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JUNE/JULY 2012 ISSUE
FROM THE EDITOR
You are entering the musical world of Latin Beat Magazine Online. This is our Volume 21,
Number 5, June/July 2012, issue featuring the New York City-based salsa singer/bandleader and
producer Gilberto Velazquez, aka "Don Sonero," who is currently enjoying the release of his
debut CD as a solo artist.
Also in this issue you can read about the west coast Latin jazz of Joe Torres, get a taste of the
"2012 New Orleans Jazz Festival", and enjoy a "Tribute to Club Havana San Juan" featuring
Louis Bauzo’s Havana San Juan Orchestra. Also enjoy a pictorial on this year’s 14th Annual Los
Angeles Salsa Congress. And as always, stay up to date with our monthly columns, national and
international hit parades, CD reviews, calendar of events, and music news. Check out our video
corner and streaming music tracks.
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Cogelo Ahi
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Chico Álvarez
El Indio Caonabo
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We dedicate this summer issue to the memory of salsa singer Junior Gonzalez, who recently
departed this world bound to that big stage in the sky.
Musically yours, Rudy & Yvette Mangual
GILBERTO VELAZQUEZ "DON SONERO": A YOUNG SALSA
SINGER WITH AN OLD SOUL
By Rudy Mangual
Bio Ritmo
La Muralla
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Club and Performance Photos by Ramon Cabrera
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Streaming Music
Louie Cruz Beltran
Paint the Rhythm
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Cintron Band Live
Human Nature
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Vanelis
Como Lo Extraño
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Nayibe
Borinquen
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Luis González
Spain
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Rolando Sanchez
Vamonos De Fiesta
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Steve Pouchie
Watch Ur Wallet
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Somos Son
Bilongo
Don Sonero is one of the top young lead singers/soneros (capable of instant improvisation) in
the current salsa music environment. His original scores are a throwback to the past with a fresh
modern feel that adds innovative hooks and colors to the already explosive rhythms that
characterize salsa. As head of his record and film company "Ainaff Inc." and his publishing
company "Don Sonero Music and Entertainment", he is ready to take on the world with his
endeavors. The following is an interview with the young music entrepreneur from his home in the
Bronx, New York.
Rudy Mangual: Where are you originally from?
Gilberto Velazquez: I was born in Barrio Buenaventura in Carolina, Puerto Rico and raised from
an early age in the Bronx, New York.
RM: How did music come into your life?
GV: My father Gilberto Velazquez Sr. is a singer. As long as I can remember, he always had a
band. "Gilberto Velazquez y Revelación 78" was one of his bands from the 1970 and ’80s.There
were always people in my house rehearsing, jamming and singing. Music has always been a big
part of my life and that of my family. As a kid, I met many musicians that worked with my father,
such as percussionist Papo Pepin and singer Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, among many others.
My parents were always playing all the LPs of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Machito, as well
as all the Fania artists and bands of the 1970s. Indirectly and by coincidence this early
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mega-exposure to tropical music gave me a profound love, and passion for salsa.
The Estrada Brothers
Mr. Ray
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Manny Silvera
Bassed in America
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RM: While growing up in the Bronx as a teen, were you interested in salsa?
GV: I was into salsa music at home and with the family but in the streets none of my friends
listened to salsa. Everyone was mainly into hip-hop. They considered salsa as the music of the
elders and many times tried to make me feel ashamed of it. But I didn't care what they thought.
Some of them didn't even what to speak Spanish. But I always loved the music and felt proud of
my Puerto Rican heritage. I dressed and followed the hip-hop culture of my generation but
continued to listen and stay in touch with my culture.
RM: At what point in your life did you start singing salsa?
GV: At age 14, I did my first gig as a background vocalist for Pete "El Conde". I did the gig
without worrying about getting paid. The rush of being onstage with Pete "El Conde" was more
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than enough pay for me. After the gig I went to my hood and told all my friends "I just sang with a
salsa legend, Pete "El Conde" and they all asked, "who the hell is this Pete?" I told them they
didn't know anything and headed home and celebrated with my family. Soon thereafter I started
singing with a high school band called "La Rosa" which led to recording and writing some songs
for a band called "Grupo Magia" produced by Isidro Infante. I was 15 years old and really getting
into the music and the scene. I started working with other musicians in the city such as Charlie
Garcia and Ray Colon. They helped me get gigs backing up iconic salsa singers such as Cano
Estremera, Tito Allen, and Adalberto Santiago, among many others. Just about every weekend I
was onstage performing with some of the best artists and bands from the salsa world. It was an
amazing learning experience and it gave me lots of confidence and ideas that I use with my own
band and has helped shape and better mold me as a salsa singer.
RM: Were you a member of the salsa band "La Excelencia"?
GV: Yes I was. I was their lead vocalist for a couple of years. I came into the band right after
they released their first album "Mi Tumbao Social." I toured abroad with them throughout Europe
and here in the U.S. They are an energetic and hardworking bunch of guys. I really enjoyed the
time I spent with them.
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RM: Tell our readers about your debut production as a solo artist.
GV: The production is titled "La Verdadera Escena," which I started writing and composing
material for about three years ago. It was produced by Carlos Velasquez and Adan Perez and
myself, with arrangements by Perez, Efrain Davila, Willy Torres, Ivan Heredia, and Humberto
Ibarra. Along with pianist Adan Perez, we worked very hard in our studio whenever we could,
making the best possible production. Inspired mainly by the negativity of all those people that told
me that salsa music was dead or that it was the music of old folks and not happening at all, we
created a production composed of hardcore salsa dura scores along with selections that exhibit
an urban-tinged sound to appeal to a younger generation of music lovers.
RM: How did you get the nickname "Don Sonero"?
GV: I created an image that is somewhat in sync with the classic salsa scene but at the same
time appeals to the younger salseros. I’m not trying to be gangster or disrespect my peers. I’m
simply trying to connect the old salseros with the younger generation of Latinos and Latin music
aficionados from all walks of life.
The CD opens with the selection "Don Sonero Llegó" (a hard-core salsa) featuring the popular
salsa trombonist Jimmy Bosch as my special guest. I follow with my composition "Todas Las
Mujeres" (featuring timbalero Daniel "Deecoy" Antonetti) rapping over a more contemporary
salsa score. This balance of two worlds is what Don Sonero brings to the stage without
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compromising one style or the other. In the end, I"m just trying to keep this music that I love and
deeply respect alive, while exposing it to younger audiences. Having had the opportunity of
working with the great Paul Simon in his stage production of "Capeman" as an actor and singer
under the musical direction of Simon and Oscar Hernandez, I learned so much, especially about
vocal harmonies and stage presence, which I was able to bring into my new production.
RM: Do you have any formal music education?
GV: I took some vocal training classes from Thelma Ithier (El Gran Combo’s Rafael Ithier’s
daughter). She trained me in proper breathing and vocal techniques, but after a few lessons she
told me to go out there and gain experience performing. And that’s what I have been doing for the
past decade. I have performed with over 50 artists and bands as a background vocalist and
sang lead with a couple dozen bands. My writing and compositional skills I initially learned from
the New York City-based composer Marin "Lefty" Medina, who took me under his wing in my
teens and taught me a bit about writing and composing Latin music. But in the end it was all the
music that I heard in my home from my parents as a child (Tito Puente, Bobby Capo, Rafael
Hernandez, Machito, and Ismael Rivera, etc.) that help develop my musical palette, taste and
passion for Latin music.
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RM: Aside from your musical director/pianist Adan Perez, who else heads your band?
GV: The core group is Adan Perez (piano), Manny Lanzot and Carlos Henriquez (bass) and
percussionists Marco "Ito" Arguinzoni and Daniel "Deecoy" Antonetti.
RM: Are the percussionists Italian-American?
GV: No, they are Puerto Ricans, but I call them "Los Mafiosos de la Salsa" especially when they
are joined by Erik Piza on bongó (another Puerto Rican, all with Italian last names). In the
recording I have top caliber players including Pete Nater, Jonathan Powell, and Richie Viruet
(trumpets), Jimmy Bosch, Charlie Garcia, and Ronald Prokopez (trombones), Ali Bello (violin),
Mitch Frohman, Billy Carrion Jr. and Carlos Orduz (saxophones), and background vocalists Willie
Torres, Eddie Rosado, and Danny Presz, among other excellent musicians.
RM: What's next for Don Sonero?
GV: Currently, I’m enjoying the release of my debut production as a solo artist with several
record release parties happening throughout the Tri-State area. I’m also celebrating the latest
release of the New York City based group "The New Swing Sextet," which I front as lead
vocalist. As a matter of fact, I was in California performing with The New Swing Sextet on Labor
Day weekend, starting in Los Angeles at The Conga Room on Thursday, May 24, 2012, as part
of this year's Los Angeles Salsa Congress. After Los Angeles we headed to San Francisco and
so on.
Back in our studio with Adan Perez, we just completed a recording for the Puerto Rican band
"N-Klave". This past winter we also recorded several tracks for the "Our Latin Thing" Christmas
Special recording. And we are currently also working on several other projects for bachata and
hip-hop groups. There is always something creative happening in our studio. We just got a new
grand piano and are working on making the facility capable of recording live performances.
RM: What’s the name of the studio?
GV: Allertone Studios in the Bronx, New York.
Joe Torres: An Unsung Hero of West Coast
Latin Jazz
By Luis Tamargo
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Featuring a talented cast of jazz musicians and Latin percussionists, the Nuyorican timbalplaying bandleader Joe Torres recorded in L.A., back in 1966, an inventive and pioneering Latin
jazz LP for World Pacific, reissued by the label Pacific Jazz (a trademark of Capitol Records) in
2003 as a compact disc under the title of "Latino con Soul". It is unquestionable, without any
doubt, that Torres' legendary World Pacific session must be regarded as one of the most
outstanding Latin jazz recordings of the mid-1960s*. This is why I felt honored to conduct the
following interview with the abovementioned L.A. Latin jazz pioneer, currently residing in Las
Vegas (Never mind that he refused to reveal his date of birth!)...
Luis Tamargo (LT): I have been informed that you were born in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) and
received your first timbal lessons from your brother-in-law Pete Terrace, who was better known
as a vibist. What was Pete's real last name?
Joe Torres (JT): His real last name was Gutierrez. Back in those days, there was a lot of
discrimination against Latinos in New York, so he changed his last name to "Terrace."
LT: It is true that you played timbal with the early Latin New York bands led by Charlie and
Eddie Palmieri?
JT: Yes. I played timbal with Charlie, before he organized the charanga called Orquesta
Duboney. Charlie was a phenomenal pianist, endowed with a tremendous swing. I was also
Eddie's first timbalero for about six months, when he was starting out a bandleader and we
played at Buffalo's Hilton Hotel, long before he formed La Perfecta and hired Manny Oquendo.
LT: In addition, it appears that you worked extensively with Arsenio Rodríguez's N.Y.-based
conjunto.
JT: It was an incredible experience! I also played with La Playa Sextet and other Latin groups at
the Catskills, whose vacationing upstate venues offered four months of well-paid, steady work
for many of New York City's Latin bands.
LT: Everything changed, geographically speaking, when you joined Noro Morales' touring group.
JT: I traveled with Noro Morales to the Far East, providing musical entertainment to the U.S.
troops stationed in the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, etc., before returning to
Southern California, where Noro decided to settle down and open a nightclub. As a result of
Noro's worsening medical condition, such plans were not successful and he moved to Puerto
Rico, although I stayed in L.A., where I resided for the following ten years. I played timbal and
bongó with practically every Latin band in L.A., including the ones led by René Touzet and
Johnny Martínez. Not to mention the visiting groups from México, such as Lobo y Melón. I also
organized my first band (the Latin All-Starts), featuring bassist Humberto Cané and pianist
Alfredito Valdés, among others. After they left, I formed my own Latin jazz group, which included
such talented jazz players as pianist Víctor Feldman, bassist Max Bennett, and saxophonist
Steve Hoffsteter.
LT: Your World Pacific debut featured a fabulous and innovative Cuban singer, Ric DeSilva,
whose gritty style combined son and scat elements (a la Fellove). Whatever happened to
DeSilva?
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JT: He had a horrible accident at a laundrymat that he owned in California, and eventually moved
to Oregon, where he continued to perform with his daughter, a very talented vocalist. That's the
last I heard about him, quite a few years ago, when the filmmakers of "Piñeiro" had to contact
him, in order to obtain authorization to include his tune "Get Out of My Way" in the soundtrack of
their movie.
LT: W hy did you decide to leave the L.A. scene and pursue a non-musical career elsewhere?
Did you feel that your family was more important than your personal goals?
JT: Yes, I had a wife and three children to support, so I decided to leave the L.A. music scene in
1967, when I settled in Rhode Island and was hired by the Speidel Company. Although I was
initially employed in its shipping department, I was eventually promoted to the position of "area
manager" for the entire Caribbean, South America, and Canada.
LT: After moving to Sin City, I was told that you switched to the vibes (as your primordial
instrument) and enrolled at UNLV (University of Nevada at Las Vegas), to study piano, harmony,
and composition.
JT: That's right! Don't let anyone tell you there's no life after retirement!
*Torres' World Pacific session featured the following distinguished sidemen: Gary Barone
(trumpet), Bill Hood (tenor sax), Victor Feldman (piano), and Max Bennett (bass), plus
percussionists Bobby Torres, Orlando López (Mazacote), and Mario Tholmer. The lively and
moving vocals of Ric DeSilva bilingually propelled the tracks "Get Out Of My Way," "Nightwalk,"
and "Yo Salí," while the outstanding guest trumpeter Steve Huffsteter was highlighted on a couple
of his original compositions —"In a Greasy Bag" and "La Bruja Negra."
Annual Panamá Jazz Fest Puts Accent on Education
Story & Photos by Mark Holston
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Judging the amount of local media attention garnered by the annual Panamá Jazz Festival as a
measure of its success, the creation of native son Danilo Pérez is indeed one of his country’s
most important events of the season. Every year, for the better part of a week in mid-January,
the face of the ever-smiling jazz pianist and educator is seldom missing from evening television
newscasts and from the pages of Panamá City’s most important newspapers. During festival
week, glowing stories of Pérez's efforts to provide educational opportunities to the economically
disadvantaged youth of his country and reviews of evening concerts saturate the capital city‘s
media outlets. Festival news even manages to overshadow the customary reports on Panamá’s
murky politics, including the latest attempts by the nation’s meddlesome president to exercise
more executive authority. Such is the power – and poetry – of jazz.
Visitors from abroad attending Pérez's annual Panamá Jazz Festival are in for an array of
experiences that will stay with them for a long time. Although modest in terms of programming,
the annual festival’s four nights of concerts feature an intriguing variety of iconic figures from the
jazz and Latin music worlds (this year’s lineup includes pianist Jesús “Chucho” Valdés, singer
Omara Portuondo and guitarist John Scofield), complemented by lesser known but equally
singular artists (trumpeter Charlie Sepúlveda and trombonist Luis Bonilla, among them), and
ensembles comprised of faculty members and students from several noted conservatories. For
those interested in witnessing inspiring examples of music-making at the source, a packed
schedule of clinics and master classes designed for students of all academic levels offered a
chance to watch Panamá’s jazz stars of the future in action. And, late in the evening, the festivity
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of sounds continued through nightly jam sessions, when Patricia Zárate (Pérez’s Chilean wife
and the festival’s executive director) was featured on sax, fronting an ensemble of visiting
musicians her native land.
All of this would make for a compelling experience anywhere, but being staged in exotic Panamá
City easily doubles the quotient of pleasure. In recent decades, Panamá City has evolved from a
sleepy tropical capital into a bustling metropolis of over a million souls, noted for its dazzling and
ever-expanding skyline, sumptuous hotels, inviting cuisine, and multi-ethnic populous. Add to that
inviting mix of attributes such world class attractions as the fabled Panamá Canal, Casco Viejo
(the city’s historically inviting, colonial-era sector), and the Metropolitan National Park, a slice of
tropical rainforest in the midst of the urban jungle. While the chaotic traffic, lack of coherent
planning, and the lingering presence of impoverished neighborhoods are all indicators of the
city’s chronic urban woes, there’s no question that la Ciudad de Panamá and all it offers makes
for an arresting cultural backdrop to the week of music events.
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What truly separates this event from most other jazz festivals is the focus on youth music
education. Indeed, the Panamá Jazz Festival largely exists to bring attention to and sustain the
educational outreach of Danilo Pérez's foundation. It offers yearlong opportunities for
Panamanian youth to develop their skills in jazz, folkloric and classical idioms.
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Workshops and lectures take place at a former U.S. Army base that’s now called the “Ciudad del
Saber” (City of Knowledge), where a number of Panamanian educational institutions and NGOs
have been relocated. Teachers for the sessions come from both the faculty and student ranks of
the Berklee College of Music, the New England Conservatory, the San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Conservatory of Music, and the Golandsky Piano Institute. Aspiring musicians with a wide
variety of skill levels can get practical experience in everything from learning the basics of blues
and gospel singing to improving their technical and improvisational abilities.
Pérez, whose mind always seems to be racing in a dozen directions at the same time, pulled me
aside one afternoon in the cafeteria to give a sneak preview of what might be in store for next
year’s festival. “Look out there,” he said, his face alight with enthusiasm as he gestured to a
horseshoe-shaped open space boarded by three, red tile-topped former U.S. Army barracks built
in the 1930s. W hat was once destined as a military parade ground would be, in the pianist’s
grand scheme, the perfect place for the festival’s traditional closing activity, a series of outdoor
Saturday-afternoon concerts.
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Since the festival started nine years ago, the popular free-of-charge concluding event has been
conducted in the history-drenched surroundings of the colonial sector's Cathedral Plaza. The
setting is accented by street vendors selling native delicacies and enough beer and rum to fill
one of the locks at the Panamá Canal. The well-to-do, taking it all in from the balconies of their
recently renovated apartments, have a to-die-for view. Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli
showed up this year and made the rounds, sporting a traditional Panamá hat, while hugging
supporters and having his photo taken with visitors.
While picturesque, the plaza is typically crowded beyond capacity. Traffic congestion on the
narrow, mostly one-lane streets of Casco Viejo has also become a problem. And this year, for
the first time, the city government was not one of the festival's sponsors, perhaps revealing
some fraying of the long-running key partnerships that have keep the ambitious undertaking alive
for almost a decade. So, although it would be a strikingly different aesthetic setting, moving the
signature event to the more functional parade ground might make sense.
The festival's opening night is one of Panamá City's most important social events of the year.
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The VIP-studded gala event is staged at the Teatro Nacional, the Colonial sector's 18th Century
French-style opera house. This year, Chucho Valdés and Omara Portuondo were the sole
attractions, eliciting a wild response to their interpretations of classic boleros, especially
"Historia de un amor" by Panamanian composer Carlos Eleta Almarán. The after-concert
gathering on the vintage structure's Pacific Ocean-fronting balcony, enjoying the warm tropical
air and a cold bottle of Cerveza Balboa, is but one of many festival memories that will long linger.
The following two nights take place in the modern Teatro Anayansi de ATLAPA, a spacious
contemporary theater with excellent acoustics. Three groups a night are on the menu, a
combination consisting of certifiable headliners, talent deserving more attention, and studentfortified ensembles. Trombonist Bonilla, for instance, fronted an exceptional group of New
England Conservatory (NEC) student musicians, including the truly impressive Brazilian pianist
Henrique Eisenmann, performing intricate charts from the leader’s recent I Talkin’ Now album.
Bonilla, truly one of the best trombonists on the scene today, was a revelation. Likewise,
trumpeter Sepúlveda proved to be a crowd pleaser with his virtuosic yet funky brand of Latin
jazz. The slimmed down and physically revitalized Puerto Rican jazz master’s haunting version of
the ballad “Tus Ojos” mesmerized the audience of over 1,000.
Also on the concert stage were tenor-saxophonist Jed Levy (whose polished quartet delivered a
stimulating set of straight-ahead originals), and Tito Puente, Jr., the former rapper who is now
attempting to position himself as the rightful heir to his famous father’s legacy. W hile Junior’s
presence may have been based more on economic than artistic considerations (he was
underwritten by a corporate sponsor), his set of vintage Puente chachachás performed by a
large ensemble of local musicians, was warmly received. His superficially flashy but technically
perfunctory timbal work led the band through such chestnuts as “El Cayuco” and “Oye, Cómo
Va,” Later, he yielded the sticks to a succession of local timbaleros, including Willie Panamá,
who added a bit more of rhythmic fire to the performance.
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A hallmark of the festival is the annual selection of a noted Panamá-born jazz luminary to be
recognized. This year, that honor was bestowed on 73-year old saxophonist and composer
Carlos Garnett, who left his homeland in 1962 for a long and distinguished career in the U.S.,
where his blending of Panamanian folkloric influences and avant-garde jazz set him apart. His
most recent spurt of recordings (including such 1990s sessions as Resurgence and Fuego En
Mi Alma), are worth checking out. Happily, Garnett is still active today, living in Panamá and
playing with conviction, his sound as earthy and soulful as ever. “When I was young,” he
recounted, “I dreamed of the day we would have our own jazz festival. But the opportunities that
are available to Panamanian kids today just didn’t exist then.”
What Pérez’s foundation and the festival have accomplished to make such opportunities
available today is truly impressive. “The festival is really unique in the world due to the
educational component,” says NEC professor, trumpeter, composer and arranger Ken
Schaphorst. “When I return a year later, kids will come up and say, ‘Look, I’ve been practicing
what you showed me last year’.”
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Considering that $1.5 million have been raised for scholarships to attend both Berklee and the
NEC. Danilo’s wife (Patricia Zárate) witnessed how the opportunity to live and study in Boston
has influenced the lives of young Panamanian musicians, some of whom have even ended up
living in the Pérez home. “Many have come from extreme poverty here,” she added. “It’s a
life-changing experience for them.” The high cost of sustaining this flow of students from Panamá
to Boston, though, may ultimately dictate a different education model. “The goal,” Patricia
continued, “is to someday have a great school right here so students don’t have to leave home
and go to Boston. The culture shock that sometimes accompanies such a dramatic move can be
harsh. It‘s not for every student.”
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The ceaseless task of preparing for next season's festival is already underway. Corporate
sponsors have to be lined up and the support of key government agencies must be secured.
Volunteers have to be recruited and trained. And the foundation's local education programs have
to be planned and carried out. But after barely a decade of existence, Daniel Pérez's grand
scheme has produced many surprising results. A Tourism Ministry official notes that the annual
festival has become a model for how other local arts groups should organize their own activities.
Meanwhile, back at the Cathedral Plaza, which is located only blocks from one of the city’s most
rough-and-tumble neighborhoods, the music washes out over a local audience that has had
scant opportunities to hear live jazz. Patricia notes that there has never been an incident
involving personal security and points out that even the street vendors have become jazz fans,
thanks to their presence at the outdoor event. It’s that kind of happy confluence of multiple
realities that should keep Pérez’s festival alive and prospering for many years to come.
Historic 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest
Text and photos by Ricky Richardson
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When springtime comes to New Orleans, the days get longer, warmer, and brighter. It is also a
time for renewal and rejuvenation. This translates to festival time in the Crescent City, whose
inhabitants start dusting off their dancing shoes and walking around with a little more pep in their
steps. They were likely to join millions of visitors arriving in New Orleans for the sights, sounds
and tastes of the New Orleans JazzFest and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival,
presented by Shell. This year also marks the Bicentennial of Louisiana's statehood and pertinent
commemoratory celebrations are taking place all over the state.
My enjoyment of New Orleans's JazzFest was initially ignited while witnessing a pre-festival free
concert at Louis Armstrong's Congo Square, historical music epicenter of the city that gave birth
to jazz. People United for Armstrong Park launched the First Annual Jazz in the Park/Treme
Music Series, on April 26, with a concert featuring David Baptiste & Sons and Kermit Ruffins.
The show got underway with the funky grooves of the Baptiste family, including drummer Russell
Baptiste, who invited two special guests onstage (guitarist Leo Nocentelli and bassist Bill "The
Buddha" Dickens). The show continued with a vocal interpretation of "Soulman" delivered by
Lionel Talbert (The Soulman of Bourbon Street). Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins closed out the show
as only Kermit can do. The crowd and I left the park looking forward to a wonderful JazzFest.
Not to mention that I got intellectually prepared for the JazzFest by attending the 5th Annual
Sync-Up Conference. This year's edition kicked it up a notch by adding several movies (after
the first JazzFest weekend) to the usual schedule of informative and educational seminars.
Each year, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival serves up an eclectic plethora of styles
for a diverse crowd of music aficionados who travel from all over the world to the Crescent City.
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WORLD MUSIC
Conga Square Stage featured a diverse line-up of world music. Freddy Omar Con Su Band got
the rhythmic engines in motion with its high-octane set of salsa, chachachá, bolero and
merengue. A native of Honduras, Fredy Omar was crowned "Latin King of Frenchmen Street".
His set got the dancers in motion with the tunes "La Vampirita," "El Tren," "Ojos Verdes," and
"Como Tu Ritmo No Hay Dos."
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (currently on tour to promote their latest CD, "From Africa with Fury:
Rise.") turned the Congo Square stage into the famous Shrine, a popular Nigerian club
frequented by Seun's father, the legendary Fela Kuti. Seun has gained much international
acclaim through this successful tour, as leader of Egypt 80, a band originally fronted by his
famous progenitor. Seun came out blazing on his saxophone, expressing plenty of intensive
passion. His conscious-rising lyrics address injustices in Nigeria and others parts of the world.
Seun and his band worked the crowd into a dance frenzy while performing the songs "Zombie,"
"Mr. Big Chief," "The Good Leaf" and "You Can Run."
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Ivoire Spectacle - featuring Senegal's Seguenon Koné — took the attendees on a musical
journey through West Africa. The dancers were vibrant and colorful, and the syncopated rhythms
were pulsating and infectious. This lively set took place on the Jazz Heritage Stage.
Los Angeles-based conguero Poncho Sánchez, in conjunction with trumpeter Terence
Blanchard, continued the imaginary musical journey all the way to Havana's Tropicana Nightclub.
Their version of "Cubano Be, Cubano Bop" paid homage to Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo. The
band laid down some simmering Latin jazz grooves that compelled all bodies to move.
The Senegal-born Cheikh Lo alternated between guitar and timbal, playing a high-voltage set of
original tunes extracted from his latest CD ("Steel Pulse"), to be followed by an enormously
entertaining set of reggae. His socially conscious lyrics are known to address various cases of
contemporary injustice.
Los PoBoy Citos set the Gentilly Stage abuzz with a soulful set of Latin boogaloo drenched in
tabasco sauce. This tight New Orleans-based band was recently chosen to receive the Best
Latin Band Award at the Big Easy Awards Show. The band consists of Dave Greengold (vocals
and congas), Jason Brettel (drums), Gabriel Velasco (timbal/bongó), Dan Cutler (bass), Matt
Sakekenny (guitar), Jack Pritchell (trumpet), Luke Hudleston (trombone), and Jacob Leland (sax).
I was fortunate to listen to their crowd-pleasing set which included the tunes "Dollar Bill" "Fat
Mama", "Come Dance with Me" (enhanced with a few bars of "Mother-in-Law") "Dance With Me
(Baila Conmigo)," and a number that serves as proper summary of their hybrid sound — "Their
Cooking."
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Bill Summers & Jazalsa raised the temperatures on the Jazz Heritage Stage with a spicy Latin
set that kept the crowd dancing for the next 45 minutes as a collective reaction to the tunes
"Stop Watch," "Manteca", "Oye Como Va," "El Cuarto de Tula," "Fósforo," and "Sin Control."
Debo Band Ethiopian Groove Collective propelled the musical euphoria at the Jazz Heritage
Stage to greater heights through a tight set comprised of the following numbers —"Gedawo,"
"Belomi Benna," "And Lay," "Ney Ney W eleba," and "Lantchi Biye."
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THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT
Like the good doctor ordered, thousands of blues fans patiently waited in the cavernous Blues
Tent for their hourly dosage of blues, punctually delivered by Willie Dixon, Little Milton, and Joe
Bonamassa. Since there is no cure nor recovery, blues aficionados have come to realize that
blues condition is a fact of life. When the blues comes knocking, they have learned to open the
door and let it in.
Pianist Henry Gray & the Cats played a wonderful set in the Blues Tent. Gray is a veteran
pianist of the Muddy Waters group from back in the day. I was fortunate to see and hear their
vocalist, Brother Tyrone, as he delivered a soulful collection of blues, including the amazing
tunes "New Millenium Blues," "If You Ain't Cheating, You Ain't Trying, "When It is Gone, It is
Gone," "Love Brought Me Back," and "I'm a Blues Man."
Guitarist/harmonists/vocalist Bobby Rush's set was joyfully entertaining and contained a huge
dose of double entendre lyrics complimented with appropriately appealing dancers.
The Grammy Award-winning group Carolina Chocolate Drops continues to mesmerize
audiences at each and every venue in which they perform. This group could easily have played
in the Blues Tent or all over the festival, considering their sensational repertoire of blues,
bluegrass, folk music, old-time spirituals and impressive musical traditions from North Carolina's
Piedmont region. Their set featured such numbers as "Black Annie," "Don't Get Trouble in your
Mind," "Boodle de Bum Bum," "No Man's Mama," and "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad." Check
out their latest release ("Leaving Eden"), as well as other CDs found in their discography.
Last but not least, blues lovers were properly entertained by Jeremy Lyons and members of
Morphine, Ernie Vincent & The Top Notes, Corey Harris & Phil Wiggins, Iron Board Sam, and the
Gary Clark Jr.
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SPIRITUALLY UPLIFTING GOSPEL
The Gospel Tent and Congo Square Stage found the audience singing cheerful praises and
expressing gratitude for the Lord's blessings. Gospel vocalist Yolanda Adams delivered an
inspiring set of empowering tunes at the Congo Square Stage, while Israel Houghton and New
Breed got the crowd to rejoice, up on their feet, at the Gospel Tent.
It was appropriate to conclude my visit to the Crescent City by celebrating International Jazz Day
during a sunrise concert conducted at Louis Armstrong Park's Congo Square. This all-star event
featured performances by Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Stephanie Jordan, Ellis Marsalis,
Kermit Ruffins, Treme Brass Band, Jeff "Tain" Watts and Dr. Michael White.
Top Photo caption: Several hundred thousand music fans attended the 2012 New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival from April 27 to May 6. Everyone had a great time thanks to the
smorgasbord of musical selections on twelve different stages. Their musical enjoyment was
augmented by the simmering sounds of Latin music provided during the first weekend of New
Orleans' JazzFest (April 27-29,2012).
Tribute to Club Havana San Juan, Featuring the
Havana San Juan Orchestra
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Directed by Louis Bauzo
May 12, 2012
Photos by Allen Spatz
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As part of The Harlem Jazz Shrine Festival Program and Harlem Stage Spring Program 2012,
Harlem Stage and Genco presented "A Tribute to Club Havana San Juan" featuring The Havana
San Juan Orchestra directed by Louis Bauzo.
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Geno Chaviano, along with artistic director Louis Bauzo, created a traveling homage to Club
Havana San Juan, originally located on 138th Street and Broadway.
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Geno’s uncles, Wilfredo and Renato Diaz, along with Miguel Angel Perez and Pachan, owned
and operated the club for two decades. Opening in 1964 to rave reviews, and immediately
embraced by the community, the home of a divine mix of Mambo, Son, Chachacha, Bolero,
Bomba, Plena and Merengue it became a mecca for diverse cultural and musical exchange, in
other words, a dancer’s paradise.
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Louis Bauzo assembled an impressive array of twenty six musicians and dancers to form this
aggregation; among whose members are alumni of the orchestras of legendary pioneers,
Machito, Mario Bauza, Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Mongo Santamaria, Dizzy Gillespie, Count
Basie and Duke Ellington.
The event was hosted by the Harlem Stage Gatehouse as part of Harlem Jazz Shrine W eek.
About Geno Chaviano, Producer and co-founder of the Havana San Juan Orchestra
As an Entrepreneur, Producer, and Philanthropist, Geno Chaviono has been said to be a "soldier
of his culture." A native of the Bronx, New York, he grew up in a cross-cultural home of Cuban,
Puerto Rican and Jewish influences which included his two uncles Wilfredo and Renato Diaz
who with their partners Miguel Angel Perez and Pacha were the original founders of the nightclub
Havana San Juan (HSJ) in New York.
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His love for family and passion for his culture drove him to create today’s Havana San Juan
Orchestra directed by Louis Bauzo, with an 18-piece orchestra that pays homage to the legacy
of many gifted artists that frequented the nightclub in the 1960s, such as Benny More, Tito
Puente, Vicentico Valdes, Machito, Tito Rodríguez, Mario Bauza, Celia Cruz and Cachao. In
addition to producing Havana San Juan, Geno is active with non-profit foundations as a board
member for Voices Against Brain Cancer and Jack’s KidZ, a non-profit organization he founded
in honor of his late brother Jack to continue the legacy of supporting and inspiring inner city
youth.
Geno spent sixteen years in the fine jewelry industry and later held positions in the
film/entertainment as well as the executive protection industries. He was a founding partner for
Working Reality Entertainment, an independent television and film production company. Prior to
Working Reality, he was the founding partner of the Entertainment and Cinematic divisions of
Merreves. He was a consultant for direct response television initiatives and new product
development merchandising and promotions group for Telemundo Network and became an
integral part of the team that launched Telemundo Music and Entertainment. Most recently, he
co-founded PossAbilities LLC, a company dedicated to creating a better lifestyle for the global
disability and aging markets known as the PossAbility community.
About Louis Bauzo, Co-founder/Musical Director
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Born in Puerto Rico, Louis Bauzo attended Juilliard School of Music and studied in South Africa,
Puerto Rico, and Cuba. He has been a professional musician for over forty years. A member of
the Tito Puente Orchestra for seven years during the 1970s, he has performed and/or recorded
with Dizzy Gillespie, Machito, Mario Bauza, Eddie Palmieri, Mongo Santamaria, Johnny
Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Celia Cruz, Vicentico Valdes, Israel "Cachao" Lopez , Hector Lavoe,
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez, Johnny Colon, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Raul Marrero, Jimmy
Bosch, Paul Simon, Manhattan Transfer, Joe Jackson, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Bob
Mintzer Big Band, Pete Olatunji, Ladji Camara, Chief Bay, Katherine Dunham, and the Alvin Ailey
Dance Company, among others. Louis has recorded on 12 Grammy award-winning albums.
He has extensive experience in theatre, film and television; Arthur Penn’s "Night Moves," Leon
Ichaso’s "Crossover Dreams," Ang Lee’s "Eat, Drink, Man, W oman," "Kojak" and "Private Eye."
Recognized as an expert in the performance of Afro-Caribbean ritual music, he is also the
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founder and director of the "Patakin" and "Carambu" Folkloric Dance Ensembles which performed
as part of Caribbean Cultural Center”s "Sacred Drums" Festival Tour (1991).
Louis is the Director of the Latin Percussion Department as well as The Harbor Latin Big Band
and Curator of the "Raices Project Latin Music Museum and Archive" at the Harbor
Conservatory for The Performing Arts in New York. In addition to playing advanced Folkloric
Music, he is also a guided arranger, producer and educator.
Introducción a La Transcipción del Solo del Timbal
de Amadito Valdés
Nacido en 1946 en Habana y perteneciente a una valiosa estirpe musical*, Amado "Amadito"
Valdés (hijo) es uno de los percursionistas más extraordinarios de nuestos tiempos, De hecho,
Amadito ha demostrado con creces su distintiva exactitud rítmica y su técnica elegante a través
de su amplia discografía, particularmente en su ilustre debut en solitario ("Bajando Gervasio",
Caramba/Pimienta, 2002), así como en sus formidables colaboraciones con las Estrellas de
Areito, el impactante Buenavista Social Club y las Afro-Cuban All-Stars dirigidas por Juan de
Marco González (el imaginativo e irremplazable lazarillo de Ry Cooder), entre otras.
La siguiente transcripción sirve como homenaje apropiado a las aportaciones musicales de
nuestro amado Amadito, calificado certeramente po Kip Hanrahan como "un poeta sosegado,
brillante y expresivo que utiliza el timbal para lograr que la poesía sea audible"...
(Luis Tamargo)
*Su padre fue uno de los primeros saxofonistas de jazz en la Llave del Golfo y su hija (Idania
Valdés) es una de las más talentosas cantantes Cubanas de su generación (ofrezco la pista
sonora de "Chico y Rita" como evidencia fehaciente).
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Latin Beat Magazine's Radio Host Listing
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
Andres Padua
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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]
Arturo Gómez
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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
Avotcja
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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
Chata Gutierrez
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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
Chuck Herrmann
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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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P.O. BOX 572
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
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
Eddie 'Love' Rodriguez
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WHCR 90.3FM
Salsa Con Sabor
P.O. Box 227
NYC, NY 10026
R&[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
El Latin Club de Andy Duran
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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Listen live @ www.kxci.org
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kxci/guide.guideadmin
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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727-687-3389
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
Ibrahim Gonzalez
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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]
Jesse 'Chuy' Varela
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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
Jose Masso
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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
Josian Bruno Gomez
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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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Los Angeles, Ca. 90065
[email protected]
Linda Yohn
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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email: [email protected]
Nancy Ortiz
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.
Nelson Radhames Rodriguez
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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
Nelson Rodríguez
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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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Miami, FL 33145
[email protected]
http://facebook.com/LatinJazzSuarez
Raul Rico, Jr.
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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hawaiipublicradio.org (KIPO link)
Ricardo Rafael Culque Fayffer
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
Sylvia Pferffenberger
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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]
Tony Vasquez
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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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[email protected]
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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2921 Coral Way
Miami, FL 33145
[email protected]
305-984-5035
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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