Is It Cool to Fileshare Music? - Part 2
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The Moral and Financial Aspects of mp3 Music Sharing
I don’t have to tell you that from a legal perspective you can’t do mp3 file sharing. If the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) finds out, they will sue you for as many millions of dollars as they can to send you to the poor house [...]
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Is it Cool to Fileshare Music?
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
You go to your favorite music store or simply go online and buy a new music album (not sure I can call it a CD if its downloaded from the web). You listen to it and you love it. Then you’re having a conversation with a friend and you mention this great music you just [...]
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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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A San Francisco Music Festival that Goes Beyond its Tribe
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The Bay Area celebrated a Jewish Music Festival that uses all aspects of music to bring a whole community together. The World Music News Wire blog details how the festival involves everything from building musical instruments to attracting people of all ages and backgrounds, not just for Jewish.
You can read another interesting post by our partner [...]
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Why Musicians Get the Short End of Our Money?
Posted on 11. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
For every $1000 you and I spend in music CDs, the artists we support get only $23 while the record label and distributors share $870. Wow! Talk about not knowing who you work for. Something is wrong with this picture, and I believe this is an unsustainable model that is about to change.
Music Industry’s Funny [...]
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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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Your Latin Music Search Options Just Got Better
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
I recently blogged about Bing’s music search feature. Now Google is joining the game which means more options for you, and more features to help us find, select, and consume the Latin music we like. Of course, these features apply to all types of music, but I assume you and I are mostly interested in [...]
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Is Puerto Rican Singer the next Susan Doyle?
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
In case you haven’t seen this video, this 24 year-old Carlos Aponte, who went to the TV show “America’s Got Talent” and did a great job. Glad to see a latino shine in this popular TV show. Perhaps he’ll become the next “Susan Doyle” phenomenon.
What do you think? Do you believe he can get as [...]
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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 [...]
