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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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Street buzz about the Asalto Navideño concert in Puerto Rico
Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Being on vacation in my homeland Puerto Rico is great. I go out to the street and hear what people say about Willie Colon’s Asalto Navideño concert, which occured this past Saturday, December 19th. The comments were mixed, although trending to the negative.
Pre-Concert Comments:
The first comments regarding the concert where before it happened. In a [...]
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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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Salsa Music Ups and Downs: Part 2b – the threat of Rock & Disco
Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
In this blog, I cover the boom of Rock and Disco experienced starting in the mid-1970s and through the 80s, and how this represented a threat for Salsa. Luckily, Salsa was developing a more “mainstream” branch that allowed it to ride the wave through the 80’s.
As I mentioned in my previous Part 2a blog, Salsa started its [...]
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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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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. [...]
