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Voting is ongoing for the 2023 La Musa Awards of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) and is open to all music fans. The voting window will close on May 17, 2023. The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) The LSHOF was formed in…

Tito Rodriguez was the ultimate Latin music entertainer of his time. Tito could sing equally well "guarachas" and "boleros", he could dance, and play the timbales and the vibes. He had a unique charisma that won over Latino audiences…

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is an amazing place for music lovers. This museum in northern Phoenix, Arizona houses the largest collection of musical instruments in the world. As they say on their website, the MIM is "the world's only…

Ismael Miranda, "El Nino Bonito" (the pretty boy) of Salsa, is approaching 55 years of a very illustrious career in Latin music. The phrase "lo importante no es llegar, sino mantenerse" (the important thing is not to make it, but to stay…

This year we commemorate 100 years of Sylvia Rexach's birthday, and what a better way to do it by highlighting her achievements on International Women's Day. A True Latina Pioneer Sylvia was a trailblazing woman and a versatile artist…

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…

Lin-Manuel Miranda did it again in Netflix "Vivo", an animated story anchored in Latin music. In"Vivo", Lin-Manuel gets a little help from his friends Gloria Estefan (glad to see the Latin music diva back at work) and Cuban maestro…

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…