regularly in clubs since about 1972 and I started DJ-ing in the late 1960s in Soldiers Club of the US Army for Puerto Rican and Mexican Soldiers. Contributor to Latin Beat Magazine.
Danny Garcia KJAZ 98.1FM Garcia's Latin Grooves Mondays thru Fridays 6pm - 8pm Bermuda Blues Saturdays 10am - 2pm kjazfm.xanga.com
David Ortiz WRTI 90 FM El Viaje Saturday's 9pm - 12 midnight For over 30 years, David has been connecting thousands of loyal WRTI listners to the sounds of salsa, mambo, and Latin jazz via his popular radio program, El Viaje. Temple University 1509 Cecil B. Moore Ave. 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19121 [email protected]
DJ El Chino Solar Latin Club Calle 3c #63A-45 Bosques de Puente Palma, Sector B App.305 Cali, Valle Colombia [email protected]
DJ Gonzalo 'Klave Latina' The Web Site of Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, Bolero, Son, Salsa Brava, Rumba Cubana, Tango, Jazz, Flamenco, Nueva Trova, and everything in between. The name comes from a pretty good radio program done back in the 1990s by the great DJ. Gary Dominguez from Cali-Colombia (Taberna Latina) and the capital letter "K" is a tribute to the groups Ketama from Spain and Klimax from Cuba. Feel free to communicate with us at [email protected].
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DJ Gury Gury Listen to Viejoteca every Tuesday night from 7pm - 8pm on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Ontario, Canada or online at http://www.cfru.ca Check out the offical DJ GURY GURY site and listen to Viejoteca 24 hours a day @ DJ GURY GURY 24/7 DJ Gury Gury 76 Eramosa Road Guelph, Ontario N1E 2L6 Canada
DJ Luis Speedy Gonzalez Latin Jazz & Salsa Saturday 6pm - 7pm WMNF 88.5 FM, Tampa, FL Luis Speedy Gonzalez Latin Jazz & Salsa / WMNF 13605 Fawn Ridge Blvd Tampa, FL 33626 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.wmnf.org/programs/show/263 Live: http://www.wmnf.org 813-786-3447
Earl Hall "El Caobo" Radio Salsa Clásica / El Tornado Tropical con El Caobo Thursdays 4pm - 5pm (Central) WHPK, 88.5 FM On the radio for 11 years. http://www.whpk.org/stream Studio Phone: (773) 702-8424 Earl Hall El Caobo Internacional 7631 S. Merrill Avenue Chicago, Ilinois 60649 Cel: 312-287-8763
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WHCR 90.3FM Salsa Con Sabor P.O. Box 227 NYC, NY 10026 [email protected] Saturday 8pm-12am R&B Corner Attn: Eddie Love WHCR 90.3 FM The City College Of New York 160 Convent Ave NAC - Room: 1/513 New York, NY 10031
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Con Latin Jazz y Algo Más -Por 95.5FM JAZZ El objetivo fundamental es promover el Latin Jazz mundial y nacional, considerando que es una música especial y artística producto del rediseño del jazz en el caribe. Vamos para 6 aãos de transmisiones los Sábados en la noche, antes estábamos en Radio Ateneo 100.7 FM y desde hace justo 2 aãos en 95.5 FM JAZZ. En cuanto a mi, nací en Caracas/Venezuela - 1949 - Estudié en la Escuela Superior de Música José Angel Lamas - Aparte de la teoría y solfeo, también estudié piano complementario, sin embargo mi instrumento primario fue el timbal. Luego tomé los estudios de orquestación, dirección y composición. El Latin Jazz es una de mis pasiones y eso es el motivo principal que me lleva a la radio para promover este concepto. www.andyduran.com / Facebook / 0426 336 3209 www.latinclub.com.ve La excelencia, para gente de buen gusto. También en la red: www.jazzcaracas.com Sábados de 8 a 10pm
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Elmer Gonzalez WRTU 89.7FM Son Del Caribe Friday 9am / Sunday 12pm Son De Cuba Monday - Friday 2pm-3pm Elmer is a long-time contributor to Latin Beat Magazine and other publications and he is a professor in Sagrado Corazon University in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Son Del Caribe began in July 2000 and Son De Cuba began in January 2003 P.O. Box 12383 San Juan, PR. 00914
Erick De Icaza Viva La Salsa Saturdays 2pm - 6pm 8 years of programming and 20 years on radio. Erick De Icaza P.O. Box 0832 1010 World Trade Center Panama, Rep. De Panama Erick De Icaza Mundo Latino Promo Panama Latino Salsa Cel: 507-6880-6585
Erik Chico Manqueros Gozando with Chico EastLArevue. Com www.gozandowithchico.com/Gozando [email protected] Writer for Latin Style Magazine; LatinJazzClub.com (818) 956-2426 (323)724-2270 (323)724-2271 Gozando with Chico is proud to present the finest in Musical Pan Dulce. Join us as we continue to celebrate the spirit of Ritmo with a brand new show, with musica that will touch your heart and soul and that will get you in the mood to toe-tap. As the Chico Theme suggests... this show is to bailar y a gozar (to dance and enjoy). Chico delivers a show with a mixture of Latin Soul jazz, the sounds of congas, timbales, saxophones, trumpets, guitars and the best in suave rhythms.
Ernesto Portillo Jr. ¡Goza la musica! Onda Suave KXCI-FM, 91.3 Wednesdays, 8pm - 10 pm Tucson, AR [email protected]
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Felipito Palacios
Onda Nueva WUSB 90.1 FM Stony Brook University www.wusb.fm Saturdays 3pm - 6pm On air since - Oct 16, 1978 - (33 years) On Air ph # 631-312-1652
Frank Rivera Latin Jazz Quarter Weekend [Saturday 8pm - 11pm] [email protected]
Frankie Piñero The Afro Cuban Jazz Edition WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, Florida Every other Thursday 10am - 12 noon wslr.org guisandocaliente.com 4526 Emerson Ave. South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711
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Franco Silva
Mondays 10pm - Midnight [email protected] Twitter: @CaribeLatino
Henry Brun "There's no substitute for live music" KRTU/KXTX P.O. Box 12545 San Antonio, Texas 78201 The Latin Jazz Brunch- Sundays from 11am - 2pm on KRTU 91.7 FM - www.krtu.org Ritmos del Mundo - Saturday evenings at 10pm on KXTX 89.1 FM - www.tpr.org Texas Public Radio [email protected] Stations: - KRTU (Trinity Univeristy) - KSTX (Texas Public Radio) - KROV (San Antonio Community Radio) Richport Enterprises Entertainment Consultants Voice 210-733-3806 Fax 210-738-8664 Mobile 210-445-1444
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WBAI 99.5FM Radio Libre [email protected] Sunday's 2pm - 4pm alternates with: Con Sabor Latino hosted by Nando Alberrici and Mickey Melendez 3390 Wayne Ave. #G62 Bronx, NY 10467
JacQueline Mestre aka "JacQui TOMA!" Fusion Latina, Wed's 8 - 11pm ET 88.9 FM, WDNA Miami, FL I've been with WDNA since January 2011 and produced my first solo show on February 1, although I have hosted and produced radio since about 2004. I was offered Fusion Latina's regular Wednesday evening program and took it over in April 2011. The program airs 8-11pm ET and is simulcast live worldwide via the stations site, http://www.WDNA.org. JacQueline Mestre 100 Lincoln Road, Suite 1438 Miami Beach, FL [email protected] & [email protected] 646-418-6699
Javier Rivera Esencia Latina Sat. 6 - 10am NY Time Rochester's Jazz 90.1 FM http://www.jazz901.org [email protected]
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KCSM 91.1 FM Latin Jazz with Jesse 'Chuy' Varela Sundays at 2pm - 6pm Also 'Jazz In the Afternoon'- Mondays & Tuesdays 2pm - 6pm KCSM TV & FM No one knows Latin Jazz like announcer, jazz columnist and jazz extraordinaire Jesse 'Chuy' Varela. Join 'Chuy' as he presents the rich, enduring musical partnership of Latin music and jazz. Longtime contributor of Latin Beat Magazine. 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd San Mateo, California 94402 Main line: 650-574-6586 On air: 650-574-9136 Jesse Varela 2619 62nd Ave. Oakland, Ca. 94605 [email protected] www.kcsm.org
Jimmy 'C' Carter
"Planeta Latino Ohio"
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WJCU 88.7FM Thursday 6pm - 8pm Playing the best Latin in the universe, including salsa, merengue, bachata, Latin beats 10805 Florian Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44111
Jimmy Castro The Latin Jazz Show "The Voice of Latin Jazz & Salsa" Sweet Lou Hidalgo, Co-Host: Miguelito "El Guiro" Lebron WCLM 1450 AM - Richmond, Virginia Every Friday from 6pm - 10pm (EST) Webcast: www.thelatinjazzshow.net www.ustream.tv (Search: The Latin Jazz Show) Studio Call-In (Live): 804-231-7685 Initially, the founder and host, "The Voice of Latin Jazz" Luis (Sweet Lou) Hidalgo, was interested in buying advertising time on a local radio station in the Richmond area for his family owned and operated company, and was asked to host a show by the owner. With no radio experience "under his belt,", but a substantial knowledge of Latin music, Mr Hidalgo decided to take on this new venture, and so The Latin Jazz Show was born and aired for the first time on April 6, 2005 on WCLM 1450 AM in the City of Richmond, Virginia. The show was an instant hit, and because of the limited radio broadcasts featuring Latin music in the Richmond/Tri-Cities area, continues to be a hit to this day. The staff of The Latin Jazz Show now consists of Host: Luis "Sweet Lou" Hidalgo, Co-Host: Miguelito "El Guiro" Lebron, Producers: Jimmy Castro and Willie "Don Pepin de La Salsa" Rodriguez, and Engineer: David Aponte, Sr. Mailing Address (Latin Jazz/Salsa Artists Productions) Jimmy Castro 6710 Lakepoint Drive Prince George, Virginia 23875 804-399-8760
Joe Diaz Latin Jazz Quarter [Friday 8pm - 11pm] [email protected]
John Child & DJ Tomek Aracataca Totally Radio.com Aracataca-Sampling the harder edges of Latin music and featuring exclusive brand new cuts, live slices, rare gems and fusions. Plus, news, interviews, features on legends and upcoming artists. A Polish Londoner, Tomek was hijacked by salsa when a soul and jazz pilgrim in NYC in 1973. Aracataca on the airwaves first started celebrating musica latina in London in 1984. John Child in 1986 became involved in writing entries on Latin music, salsa, Latin jazz and calypso and soca for The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music - now available on the Internet as The
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MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music. John is an editor and journalist for www.descarga.com. 23 Clyde Road Woodgreen, London N227AD-WC Contact: [email protected]
Johnny Conga Al Lado Latino/On the Latin Side KBCS 91.3FM Bellevue WA http://www.kbcs.fm Bellevue Community College Saturdays from 6pm - 8pm PST USA I created this radio show in 2005 and is now 7 years in the making. [email protected] Johnny Conga 13234 1st ave.SW Burien WA 98146
Jorge Quintana WVKR 91.3FM Jorge Quintana y su Tumbao Por La Noche Monday 9pm - 11pm EST Veteran for many years of one of New York's longest running Salsa shows 'Latin Voyage' out of Fordham University in the Bronx. WVKR-FM Vassar College Box 726 Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 [email protected] 845-437-7178
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WBUR 90.9FM Con Salsa [email protected] Saturday's 10pm - 3am On June 22, 2010, Jose celebrated 35 years as host/producer of "¡Con Salsa!" on WBUR 90.9FM in Boston. During this period "¡Con Salsa!" has served as "part music show, part party, part community center and the program is a mecca for Latinos and lovers of all things Latin. 19 Bradley Court Hyde Park, Mass. 02136
Jose Rizo KJazz 88.1FM Jazz On the Latin Side Fridays & Saturdays from 7pm - 10pm (PST) [email protected] [email protected] Rizo began hosting "Jazz on the Latin Side" on KLON (now KJazz) on January 6, 1990. He was intricately involved on KLON's "Latin Jazz Club Caravans" and served as a member of the Grammy's Screening committee for Latin jazz. 562-697-3457
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WRTU 89.7FM Salsoteca Sundays 1pm - 3pm In April of 2007 César Colón Montijo y Josian Bruno Gómez take over the program Salsoteca giving it a youthful touch during the afternoon at Radio Universidad. Also Carlos Camuñas "Latinorama" - Monday 9 - 10am since January 1994. Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico Apartado 21305 San Juan, PR 00931-1305
Juan Camarillo Latin Jazz Connection KTEP 88.5 FM I have been doing the show three years. University of Texas at El Paso 500 W. University Ave. Cotton Memorial Ste. 203 El Paso TX 79968 [email protected] 915-345-5788 website: www.ktep.org
Katharine A. Diaz
KPFK 90.3 FM (also heard in Santa Barbara, Northern San Diego & Ridgecrest) "Canto Tropical" 8pm - 10pm "Canto Tropical", that just celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2011, is a trilingual fast-paced music show focusing on salsa, mambo, Afro-Cuban, & Latin jazz from throughout the world. The show offers exciting new selections each week, insightful interviews with local and visiting artists, and CD/ ticket and other weekly giveaways. Kathy "La Rumbera" Diaz, along with Armando "El Caballero Salsero" Nila, take great pride in bringing diversity to each of the weekend shows. 3980 Cazador St.
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WEMU 89.1 FM Monday - Friday 9am - 12:30pm P.O. Box 980350 Ypsilanti, Mi 48198-0350 [email protected] "Cuban Fantasy" with Marc Taras on Saturday's from 7pm - 9pm
Lino Roldan 'Taino' KBZQ 99.5FM Will be celebrating 20 years on the air in 2012 La Brisa Tropical 1006 N.W. 47th St.- Ste. B Lawton, OK 73506 Sundays 11am - 3pm
Luis Medina Music Director - KPFA 94.1FM Con Sabor Saturdays 9pm - 11pm Luis has been in radio since 1974 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way
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Berkeley, CA 94704 Station Phone: 510-848-6767 Ext 219 On-Air Studio Line: 510-848-4425 [email protected] and [email protected] Also at KPFA- Art Sato's "In Your Ears" Saturdays 4pm - 6pm
Luis Raul Montell Jazz Caribe nace por la pasión de su creador, Luis Raúl Montell, por el Jazz Latino, y por su perseverancia y deseo de difundir al mundo los orígenes, valores, instrumentos, conciertos y festivales en que se hace presente ese extraordinario género musical. Jazz Caribe se inició como un programa radial transmitiéndose en importantes emisoras venezolanas. En la actualidad el programa se trasmite por la 97.1 la FM de Barlovento, de 10am a 12pm. Atención Músicos: envíen sus promociones a la Casilla de Correos No. 66205, Plaza Las Américas, Zona Postal 1061, Caracas, Venezuela, o escríbenos al correo: [email protected] [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Tel (58 414) 2354090
Mike Bongard The Latin Train "The Latin Train/El Tren Latino" features some of the best in Afro-Cuban jazz, New York, Puerto Rican and Colombian salsa, timba, and Cuban son and is heard every Saturday evening from 8pm - 10 pm EST/EDT on CHUO 89.1 FM, the campus and community radio station of the University of Ottawa. [email protected] [email protected] 396 Dieppe Street Vanier-Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1L 6V4 http://www.myspace.com/latintrainradio http://www.facebook.com/michael.bongard http://www.chuo.fm http://www.myspace.com/chuofm
Miguel Berrios aka DJ Chilly Willy Sunday Salsa / House Show www.shoutcast.com/internet-radio/housemason and for the chatroom is: www.123flashchat.com/soul-santuary-chat. I have been a DJ for 40 yrs. and on 'Housemasons Internet Radio' for 13 months P.O. Box 7182 Jersey City, NJ 07307 Cell #: 201-667-3433
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KWAI 1080 AM Alma Latina Radio Show Tune in Every Sunday 1pm - 4pm - KWAI/K-108 1080AM Nancy Ortiz, host of the "Alma Latina Show", gives Hawaii a spicy Hispanic program, and definitely one of the most popular shows of its kind, bringing the finest in Latin/salsa music and highlighting local Latin performers and many cultural events as well. Celebrating "30"+ Years on Hawaii's Airwaves! www.almalatinaproductions.com [email protected] 45-551-A Paleka Road Kaneohe, HI 96744 Studio (808) 524-1080 or (808) 285-0072 New Segments: 1pm - 2pm - New and classic Salsa/Merengue/Bachata/Reggaeton and more! 2pm - 3pm - featuring Christian Salsa/Merengue and "La Palabra de la Semana" (The Word of the Week) by Pastor Jorge Torres brought to you by Word of Life en Espanol. 3pm - 4pm - Hispanic Scoops, special guests and more music from the Latin world.
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WHCR 90.3 FM - The Voice of Harlem ESSENCE & RHYTHM - Traditional Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin (Bilingual English/Spanish) The Program Essence& Rhythm ("E&R") is a unique music program specializing in Latin American music and Afro Cuban Jazz broadcast. E&R educates a broad and diverse audience, thus helping to bridge ethnic and cultural divides. Essence & Rhythm was incepted on January 4, 1992 as a center to promote, explore and develop Latin American arts and culture by examining the folkloric traditions and modern tendencies of the music of Latin America and the Caribbean. Nelson graduated from the "Center for the Media Arts" in radio and television production in 1990. During that year, he started to work on the radio as co-host of the show "Jazz Plus" Sundays from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on W HCR 90.3 FM. This responsibility prompted him to start researching about the fusion of Jazz and Afro-Cuban music called today Latin-Jazz. In January of 1992, he started his own Latin Jazz format show "Essence and Rhythm" as producer and host, which is still on the air at 90.3 fm WHCR Harlem Community Radio, every Saturday from 11am - 3pm. Also works as a substitute host at WBAI 99.3 FM Pacifica Radio show "New World Gallery". 2339 Bruner Ave. Bronx N.Y. 10469 [email protected] 917-859-9138
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"Saturday Night Salsa" at KCLU 88.9FM (Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Santa Barbara) Saturdays: 12 Midnight - 2am (some nights from 1am-3am) PST "Alma Del Barrio" KXLU 88.9 Fill-in from 10am - 2pm/2pm - 6pm usually Saturdays. Director of Promotions for TH Records (1980s) & RMM/TropiJazz Records (1990s) and Latin Beat Magazine columnist from NY and Los Angeles covering Afro-Caribbean Salsa & Latin jazz for over 20 years. Five years with both KXLU Alma Del Barrio Saturday & Sunday 6am - 6pm and KCLU (Thousand Oaks/Santa Barbara/ Ventura counties)…educating listeners on the new and old school salsa & Latin jazz. Nelson Rodríguez 9397 N. Burnet Ave. North Hills, Ca. 91343 [email protected]
Orlando A. Lopez V. El Magazine De La Salsa Radio Aeropuerto 1.220AM Tuesdays thru Fridays 11pm - 12am Apartado Postal-10.581 Ipostel-Bella Vista Maracaibo- Edo. Zulia 4002 Venezuela [email protected]
Orlando Suarez Latin Jazz Quarter On air host at WDNA for 15 years (Fusion Latina and Latin Jazz Quarter) WDNA (88.9 FM and www.wdna.org) 2921 Coral Way
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KCLU 88.3 & 102.3 FM Jazz Latino Thursday nights 11pm - 1am PST www.kclu.org I have been hosting and producing "Jazz Latino" every Thursday night since October 1994. Jazz Latino KCLU" on Facebook KCLU 88.3 in Ventura County, 102.3 in Santa Barbara County and online at http://www.kclu. org/listen/ ?b=fm http://www.kclu. org/listen/ ?b=fm Jazz Latino KCLU PO Box 622 Oxnard, CA 93032
Ray Cruz KIPO 89.3FM Sabor Tropical Saturdays 5pm - 8pm I have been on radio supporting Afro-Caribbean music for 23 years, 22 of which have been at KIPO. 95-302 Hookowa Place Mililani, Hi 96789 [email protected]
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Director - Productor "Rumba & Son" 00 - 511 - 7172011 (Radio Planicie, en el horario del programa) 00 - 511 - 994761913 (Movil) 00 - 511 - 3878738 (Domicilio) [email protected] - [email protected] - [email protected] www.myspace.com/rumbaysonworld www.myspace.com/rumbayson http://rumbayson.hi5.com/ www.facebook.com/rumbayson Dirección Postal: AVENIDA GRAU 718 A, La Victoria, Lima, Peru Código Postal: Lima 13 Escucha "Rumba & Son" en Radio Planicie 91.5FM, si estas en el cono este de lima y en todo el mundo en www.radioplanicie.com.pe EL IP ES http://184.171.242.78:7108/ Lunes a Viernes 10 a 12pm, Sabados 8 a 12pm y Domingos 9 a 12pm (Horario Peruano) En Cablevision, Canal 6, Los Sabados De 2pm a 4pm (Horario Peruano)
Robert Fernandez 'Cisco'
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The Roots and Relevance of Salsa (10 yrs and running Sundays from 2 - 4pm EST) WNHU (www.wnhu.net) University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, CT 06516 Cel: 203-996-7074
Rolando Sanchez KNDI 1270 AM La Onda Latina Sundays 3:30 - 5:30pm 808-946-2844 RSC Music Productions Hawaii Phone: 808-342-0911 [email protected] http://www.myspace.com/rolandosanchezandsalsahawaiiband RSC Music Productions Honolulu Hawaii
Saúl Zavarce Presenter & Producer of "Fiesta Jazz" 106.7 PBS FM Melbourne - Australia http://www.fiestajazz.com http://www.pbsfm.org.au/fiestajazz http://www.myspace.com/fiestajazzradioshow Also find Fiesta Jazz on Facebook
Sipho Dumasane WFSK 88.1FM Salsa Potente Celebrating this year his 40th Anniversary in radio and longtime DJ at Radio Voz W VOZ 1520 FM P.O. Box 281681 Nashville, TN 37228 [email protected] 615-512-0082 Wednesday- Jazz Latino with Sipho Dumansane (Latin Jazz, 7pm - 9pm) Thursdays - Super Salsa Potente' with Sipho (Hispanic Music, 7pm 11pm) Jr. 'Yun Yun' Echevarria- Dimension 103.3 FM Urb. Valparaise Calle 3, J-11 Levvitown Toa Baja, P.R. 00949 [email protected] Mondays thru Saturdays 7pm - 12am
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WXDU 88.7FM Azucar y Candela Santa Salsera P.O. Box 2714 Durhan, N.C. 27715-2714 Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm (EST) Salsa, Latin Jazz & Afro-Cuban Roots with Santa Salsera
Tom Schnabel
KCRW 89.9FM Café L.A. Sunday's 12noon - 2pm Long time veteran known for his eclectic Latin grooves. [email protected] [email protected]
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Latin Perspective latin-perspective.blogspot.com WRUW 91.1 fm Cleveland (www.wruw.org) My shows are broadcast and streaming live at WRUW every Thursday morning from 10am 12pm (EST). I am also a member of PRX http://www.prx.org, where my shows can be heard and bought. My shows are podcast from my UK Jazz syndication http://ukjazzradio.com/audio-slideTV /slideshow.html Blog: latin-perspective.blogspot.com all my info can be found there. 11220 Bellflower Rd Cleveland, OH 44106 216-767-3832
Vicki Solá
Que Viva La Música 89.1 WFDU-FM and www.wfdu.fm Saturdays 12noon - 4pm EST Her long-running radio program, that just turned 29 years on the air at Fairleigh Dickinson University, provides the New York metro community with salsa and Latin jazz produced by a singular mix of famous performers, plus artists rarely heard on commercial stations. Featured on American Latino TV, a program hosted at the time by Daisy Fuentes, Solá has served as an advisor to the Smithsonian Institution, and her articles have appeared in internationally circulated trade periodicals such as Latin Beat Magazine, for which she writes the column "A Bite from the Apple." Solá recently published a novel, The Getaway That Got Away (Full Court Press), and is working on a sequel. Vicki Solá 243 Edgemont Terrace Teaneck, NJ 07666
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Victor Rosa
WICB 91.7FM Ritmo Latino Veteran radio and club DJ on the air since 1999. Ithaca, NY [email protected] Saturdays 6 - 8pm EST
Vilma Gutiérrez de Piñeres Directora 'Concierto Caribe' Realizador: Rafael Bassi Labarrera / Locutor: Víctor Gonzalez Solano Jueves de 8 a 9pm Uninorte FM Estéreo 103.1 mhz Universidad del Norte Barranquilla www.uninorte.edu.co/extensiones/emisora www.uninorte.edu.co/publicaciones/huellas.index.asp Tel: 3509239 - 3509216 Fax: 3598852 ext. 123
Viviam Maria López Cubaneando on the air Wednesdays from 7pm - 8pm (EST) Online via www.wdna.org WDNA 88.9FM Viviam Maria Lopez's new specialty program "Cubaneando" is celebrating its 1st year on the South Florida airwaves and worldwide at wdna.org. Every Wednesday (7pm-8pm EST), Latin music lovers can enjoy an excursion through Cuba's music, its history and global expansion. Prior to "Cubaneando," Ms. Lopez produced and hosted "Fusion Latina," also on WDNA-Miami for 15 years. Viviam Maria Lopez
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Wilfredo Seda Fusion Latina [Thursday 8pm - 11pm] [email protected]
Willard Jenkins Ancient Future Thursday Morning Drivetime Jazz (part of the station's M-F Drivetime Jazz stream) 5am - 8am EST WPFW 89.3 FM serving the Washington, DC metro region Streaming live at www.wpfw.org 2390 Champlain St. NW Washington DC 20009 contact:[email protected] On-The-Air Studio: 202-588-0893 You should also know about our station's Latin Flavor Stream on Sunday evenings that consists of three separate programs by three different hosts, each offering their own perspective on Latin and Brazilian music.
Jim Byers Latin Flavor: Classic Edition 6pm - 8pm Programmed since 1996 from my private collection of 18,000+ of vintage Palladium-era recordings, a typical playlist ranges from Machito, La Playa Sextet, Arty Jenkins and Marcelino Guerra, to Perez Prado, Charlie Palmieri, Alfredito, Eddie Bonnemere and Hector Rivera. I also embrace mambo's impact on broader pop culture of the 1950s and 1960s, also explored in my blog: Mambo-phoniC. A former Latin-jazz critic for The Washington Post, in March, 2012, I begin season three of my Latin-jazz concert/lecture series for the Smithsonian Institution, Metro Mambo.
Nancy Alonso Salsa Dura 8pm - 10pm Since 1999, native New Yorker Nancy Alonso's program has picked up where the 'Classic Edition' leaves off, focusing on Salsa Dura from the late 1960s through today. Her typical playlist ranges from Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Fania All-Stars, and Tito Puente.
Tony Regusters & Zezeh
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Sounds of Brazil 10pm - midnight Brazilian music - past and present, fusion and folkloric. With combined skills and expertise Zezeh, a highly respected samba school dancer and instructor; Tony a nationally known television producer and filmmaker (his latest, 'Obama in Ghana') - make for an engrossing weekly exploration of this rich heritage on a number of levels. Originating on the commercial DC station WHUR in the mid-1980s, the Latin Flavor segment was brought to public jazz station WPFW in the early 1990s by its creator - DC concert promoter and broadcaster Hector Corporan.
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