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With the celebration of Tito Puente's centenary in 2023, Giovanni Hidalgo announced his "Tribute to the King". This tribute comes in two formats; a just-released album, and a concert event in Puerto Rico (for now). Origin of Giovanni…

In our conversation with the maestro Humberto Ramírez about the Puerto Rico Jazz Jam 2023, we talked about the details of each of the musical presentations and what it takes to plan and carry out an event of this magnitud. In this blog I…

This Christmas I gave my wife a record player as a gift, and we spent Día de Reyes enjoying the experience of listening to our vinyl LPs again. It was fantastic! The Vinyl LP Experience For some years my wife Ivonne has been dreaming of…

I love to see that the tradition of the Tres Reyes Magos is still alive even in the diaspora, and although it has lost a bit of its importance in terms of gifts, this tradition reinforces our culture. I also use it as a metaphor for…

Parrandas are a source of inspiration for many of José Nogueras' songs. In our conversation with the singer-songwriter, producer, and author, we talked about the fact that although the tradition of the "parrandas" is in decline, it will…

The first song I heard by Pablo Milanés was "Eternamente Yolanda" performed by the Puerto Rican "nueva trova" group Haciendo Punto en Otro Son. It was because of that song that I decided to buy that record. I originally thought the song…

Ismael Miranda has many reasons to feel better today after the "Puerto Rico Saluda a Ismael Miranda" concert. Although still recovering from his 2021 stroke, Ismael enjoyed a concert where various Salsa and pop music stars paid homage to…

"Sesiones Desde la Loma; El Evento" turned out to be an enjoyable all-day musical experience! I congratulate Norberto Velez and Gabriel Ramos for turning what started as a YouTube experiment ("Sesiones") into a full-blow event ("El Evento")…

Calling all 2023 Grammy Award voters! The first round voting window closes this Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. We want to encourage all eligible voters to cast their votes. Recording Academy Communication for Grammy Voters Here's the…