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Christmas Latin Music begins with Asalto Navideño
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Last Friday (Black Friday), while my wife went to work, I had the daunting task of cleaning up the kitchen after having hosted the Thanksgiving dinner to our 5 invited couples with the children the previous evening. Having had several glasses of wine with our friends the night before, I wasn’t all that peppy for [...]
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Luis Enrique’s “Ciclos” CD Review
Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
“Ciclos” is the latest recording by Luis Enrique, and in my opinion it’s a serious contender for Luis Enrique’s best work yet. “El Principe de la Salsa” (Salsa’s Prince) delivers an album with a mix of romantic songs along with songs which carry a positive message. On the technical side, the recording’s music is fresh, with [...]
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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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Latin Jazz needs the younger audience!
Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I just read a very interesting blog at the Latin Jazz Corner titled “Is Latin Jazz on its Deathbed? A Need to Reach the Younger Generation”. The article talks about the problem highlighted in a study in which they found that the audience of Jazz listeners is only the older generation, but it is not [...]
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The legacy of Ralph Mercado, Part 2
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
There is much to say about Ralph Mercado, and I’m just brushing the surface here. There is a comment on my original post which has a link to a Hot News YouTube video of an interview with Ralph. There is also a great post on the at Latin Jazz Corner blog on Ralph Mercado, so be [...]
