“Palladium”

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…

It was early on a Wednesday evening, and Carlos was exhausted already. He had carried all the instruments and equipment of Tito Rodriguez' orchestra up the stairs, into the ballroom on the 2nd floor. It is a steep staircase which…

I didn't know about dancer Augie Rodriguez until I read the article about his death this week in the New York Times. It seems I missed an interesting chapter in New York's history of Latin music. The Dominican-Spaniard-American…