Reviews

This review was written by former basketball player and photographer Conrado Pastrano on his Facebook account. I thought it was such an excellent piece of writing that with his permission we share it with you at Latino Music Café. The…

Giovanni Hidalgo released a classy and selectively different homage album to Tito Puente in "Tribute to the King". Fulfilled Promise to Puente Four years before Tito Puente's death, Giovanni asked and got permission from the timbales King…

We had the pleasure of visiting Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Nogueras in his studio to talk about his career, Christmas, his album"A Gozar la Fiesta", Parrandas, Tite Curet Alonso, Cheo Feliciano, and so many other things.…

The collective called Planet Drum released "In the Groove", another collaboration of stellar percussionists led by Mickey Hart, and includes Puerto Rican drum master Giovanni Hidalgo. I sat down (via phone) with Giovanni to discuss this…

The increasingly popular Cuban singer Aymee Nuviola ignited and delighted the audience at the Puerto Rico Jazz Fest 2022. In what turned out to be an all-Cuban night, Aymee opened the last day of the Jazz Fest ahead of follow Cubans…

Seeing Chucho Valdés and Paquito D'Rivera perform together after more than 40 years was a memorable experience for the audience at the Puerto Rico Jazz Fest 2022 edition. My wife and I wanted to see them because both are extraordinary…

No other word describes the Rubén Blades SalsaSwing concert in Puerto Rico but extraordinary. The SalsaSwing Puerto Rico concert included a 3-song tribute to Cheo Feliciano, the entire "Siembra" album from top to bottom, a total of 41…

Cheo Feliciano's Salsa Navideña classic, "Felicidades" celebrates its 48th anniversary this year. A Salsa Dura album with great flavor, "Felicidades" became a perfect complement to the few existing Salsa Navideña music albums that had been…

Luis "Perico" Ortiz gives us another memorable musical visit with "Sigo Entre Amigos". "Sigo Entre Amigos" feels like a friend that after several years of not seeing each other, drops by with his friends to share the latest music they've…