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Poncho Sanchez: Hard Working Latin Jazz Artist with Love for Salsa
Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Poncho Sanchez is one of the hardest working Latin Jazz artists, producing 24 CDs in 28 years, and constantly touring with his 9-piece band. Poncho Sanchez just completed a presentation in Hollywood California and will be in Seattle for 4 nights at the Jazz Alley from July 22 to July 25. He will then travel [...]
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Salsa Music Ups and Downs; Part 3, Salsa Romantica and the Merengue threat
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Salsa survived the threat of Rock and Disco in the 1980’s thanks to a mainstream trend in Salsa and to the birth of “Salsa Romántica”. But would this be enough to hold-off the “Merengue” threat of the early 90’s? Merengue took a page from Salsa’s book, and changed its message and its appearance. With these [...]
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Salsa Music Ups and Downs, Part 2-a: The threat of Rock & Disco
Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Salsa had a popularity boom in the late 1960’s into the early 1970’s only to later have to compete for audience with the booming popularity of rock and disco in the mid to late 1970’s into the early 1980’s. The “Travolta” era, along with some more “mainstream” rock and soul music by bands like Chicago, [...]
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Salsa Music Ups and Downs, Series Intro
Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
As I’ve been thinking of the highs and lows Salsa music has gone through in my lifetime, I came up with the idea of sharing my experiences and thoughts through a series of blogs. I think you’ll find it interesting to retrace Salsa’s steps starting some 50 years ago, and describing the different challenges it [...]
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Rafael Escalona and Carlos Vives: How they popularized Vallenato, Part 1
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Two inter-connected lives
Rafael Escalona and Carlos Vives have been two of the main forces which popularized the Colombian latin music genre of “Vallenato” in the last few years. Their careers and lives are interrelated in more than one way. Rafael Escalona helped popularize Vallenato through his songs, “parrandas” (parties featuring group of people signing), and [...]
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Tite Curet Alonso, Part 2
Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I want to provide you with a bit more information on Catalino (Tite) Curet Alonso. Particularly I want to share some of the information I found in the web while researching Tite’s life. There is so much to say about great people that influenced music so much like Tite Curet Alonso, that it would take [...]
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Tite Curet honored at Puerto Rico Salsa Event
Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
The 26th edition of El Día Nacional de la Salsa in Puerto Rico was another latino music smashing success. This event celebrated March 29, 2009 at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, has grown to now have people fly-in to attend from various countries, including Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Germany to mentions a few. [...]
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Latin Music: our rich culture to learn, enjoy and share!
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
The culture of Latin-American countries is very rich. Our 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 of our Hispanic culture. The music we listen, share, and dance to makes the centerpiece of many of our social gatherings. [...]
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Welcome to the Latino Music blog in LatinoWebCafé.
Posted on 15. Mar, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Hi Latino Music lovers!
Welcome to a new type of blog for Latin Music lovers. I’m an avid Latin Music fan and a bit on the technology geek. I noticed a need for a blog which could entertain as well as raise the knowledge on the music that we love. Part of the fun and enjoyment [...]
