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The Legend of Roberto Roena - Part 2
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
In Part 1, I gave you a brief history of Roberto Roena’s career, from his beginning with Rafael Cortijo’s Combo, through his participation in El Gran Combo, and the formation of his band the Apollo Sound. Roena distinguished himself for his showmanship, having started his career as a dancer with his brother and his uncle, [...]
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Fiestas Calle San Sebastian is a Great Puerto Rican Tradition
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The traditional “Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián” bring more than just music to the festivities that nowadays mark the close of Christmas in Puerto Rico. On the 40th anniversary of their reincarnation, the festival honors this year two great Puerto Rican musicians who happen to celebrate major milestones. Percussionist Roberto Roena and trumpet player [...]
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Small Music Groups Are The Big Thing: Part 1
Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Small Latin music groups seem to have become recently the big thing when it comes to live entertainment. In this economic environment where dollars are still scarce and employers are still recuperating from the recent reductions in workforce, it would be insane to expect lavish expenditures in holiday company parties. This is where small music [...]
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Another way to enjoy Latin Music
Posted on 01. Jan, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Most people like music and most people that like music like to sing. You know who you are . It may be in the shower or in the car, when no one is around to hear your bad singing. Or it may be while doing a shore, or while walking. In the last few months, [...]
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Christmas Latin Music Favorites - Part 2
Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Christmas is now a memory, but the holidays for us continue with the New Year celebration coming in a couple of days, and “Los Reyes Magos” (The Three Kings/Wise Men) following closely behind. So you still have time to update your Christmas music collection, so that the New Year doesn’t catch you listening to the [...]
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Christmas Latin Music Favorites - Part 1
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I was browsing in my Zune through my Christmas genre and noticed I have collected a relatively long list of recordings in this category. At the beginning of the decade all I had was a few handful of CDs, most had been with me for several years. So when a fellow “boricua” at work asked [...]
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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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Thanks for all Latin Music
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I’m thankful to have the bunch of friends we have. We got together 3 of the 4 days off we had due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. In these 3 meetings, the house hosts played a variety of their favorite music, and it seems we all enjoyed all the Latin music played, even when it was [...]
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Latin Music reads for the Weekend
Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
One of the things I like most about participating in social networking sites and in the blogosphere is that the reader, in this case you, is the beneficiary of our “friendly competition” to publish content. The Latin music aficionado, as well as the profesional, has increasingly more sources of good information about your favorite music, [...]
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Johnny Pacheco: 50 years making Latin Music History
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Johnny Pacheco is celebrating 50 years in the music business, and I want to share with you my favorite songs from this great Dominican artist. Pacheco arrived to New York in the 1940’s and since then became an influential part of the development of Latin music in New York. I will not attempt to write [...]
