Archive for 'Latino Music'
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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Hector Lavoe: His Music and Legend – Part 2a
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Hector Lavoe had a very successful solo career. Hector inherited most of Willie Colon’s band when they split, although some musicians decided to stay with Willie. Willie Colon continued to support Hector Lavoe by producing most of his solo recordings. In my opinion, you can find the best recordings of Hector Lavoe’s solo career in [...]
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Hector Lavoe: His Music and Legend – Part 1
Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Today is the 17th anniversary of the passing of my all-time favorite Salsa singer Hector Lavoe. Hector was loved by the Salsa fan community probably more than any other artist, and his legacy lives strong. This is amazing considering he lived a life that was way far from exemplary and full of disgraces. Despite that, [...]
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El Gran Combo in Paradise with “Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso”
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The latest album from legendary Puerto Rican salsa band, El Gran Combo titled “Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso” will make you feel in paradise if you like salsa music. A quality production with great themes, solid arrangements, and excellent sound quality and band performance, the album provides an exciting experience from beginning to end (”De [...]
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Remarks About Latin Jazz: A Conversation
Posted on 20. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
This is an excellent conversation that I got from Latin Jazz group in Yahoo. Musician Ricky González, a master pianist, besides playing other instruments with his group and with such artists as Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ray Barretto, Juan Luis Guerra, Spyro Gyra, and many others, wrote this insightful commentary regarding the [...]
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Jerry Leake Marches to a Different Drummer
Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
This is a different perspective of what we commonly call a “percusionist”. Here is another interesting article by Latino Music Cafe partner World Music News Wire on master percusionist Jerry Leake.
Below is part of the article, which may redefine for you the concept of a percusionist. If you like what you read below, you can [...]
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Pablo Menendez and Mezcla Play More Than Cuban Music
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The month of June opened with a bang here in the greater Seattle area with the visit from Cuba of Pablo Menendez and his band Mezcla, followed by the Bellevue Jazz Festival. Mezcla showed the versatility of their musicians and their repertoire by playing songs from several of their previous CDs, which cover several musical [...]
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Alex Cuba’s Agua del Pozo Breaks the Language Barrier
Posted on 25. May, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
This is another great article written by Latino Music Cafe’s partner blogger Wire Music News Wire back in September 2009. Continuing with the Cuban theme, this article covers the work of Alex Cuba, who was born in the Caribbean island and now lives in Canada.
You can read the first part of the article here and/or [...]
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Pablo Menendez comes to Seattle with a Mix of Rhythms
Posted on 23. May, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Pablo Menendez and his band Mezcla will be performing at Seattle’s Jazz Alley on June 1st and 2nd as part of his current U.S. tour. An American born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pablo has been residing in Cuba since age 14 (I can’t remember many of those after Hemingway), and will bring a [...]
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Justo Betancourt: Lo Sabemos Salsa Clasica Album Released
Posted on 22. May, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
If you like Salsa music from the boom years of Salsa (this means Salsa clasica), you will be pleased to know that the new owners of the Fania Records label have released Justo Betancourt’s classic album “Lo Sabemos”.
Fania All-Stars Band in Disguise
“Lo Sabemos” is one of my favorite albums from the Salsa boom times (I [...]
