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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…

As we observed the Martin Luther King, Jr. day, I reflected on two books I read recently which pointed out racism in Latin music. Is there still racism in Latin music? Note: I originally wrote this blog for Martin Luther King Jr. day in…

Musicians, like the rest of us, are home with a lot of time on their hands, so they've written songs of coronavirus to keep us entertained. Among the various songs that Latin artists have recently published to entertain (us and…

If a few cases of Coronavirus are reported in your city or country, would you still attend a Latin music event in a stadium, theater or small club? I invite you to respond in the survey provided below. Not knowing what your response will…

A record store owner, an innovative trombonist-violinist, a legendary musician who became one of the best arrangers, and two of the best crooners are among those that departed our Latin music community in 2019. Rafael Viera (January) A…

Classico Latino recently released "Havana Classic", their new album that combines Latin and Classical music. Never heard of Classico Latino? I hadn't either until Julian Forbes approached me to listen to this album, which I found…

Ok, we've come to accept that Grammy or Latin Grammy awards don’t always go to the deserving artist or album. Yet it's inexplicable that the just-released Grammy 2020 nominations contradict the Latin Grammy 2019 ones! This fact shows how…

Raymond (Ray) Santos was one of those amazing musicians that many of the younger Latin music fans may have missed. Here I will try to give you a glimpse of Ray Santos with the aid of a couple of videos and links to a couple of articles.…

When Roberto Roena decided to leave El Gran Combo 50 years ago he ended up naming his new band the Apollo Sound.