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The 2015 "Serie del Caribe" brings together 5 Latin American countries that have great baseball and great music for a week of competition and entertainment. This spirit is embodied in Plena Libre's song "El Barrio Esta Encendido". Plena…

Puerto Rico's Grupo Atabal is out with a new song and video "Me Diras Que Si", a romantic song that mixes the traditional sound of Puerto Rican Plena with Colombian Vallenato. In "Me Diras Que Si" Atabal continues to showcase the…

Puerto Rico's folkloric group Atabal celebrates 30 years of playing plena music with their CD "Ya Son 30". (Versión en Español abajo) This is Atabal's 8th album of their celebrated career, which began in 1983 with 4 percussionists who…

One of the most energetic groups to listen and watch performing live, Plena Libre launched its 15th recording in 19 years with the release of "Corazon". This album was launched in December 2012 in Puerto Rico, and in February 2013 in the…

Salsa music lost one of its most legendary chorus voices with the passing of Sammy Ayala this week. Sammy Ayala was founder-member of Cortijo y Su Combo, making a great 2nd voice to its charismatic singer, Ismael Rivera. He was a steady…

The traditional “Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian" brings more than just music to the festivities that nowadays mark the close of Christmas in Puerto Rico. Music and More at the Calle San Sebastian The importance of this festival is that…

The culture of Latin American countries is very rich. Our Latin music, food, and social customs make us unique as an ethnic group in general and unique as countries in particular. Music plays a huge part in our Hispanic culture. The…