In this album, Joe Bataan’s sixth for the Fania label, Joe demonstrates his rare ability to blend Latin soul, salsa, and tropical music. For example, the first song of the album, “Coco-E”, composed by Joe, brings us a festive performance by Joe and his orchestra.

Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly among teenage Latinos.The style was a fusion of popular African American rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music with mambo and …

Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Sabu’s Jazz Espagnole – Sabu Martinez on AllMusic – 1961 – Perhaps the …

The Latin Roots Restaurante y Salsa Club. Was in Puerto Rico alone for one night due to my teenfriend s getting stuck in new York storm. So I asked cab driver what is best place to listen to live salsa music and safe to go out alone.

Fania Records, Salsa, Celia Cruz, Larry Harlow, Ray Barretto, Ralfi Pagan, Luis “Perico” Ortiz, Bobby Valentín, Rubén Blades, Héctor Lavoe, We Love To See You D

NPR Music stories featuring Latin Alternative music. The members of Orquesta Akokán hail from both Cuba and the U.S., assembled by …

In 1978, the presigious GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly) magazine published a profile of Izzy Sanabria in which it stated: Known as “Mr. Salsa” because he almost single- handedly popularized the term “Salsa” (during the 1970s) which the world now recognizes as the name for New York’s Latin Music.

Radio Vira Mundo is a soundsystem founded by DJs Regis de Melo & Adish in Vienna 2009, representing the rich global musical culture from the origin sounds to the contemporary styles.

Latin Percussion®. We are Rhythm™. For over half a century, LP has crafted classic percussion instruments as well as patented hundreds of improvements and new designs for musical instruments that meet the exacting standards of professional musicians. Latin Percussion instruments have been featured in thousands of the world’s most famous, …

Starting in the USA with Latin Jazz and Mambo madness, Latin sounds spread to R&B and Rock LATIN MUSIC USA is a WGBH/BBC co-production. Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Latino Public Broadcasting