After a strong finish to his first decade as a solo artist (as we covered in Part 2), Ismael Miranda continued producing good Salsa albums towards the end of the Fania Records era. He even resurrected the Orquesta Revelación. But as the 80s…

The solo career of Ismael Miranda began incredibly well. His first three solo albums were so good and became so popular that they marked the rest of his career. The impact of these albums was such that when in 2001 Ismael Miranda…

The new generation of talents in Salsa music shares a common challenge; an opportunity to get their music out and get the public's attention. Challenges for the New Generation The new generation of Salsa artists has two main challenges;…

I thought writing about Salsa songs for Father's Day would be fair since I previously wrote about Salsa Songs for Mothers' Day. I found a bunch of songs about father-son, but only one about father-daughter. A couple of songs are about…

Like everyone else in the music business, El Gran Combo was impacted at the start of the 2020 decade by the Covid-19 pandemic. And like several other artists, the band tried to make good use of the performing downtime. 2020 Virtual…

This year 2021 has taken away several Latin Music artists. Especially several of the elite Salsa group, the Fania All-Stars of the '70s. Here's some of the departed in 2021: January: 1. Hector "Bomberito" Zarzuela - the great…

The evolution of Salsa orchestrations during the '70s dramatically increased its popularity and established it as a solid genre of popular music, not a passing craze. Salsa Music in the '60s It started in the '60s when bands began to mix…

This year, 2020, has been a devastating year for all of us, and on top of it all, the departed were great contributors to our Latin music. I'll make a brief review of those that departed this year. 1. Pedro "Sorolo" Rodriguez…

The event that occurred in New York’s Cheetah’s nightclub on the night of August 26, 1971, changed Salsa forever. The Fania All-Stars transformed a popular niche Latin music genre into an international phenomenon. People that liked Salsa…