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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2012 ISSUE

FROM THE EDITORWelcome to Volume 21, Number 6, August/September 2012 issue of Latin Beat Magazine Online(LBMO). LBMO will continue its online coverage of Latin music on a bimonthly basis for theremainder of this year. Our current publication is the August/September issue, which will befollowed by the October/November issue and end the year with the December/January 2013issue. We will continue to bring you the best possible coverage from the world of salsa, Latinjazz, Latin pop, and Afro-world music.

In this edition we are particularly pleased and honored to congratulate promoter and good friendAlbert Torres on the successful completion of his “14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress”(“The Greatest Salsa Music and Dancing Event in the World”), via a colorful and amazingpictorial captured by photographer Ramon Cabrera during the 4-day event in Los Angeles,California.

Also in this issue you can enjoy from the pen of Luis Tamargo – “Leandro Saint-Hill’s AmazingSymbiosis of Musical Genres”; photographer/writer Ricky Richardson’s coverage of the “Dia deSan Juan” celebration in Long Beach, California; and photographer Alan Spatz’s photography forthe “Tribute to Piri Thomas” in New York City. Also check out our columns from New York, LosAngeles, and Puerto Rico (en Español), calendar of events, CD reviews, and music news tocomplete the ultimate Latin Beat Magazine Online experience.Rudy & Yvette Mangual

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Yomo Toro R.I.P.Víctor Guillermo Toro Vega Ramos Rodríguez AcostaJuly 26, 1933 - June 30, 2012By Aurora FloresAfter more than sixty years bringing thenational instrument of Puerto Rico intoprominence around the world, theinternationally renown guitarist often referredto as the King of the Cuatro, Yomo Toropassed away peacefully on Saturday, June30, 2012 at 11:40 pm after more than a monthin a New York hospital due to kidney failure.

Surrounded in a spiritual embrace of love andmusic from his many family and friends whokept round the clock vigil over the fragile 78year old musician, Yomo spent his final daysin good cheer as if bidding farewell to themany family and friends who daily made musichis medicine. Yomo Toro leaves behind hiswife Minerva of 31 years of marriage, his firstborn daughter Denise Toro, sisters Lydia, Iris,Mirza, and Milagros Toro joined by five grandchildren: Miriam Olivera, Martin Olivera,Denise Pinedo, Tiffany Pinedo & DenisePatricia Velez and three great grandchildren:Shaun Donate, Cloe Rodriguez and MartinOlivera. His brothers Juan, Angel, andArcangel Toro were also by his side.

From the first twangs of his small ten stringed “cuatro” guitar hair raising moments ran througharms, backs and necks as the diminutive Yomo Toro vamped, arpegioed and soared throughmusical genres from his native Puerto Rican plenas, seis and bombas to salsa, jazz, and rockrounded by classical guitar and Flamenco music. The virtuoso interpreted eclectic styles throughcherubic fingers that flew through frets before languishing on lengthy solos weaved on Spanishsongs.

Born in Guánica, in the town of Ensenada, Puerto Rico he was surprised by his father Alberto,when the five year old used a box as a booster to get to the guitar hung on the wall. Instead ofgetting angry, his father asked the boy he nicknamed “Yermo” (pronounced yuer-mo) to get backon the box and keep playing. He did. When he looked up his father was weeping.


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He moved audiences ever since. An ambassador of Puerto Rican culture Yomo Toro grew tohave a six-decade career as one of the world’s most respected Latin music players.

A noted guitarist, Toro's instrument of choice was the cuatro, a Puerto Rican 10-stringedinstrument descended from the lute and later adapted double strings similar to the SpanishValhala.

After first landing in New York in 1953 with his band, Los Cuatro Aces, Yomo embarked on aseries of tours of the Caribbean while recording classic albums with cuatro masters MassoRivera and Nieves Quintero aptly titled, “Los Tres Cuatros.”

Yomo’s dream of playing with the legendary Trio Los Panchos was realized here in the Big Applein the early '60s. He recorded four albums with Los Panchos, including one featuring EydieGormé.

The “Yomo Toro Variety Show” over New York's Channel 41 had a decade long television runduring the late '60s into the '70s that brought him to the attention of Jerry Masucci and JohnnyPacheco co-owners of the legendary Fania label where he eventually joined their world-famousshowcase band, the Fania All-Stars. Especially noteworthy was the year 1969 when Yomorecorded the critically acclaimed salsa album “Tribute to Arsenio” with the Larry HarlowOrchestra.

When guitarist Roberto Garcia wanted Yomo to sub for him on a Christmas album Pacheco wasrecording with a new group, he asked Yomo to bring the popular electric guitar of the times, but,as Yomo tells the story, when he heard “Christmas” he grabbed his cuatro instead. When HectorLaVoe saw the instrument he immediately thought of his mentor and Yomo’s friend the greatfolkloric singer Chuito de Bayamon before the pair compared popular songs of the season.Through Hector’s musical expertise and Yomo’s virtuosity the 1972 release of the classic AsaltoNavideño with Willie Colon became a best-selling Fania classic.

In the '70s, '80s and '90s Toro's career careened like a freight train. He appeared on over 150albums, recording more than 20 solo albums for Fania, Island, Rounder and Green LinnetRecords. He returned to television and film, playing in commercials for several majorinternational companies, over television shows the likes of “Sesame Street” and “The Ghost ofFather Fohner” while working on the soundtracks for several films, including “Crossover Dreams”with Ruben Blades and Woody Allen's “Bananas.”

Called “the Jimmy Hendrix of the cuatro,” by the N.Y. Times, Yomo’s rapid-fire riffs spannedmany musical miles recording with Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Linda Rondstadt, Gloria Estefanand David Byrne. His image is captured in statutes erected in his honor in Japan and in hishometown of Guanica.

Through it all Yomo maintained a simple, almost Zen like existence living humbly among thepeople of the Bronx community he returned to after his globetrotting. Settling into the Tremont


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section of the Bronx in 1973 after a stint in Brooklyn Yomo performed at the White House withthe same pride, vigor and enthusiasm he shared with his musical brothers during his yearlyneighborhood get togethers at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center performing his last gig there inOctober of 2010. Among his peers Yomo was considered the humblest and happiest of artistspersonifying that exceptional “salt of the earth quality” a rarity in this urban society.

In 1994 Yomo began touring and recording with Larry Harlow’s Latin Legends. Two years laterhe released the well-received “Celebremos Navidad” over Aché Records before hitting the roadagain in 1998 this time as part of David Gonzalez’ off Broadway musical “Sofrito.” Yomo’s musicis also heard over the hit children’s television show “Dora the Explorer.”

Jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd fell in love with Yomo’s sound recording “El Espiritu Jibaro” withthe funky jibaro in 2007 while Yomo’s super sonic salsa and Boricua roots licks are heard overAurora & Zon del Barrio’s “Cortijo’s Tribe” CD along with the single “Homenaje al Sonero Mayor”released in July of 2010 where Yomo soars on solos that let him stretch and expand hisvirtuosity on strings.

Ray EnhofferRaymond J. Enhoffer, who passed awaysuddenly at the age of 64 on June 30, 2012,will be remembered by his many friends andcolleagues in the percussion industry as agifted innovator and designer, whosesteadfast attention to detail and cutting edgeproducts gave birth to many of LatinPercussion's most successful products. DuringRay's nearly thirty-year tenure as thecompany's Director of Research andDevelopment, his efforts gave birth to the JamBlock, Compact Conga, Top Tuning Congas,One-Handed Triangle, and countless otherproducts that made LP the industry giant that itis.

A student of Juilliard School of Music and agraduate of The Manhattan School of Music,Ray studied Classical Percussion underseveral of the genre's most respected players,including Fred Hinger. After working as aperforming artist, Ray began his nearlyforty-year career in the music instrument field.


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At the time of his death, he had founded hisown business, Filament Solutions, in 2011,continuing to develop products for manycompanies, including Malletech.

In addition to his love for music and percussion, Ray was also an avid lover of animals,particularly cats. His beloved feline friend, Eric was pampered, catered to and treated like aprince by Ray.

Ray was also extremely knowledgeable about cars, and spent several years working in theautomotive industry, prepping classic sports cars for films and television. But the most importantlove of his life is his daughter, Kelly, who was undoubtedly his best friend and the joy and pride ofhis life.

Most of all, Ray will be remembered for his selfless and consistent generosity toward helpingthose in need, whether it be a friend, colleague or stranger. His sharp wit and sense of humorendeared him to many who knew him, and his hearty laugh and friendly teasing toward those hecared about will be sorely missed by those who were fortunate enough to know him.

Donations may be made in Ray's name to Angels of Animals, P.O. Box 534, Clifton, NJ, 07012or www.AngelsofAnimals.org.

Clare Fischer(Michigan, 1928- California, 2012)By Luis Tamargo

Equally influenced in his younger years byDuke Ellington, Bud Powell and Stravinsky, theconsummate multi-instrumentalist/composer/arranger Clare Fischer was born inDurand (a small town about 18 miles fromFlint) and received a master’s degree incomposition and theory from Michigan StateUniversity, before moving to SouthernCalifornia in 1958, when he fell in love with thereal Cuban music while working with suchcharanga warriors as Rolando Lozano,Modesto Durán, Cuco Martínez Sr., and RudyCalzado. By the early 1960s, he was alsoattracted to Brazilian music, as later


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demonstrated on his first Latin-oriented LP(“So Danço Samba,” World Pacific, 1964) andhis collaborations in the early 1970s withMoacir Santos. The author of such gorgeousLatin jazz standards as “Morning” and“Pensativa,” Fischer inaugurated a fruitful L.A.chapter of his career in 1976, when helaunched the distinctive group Salsa Picante,which combined a capella jazz vocals withCuban and Brazilian rhythms on the memorable LP “Salsa Picante” (Discovery, 1978). “Fischer’sskill at blending bop runs and Latin elements, whether Cuban or Brazilian, was second to none,like his ability as an arranger/composer to use musical complexity as a road to freshness ratherthan obfuscation”, wrote John Storm Roberts —the author of “Latin jazz: The First of theFusions” (Schirmer Books, 1999)— and I believe that his assessment is absolutely correct.Known to switch effortlessly from piano to organ to various electric keyboards, Fischer oftendisplayed, despite his Midwest Germanic background, the God-given tendency to swing likecrazy.

FEATURES

The 14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa CongressText by Rudy Mangual

Photos by Ramon Cabrera


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From May 24 through May 27, 2012, for the 14th consecutive year, the City of Los Angeles,California, was the epicenter of everything “Salsa” with the celebration of “The 14th Annual LosAngeles Salsa Congress.” Established by promoter Albert Torres (of Albert Torres Productions)in 1998 (a year after the first salsa congress in the world was celebrated on the island of PuertoRico by promoter Eli Irizarry), Albert initially named it “The West Coast Salsa Congress,” aninstant phenomenon, attracting thousands of salseros and salsa aficionados from all corners ofthe planet.


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While a salsa congress is mainly a gathering of professional and amateur salsa dancers comingtogether for a long weekend of all things salsa, other common elements include danceexhibitions, salsa dance workshops, social dance parties, master classes, clothing and shoebooths, and live salsa bands, plus national and international salsa DJs.


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Currently there are dozens of salsa congresses in the United States as well as abroad thatcelebrate the salsa dancing. While the salsa music industry as a whole is at its lowest (due tolittle support from major labels and major distributors), salsa dancing is as popular as ever,especially at an international level.


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What makes the Los Angeles Salsa Congress the best of all the salsa congresses in the world isAlbert Torres’ love, passion, and commitment. From the first salsa congress in 1998 to thisyear’s 14th consecutive annual celebration, Torres has been able to gather some of the bestdance instructors in the world, the top dance troupes, couples, and individuals, immersion dancecourses by master salsa choreographers, beginners salsa bootcamp, the best live salsa bandsand salsa DJs in the world, as well as some of the best settings and locations in Los Angeles toenjoy it all, from gigantic circus tents to luxurious hotel ballrooms, he has reached pinnacles andexperienced extraordinary circumstances to provide amazing venues and talent.


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Having attended the majority of the Los Angeles Salsa Congresses in the past 14 years, I havebeen able to dance and listen to salsa legends such as Willie Rosario, Andy Montañez, and LaSonora Ponceña, plus contemporary bands such as Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Victor Manuelle,and Choco Orta, as well as local favorites Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad, ChinoEspinoza y Los Dueños del Son, Son Mayor, and Angel Lebron y Sabor Latino. Enjoy thepictorial by Ramon Cabrera, who captured the essence and soul of The Los Angeles SalsaCongress. Highlighting this year’s congress held at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel inDowntown Los Angeles were Oscar D’León and his orchestra direct from Venezuela, LuisEnrique and his full orchestra from Miami, and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (celebrating its50th anniversary). Other participants included the New Swing Sextet (from New York Cityfeaturing Don Sonero), singer Jenny Colon (also from New York City) with Conjunto Afro Son,and Johnny Polanco y su Conjunto Amistad with special guests. The popular “Bachata Room”was also a hit for the second consecutive year.Latin Beat Magazine Online congratulates and salutes Albert Torres and his entire staff for thisamazing salsa legacy throughout the past 14 years.The following is a pictorial of “The 14th Annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress” by photographerRamón Cabrera.

THE LATIN JAZZ GRAMMY(An Editorial in Two Parts by Bobby Matos)A year ago, NARAS (National Academy of Recording Artsand Sciences) eliminated 31 categories from the GrammyAwards. In early June 2012, NARAS restored the categoryof “Best Latin Jazz Album” to the awards line-up. It was theresult of an entire year of national protests,demonstrations, lawsuits, massive emails, petitions, andpublic statements generated by high-profile artists andpublic figures. Musicians and jazz fans are askingthemselves “Where do we go from here?” and “How did weget here?”

PART ONE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Now that the award for "Best Latin Jazz Album" categoryhas been restored, it's time to make our music present, bothvisibly and audibly. Let's offer a creative alternative to theunrelenting assault of pop rhythms featured on the show bypresenting a truly iconic form of Panamerican music. Let theworld know that there are many people whose taste in musicis completely compatible with the perfect combination of


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beautiful melodies, gorgeous harmonies and passionate rhythms known as Latin jazz. I'm surethat NARAS can find some exciting, well-known Latin jazz artists that would boost its ratings by atleast 20%. NARAS could always start its preliminary search of the top talents that protested theelimination of the award a year earlier. A short list would include Eddie Palmieri, OscarHernández, Carlos Santana, Wayne Wallace, Pete Escovedo, John Santos, John Calloway,Bobby Sanabria, Justo Almario, Frank Cano, and the author of this editorial, among others.

Now that we have the award category, let's celebrate with our presence on the show.

Latin jazz is a genuine Panamerican genre, inaugurated in New York City as a result of thecontributions of musicians living and working in the Big Apple during the 1940s (Mario Bauzá,Dizzy Gillespie, Juan Tizol, Chano Pozo, etc.). Latin jazz is a vital and influential genre, capableof influencing other idioms, as well as absorbing influences from many different cultures. It is anauthentic and valid American form of art.

By not having a presence in the Grammy Awards' highly publicized telecast, Latin jazz isdetrimentally marginalized. It becomes invisible and inaudible. Countless well-known artists andentertainment personalities, including multiple Grammy winners, had earlier voiced their protestsagainst NARAS' elimination of the award.

NARAS is recognized as the organization that awards excellence in the musical arts, notcommercial popularity. By rendering this genre invisible in its annual awards show, NARAS hasmarginalized it.

PART TWO: HOW DID WE GET HERE?Although the category for best Latin jazz album was re-established, the other 30 eliminatedcategories were not restored by NARAS. Missing in action are awards for recordings in the fieldsof Cajun and Zydeco, Hawaiian and Native American music, in addition to some bluescategories. These categories, like the field of Latin jazz, are mostly comprised of musical stylesnot supported by the major labels, and their recordings are usually only found on independentlabels. Perhaps artists and supporters from these categories were not as vocal as their peers inthe field of Latin jazz.

Latin jazz artists and supporters called for press conferences, and organized picket lines in majorcities like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. In New York, Latin jazz artists BobbySanabria, Eugene Marlow, Mark Levine, and Ben Lapidus instituted a class action lawsuitagainst NARAS. A website was established to present their arguments and a petition wascirculated that ultimately received over 23,000 signatures. Well-known artists joined the ranksand added their voices. Artists from all the affected categories were asked to join, but Latin jazzsupporters seemed to be the most vocal. Former Grammy winners Eddie Palmieri and OscarHernández spoke eloquently to both English and Spanish-language media. Well-known artists(John Santos, Pete Escovedo, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, etc.) made significantcontributions. Cabaret owners made their venues available to support “anti-Grammy” protestconcerts. Prominent celebrities gave TV and radio interviews, and various press conferences


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were organized, soliciting statements from Bill Cosby, Edward James Olmos, Kevin Eubanks,and Jesse Jackson, as well as pertinent support from national political organizations and tradeunions. On the Internet, Yahoo’s Latin jazz chat group served as an instant communicationforum. I was telephoned by John Santos (from San Francisco) and Bobby Sanabria (from NewYork City), both of whom insisted that I was the right guy to help organize and galvanizemusicians in Los Angeles. We were well served by PR professionals like Robert Sax (Sax PR),who generously donated his time to our cause.

Radio personalities like José Rizo (KKJZ, Long Beach) and Jessie “Chuy” Varela (KCSM, SanMateo), along with multiple NARAS members (Wayne Wallace, Sandy Cressman, Sheila E,Arturo O’Farrill, etc.) worked behind the scenes to affect change as well.

Undoubtedly, it was a combination of all these tactics that made an impact on the NARAS chainof command, and here is the lesson that needs to be ingrained: Jazz lovers, fans, musicians, andeverybody else need to stick together. We can accomplish much if we support each other. Rightnow, we need to address the restoration of the other categories and the remaining absence ofany real representation of our music on the Grammy Awards’ telecast. Lovers of straight-aheadjazz should want to stand with our Latin jazz fanáticos. It’s just a matter of enlightenedself-interest. Jazz is our most important cultural resource and it needs to be accessible in ourmedia. Latin jazz is an excellent representation of such artistic resource.

— Bobby Matos, proud Latin jazz artist, bandleader, and recording artist. Los Angeles,

Leandro Saint-Hill's Amazing Symbiosis ofMusical GenresLeandro Saint-Hill's Amazing Symbiosis of Musical Genres


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Born in Camagüey, the Cuban province colloquially known as “the land of the tinajones,”* thetalented 44 year-old saxophonist/flautist/clarinetist/ composer/vocalist Leandro Saint-Hill Montejowas classically trained at Havana’s prestigious Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA) and paid hisdues by accompanying various popular Cuban singers, before migrating in 1994 to Germany,where he has collaborated with numerous Cuban and non-Cuban artists. As leader of theHamburg-based group called Saint-Hill Collectivo, he has created (according to his own words)“an inspiring symbiosis of musical genres that originate from African roots.” This Afrocentricobjective is clearly demonstrated on Saint-Hill Collectivo’s 2011 debut (“Son My Soul,” Ché!Records**). “The music and lyrics found on this album shine a light on the positive energy of thehuman mentality in its dealings with everyday life,” declared the camagüeyano (native ofCamagüey) bandleader with whom I managed to conduct the following uphill conversation….

Luis Tamargo (LT): You were born in 1965 in Camagüey, the native province of Omar Sosa,Los Terry, Gabrielito Hernánez, and Orestes Vilató. Have you ever worked with any of theseartists?Leandro Saint-Hill (LSH): At the present time, I’m one of the members of Omar Sosa’s regularband, with whom I have recorded several albums that also featured Vilató but I was not awareuntil now that this masterful timbalero was born in the land of the tinajones. I had severalopportunities in Cuba to jam or share the stage with Los Terry and Gabrielito.


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LT: Are there any other musicians in your family?LSH: Yes. I have a brother who is a pianist, and my father (Marcelo Saint-Hill Sweeney) is aviolinist and composer from the old guard of Cuba’s charanga elite. He led Camagüey’s RitmoModerno orchestra for 30 years, and currently remains active in a danzón orchestra, along withGabrielito’s father and other veterans.

LT: Talk about your primordial influences, as well as your official and unofficial musical training.LSH: Directly or indirectly, I was greatly influenced by my father, who occasionally conducted hisband rehearsals at home, where we usually listened to educational or popular music programs onthe radio. My mother used to frequently sing boleros, but she was never professionallyguided...By the age of 11, I was enrolled at ENA (Escuela Nacional de Arte) to learn to play altosax. That’s where I acquired a purely classical training, while taking advantage of any occasionalstreet festivities to gain knowledge of the folkloric elements. I remember that I sometimesfrequented the Haitians’ ritualistic tumbas francesas and also made a few bucks playing in thecarnival comparsas conducted annually in the month of June. The combination of these factors—along with the influences derived from merengue-playing saxophonists, Paquito D’Rivera, oneor another Charlie Parker LP, and various books written by Fernando Ortiz and AlejoCarpentier— enabled me to cultivate my own cosmopolitan perspective.

LT: Which is your favorite reed instrument?LSH: Although each of them is endowed with its ownspecial function and timbre, I prefer the soprano sax andthe flute.

LT: Back in Havana, during your early years of yourcareer, you worked with Manolín (El Médico de la Salsa)and Beatriz Márquez.LSH: Working with Beatriz, as well as Manolín's band,was unquestionably part of the maturing processrequired by all young musicians. Along with a few otheryoung musicians, I managed to have my way by gettingtogether to organize jam sessions and experimentalcombos at school, in our search for innovative andrefreshing airs. We also used to play as clandestinesubstitutes, from time to time, at certain shows ornightclubs. The practice was officially prohibited, as wewere usually required by Havana's three or fourgovernmental music agencies to sign a contract withonly one band.

LT: How about your subsequent overseascollaborations with the bands led by fellow expatriateslike Tony Martínez (Cuban Power) and Ricardo Álvarez (Cuarteto Chanchullo and Cubanísimo),among others?LSH: In addition to my 1990s collaborations in Germany with various reggae, soul, and Latin


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artists; I must tell you, without any doubts, that my career reached a flourishing chapter,musically speaking, in the year 2000, when I began to perform and record with Tony Martínez'sCuban Power and his special guests (Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Angá, Julio Barreto, Julio Padrón,etc.) It was truly a golden era that included many international festivals, and most important of all,there was no lack of mischievous laughter… Simultaneously, I was getting plenty of work withRicardo Álvarez's Cubanísimo big band, whose successful mambos and chachachás motivatedus to prepare Cuarteto Chanchullo's recording debut, which also led to further internationalperformances, as well as greater pleasurable and humorous sensations.

LT: Your bandleading debut (Saint-Hill Collectivo's "Son My Soul") consists of ten originals thatfuse a wide range of popular and liturgical Cuban forms with various U.S. idioms (funk, jazz,blues), Brazilian and African influences, etc., while highlighting your persuasive vocal and multi-instrumental contributions. What inspired you to elaborate such a multicultural product?LSH: It was a result of multiple stylistic influences that marked my career from its beginnings, butparticularly during the last ten years. I simply wished to mix the musical genres from which Iderive a sensation of pleasure, comfort and liberty by combining the right grooves and positivelyrics with refined arrangements and improvisational freedom. These are the basic elementsfound on the recording.

LT: Any future plans?LSH: Among the upcoming plans, I have the options of performing with my band in SouthernFrance in September, as well as appearing at Hamburg's Überjazz Festival in October. I'm also inthe process of preparing my next recording project, which would be conducted under my ownname with a smaller format, featuring more rural music and etno-jazz elements.

*Tinajones: Plural form of tinajón, a Castilian word meaning "a large wide-mouth jar for catchingrain," as defined by the Velázquez Spanish and English Dictionary.

**Ché! Records: Saint-Hill assured me that the label's denomination is not related in any way tothe late Argentine mass murderer, but it is derived instead from a word found in the mapuchelanguage spoken by Chile's Araucanian Indians.

Día de San Juan in Long BeachBy Ricky Richardson


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A huge celebration was held at Long Beach's Queen Mary Events Park on Sunday, June 17,2012, when "Día de San Juan" was celebrated by the Puerto Rican community, coinciding withFather's Day.


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The 17th Annual “Día de San Juan” presented an array of vocalists and bands specialized in thespicy sounds of salsa, merengue and bachata. Fiestalegre Promotions, Inc., offered a festiveextravaganza designed to showcase some of the best musical exponents of Puerto Rican culturein Southern California. People traveled from all over the state to attend this popular festival.Attendees were able to interact, dance, savor Puerto Rican cuisine and celebrate Father's Day.The festival site was framed by the historic Queen Mary and the beautiful Long Beach shoreline.The Queen Mary Events Park resembled one of those tropical preserves found in island ofPuerto Rico, mainly as a result of the collective enjoyment derived from the cool ocean breeze.

The sounds of bachata, merengue and salsa permeated throughout the park and the surroundingarea, as each band engaged the audience with its own infectious dance rhythms.

The festival got underway with Tabaco y Ron, a 12-piece big band composed of musicians fromall over Latin America (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Perú, México, etc.) whoignited the festival with their blistering set of original tunes.

La Bomba Mix is another talented and tight band, whose set included a medley of HéctorLavoe’s hits.

A truly dynamic and sensational performer (Choco Orta) energized the crowd by singing,dancing, playing congas, and even telling a few jokes throughout her explosive set, whichopened with "Choco Swing," a blazing tune that evoked the New York Palladium era.

NG2, a salsa duo from Puerto Rico, kept up the tempo with an electrifying set of tunes that arecurrently receiving plenty of airplay.

Latin Beat Magazine's Radio Host Listing


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By Nelson RodríguezToday more than ever the future of the music that is constantly ignored by commercial radio isin the hands of independent and public radio DJs and radio hosts who defend and see the truevalue of all artists worldwide. Many of these radio hosts...some who have been on radio for wellover 20 years...and the newer defenders of salsa and Latin jazz are the life line that give theserecordings the exposure that is required. We have become a multi-tasking society of radiohosts who also promote events, DJ at clubs, book artists/events, etc. While the average showis only one to three hours, when you add it all up it is a powerful media for artists looking tointroduce themselves and expose their talent.The following list contains some of the most innovative and best radio hosts in the world thatlive and breathe music solely for the love of the music and some of these very same hosts arepioneers in their respective areas. We will keep this list up till the end of the year and continueto add to it as the information reaches Latin Beat Magazine.

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Hard SalsaClassic Salsa, Mambo, Son Montuno, Charanga, Latin Soul, Boogaloo and New Artist USA andInternational Salsa Artists. Fridays Only Classic R&B slow jams.Time: On The Air 24 Hourswww.HardSalsa.comhttp://www.hardsalsa.com/schedulehttp://www.facebook.com/hardsalsaradiohttp://www.hardsalsa.com/contact_usTo Send New Music Electronically For Airplay: www.HardSalsa.com/airplayTo Send CD and Press Kits:Hard Salsa Radio1905 Vyse AvenueBronx, NY 10460Website Established: June 2006

Andy HarlowFusion Latina [Tuesday 8pm - 11pm]Fusion Latina [Monday 8pm - 11pm] Andy grew up in a musical environment in Brooklyn, NewYork and paid his dues as a sideman in the orchestras of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, IsmaelRivera, Xavier Cougat, Machito and Joe Cuba while attending New York University. Andy'smusical travels brought him to Miami in the late 1970s. [email protected]

Arturo Gómez


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Music Director/LibrarianJazz89 KUVO/[email protected] Thru Friday 1pm - 2pmSundays: Salsa con Jazz Re-current substitute host for Jimmy Trujillo (also new re-currentsubstitute Janine Santana)In 1989 I began my radio career when I moved from Southern California to Southern Florida. Icommenced hosting the renowned Fusión Latina show for Miami's community-public station,WDNA. In 1992 I was appointed Music Director for the station and remained there until 2003when I relocated to Denver to assume duties as Music Director for Jazz89KUVO, "The Oasis inthe City". I have been a contributor to Latin Beat Magazine since 1995, first, submitting theMiami Hit Parade and now the Denver Hit Parade. I am also a founding member of the Latin JazzDiscussion List.2900 Welton Street Suite #200Denver CO 80205303-480-9272 ext 17

Avotcja


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KPOO 89.5 FMLa Verdad MusicalFriday 12noon - 3pmBebop, Cubop and The Musical Truth with Avotcja-Radio Host, Poet and MusicianTuesdays at 8pm PSTExplores a variety of textures with a cross pollination of jazz, world and Latin influencesP.O.Box 8757Emeryville, Ca. 94662(510) 658-7995www.avotcja.orgStudio (415) 346-5373

Awilda RiveraEvening Jazz / Monday to Friday 8pm - 1am ESTLatin Jazz Cruise - Tuesday / 8pm - 10pm ESTWBGO - JAZZ 88.3FMhttp://www.wbgo.orghttp://www.facebook.com/AwildaRiveraFanPagehttp://www.twitter.com/AwildaRiveraEmail: [email protected] July 1999, Awilda Rivera, host of WBGO Jazz 88.3FM's Latin Jazz Cruise and Weekend JazzAfter Hours, was named host of Evening Jazz, Monday through Friday, 8pm - 1am. Rivera, alongtime member of the WBGO family, worked her way up through the ranks through hard work,perseverance, and talent. Her involvement in the station began in 1982 as a volunteer in theMembership and Music Departments. Her WBGO on-air debut was in 1992 as a fill-in announcerfor the weekly program Latin Jazz Cruise. In 1993, she went on to host her own show Sunday


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Morning Harmony, the Latin Jazz Cruise in 1994 and Weekend Jazz After Hours in 1998. Inaddition to hosting Evening Jazz, Rivera, hosts the weekly Latin Jazz Cruise on Tuesdays, 8pm.Awilda Rivera54 Park PlaceNewark, NJ 07102973-624-8880 - ext 513

Cary Alexander

Latin Jazz Quarter [Monday 12pm - 3pm] Latin Jazz Quarter [Wednesday 12pm - 3pm]Cary Alexander has become a well-known spokesperson for Latin jazz in South Florida and canbe seen in the community on a regular basis serving as Master of Ceremony. Cary is originallyfrom Havana, [email protected]

Carlos FloresWMSE Radio1025 North BroadwayMilwaukee, WI 53202

Chata Gutierrez


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KPOO 89.5FMCon ClaveSaturdays 12noon - 3pmChata Gutierrez is one of the Bay Area's foremost self-taught musicologists of Latin music. Shebegan her musical career over 26 years ago when she walked into KPFA and asked JeffEmiliano Echeverria to teach her to work in radio. Currently a DJ at KPOO (89.5 FM) with herSaturday afternoon show called Con Clave, from 12 noon to 4 pm, Gutierrez has had a weeklyshow in the Bay Area since 1973. She has one of the longest running Latin music programs inthe United States.1760 Orchard Ave.San Lisandro, Ca. 94577510-586-4286

Cuban and Latin American music. The format is mostly music, but includes interviews withprominent (established), rising (up and coming) and new (undiscovered) artists.7108 BroadwayNorth Bergen, NJ 07407

Chris HeimGlobal VillageKMUW (an NPR affiliate) and nationally distributed to public and community radio stationsthrough the Public Radio Exchange. Global Village is a world music show that includes Latinmusic in a wide array of styles. Chris Heim, the host/producer of Global Village, has been doingworld music on public radio since 1989. Global Village is now available to public and communitystations nationally through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and this year was named one of itsTop Ten nationally distributed series.


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Mailing address:c/o KMUW3317 E. 17th St. N.Wichita, KS [email protected]

Chris SpringerKSDS Jazz 88.3FMLatin [email protected] 1pm - 3pmNo sense in having a blasé Saturday when you can get the moves going with Chris Springer'sLatin Grooves. Affectionately known as C-Love, he delivers two hours of the hottest Latin,Salsa, and Afro-Cuban jazz in stock. Bring a cool drink. Also, you can connect to his Facebookpage.1313 Park Blvd.San Diego, Ca. 92101

Chuck Herrmann


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Club LatinoSalsa-Music for 7 1/2 years on a local radio station in Munich, called RADIO LORA (LocalRadio) FM 92.4 once a month on the second Thursday from 22.15 to midnight.The music is mostly salsa / Latin jazz but also Merengue/Bachata/Cumbia and sometimesFolklore of Latin American Countries. Before I did 12 years on Radio "Jazzwelle Plus" in Munichweekly presenting Salsa and Latin jazz. I'm DJ-ing Salsa in Munich regularly in clubs since about1972 and I started DJ-ing in the late 1960s in Soldiers Club of the US Army for Puerto Rican andMexican Soldiers.Contributor to Latin Beat Magazine.

Danny GarciaKJAZ 98.1FMGarcia's Latin GroovesMondays thru Fridays 6pm - 8pmBermuda Blues Saturdays 10am - 2pmkjazfm.xanga.com

David OrtizWRTI 90 FMEl ViajeSaturday's 9pm - 12 midnightFor over 30 years, David has been connecting thousands of loyal WRTI listners to the sounds ofsalsa, mambo, and Latin jazz via his popular radio program, El Viaje.Temple University1509 Cecil B. Moore Ave. 3rd FloorPhiladelphia, PA [email protected]

DJ El ChinoSolar Latin ClubCalle 3c #63A-45Bosques de Puente Palma, Sector BApp.305 Cali, [email protected]

DJ Gonzalo'Klave Latina'The Web Site of Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, Bolero, Son, Salsa Brava, Rumba Cubana, Tango,Jazz, Flamenco, Nueva Trova, and everything in between. The name comes from a pretty goodradio program done back in the 1990s by the great DJ. Gary Dominguez from Cali-Colombia(Taberna Latina) and the capital letter "K" is a tribute to the groups Ketama from Spain andKlimax from Cuba. Feel free to communicate with us at [email protected].


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P.O. BOX 572Englewood, New Jersey 07631

DJ Gury GuryListen to Viejoteca every Tuesday night from 7pm - 8pm on CFRU 93.3 FM in Guelph, Ontario,Canada or online at http://www.cfru.caCheck out the offical DJ GURY GURY site and listen to Viejoteca 24 hours a day @ DJ GURYGURY 24/7DJ Gury Gury76 Eramosa RoadGuelph, OntarioN1E 2L6 Canada

DJ Luis Speedy GonzalezLatin Jazz & SalsaSaturday 6pm - 7pmWMNF 88.5 FM, Tampa, FLLuis Speedy GonzalezLatin Jazz & Salsa / WMNF13605 Fawn Ridge BlvdTampa, FL [email protected]@hotmail.comhttp://www.wmnf.org/programs/show/263Live: http://www.wmnf.org813-786-3447

Earl Hall "El Caobo"Radio Salsa Clásica / El Tornado Tropical con El CaoboThursdays4pm - 5pm (Central)WHPK, 88.5 FMOn the radio for 11 years.http://www.whpk.org/streamStudio Phone: (773) 702-8424Earl HallEl Caobo Internacional7631 S. Merrill AvenueChicago, Ilinois 60649Cel: 312-287-8763

Eddie 'Love' Rodriguez


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WHCR 90.3FMSalsa Con SaborP.O. Box 227NYC, NY 10026R&[email protected] 8pm-12amR&B CornerAttn: Eddie LoveWHCR 90.3 FMThe City College Of New York160 Convent AveNAC - Room: 1/513New York, NY 10031

El Latin Club de Andy Duran

Con Latin Jazz y Algo Más -Por 95.5FM JAZZEl objetivo fundamental es promover el Latin Jazz mundial y nacional, considerando que es unamúsica especial y artística producto del rediseño del jazz en el caribe.Vamos para 6 aãos de transmisiones los Sábados en la noche, antes estábamos en RadioAteneo 100.7 FM y desde hace justo 2 aãos en 95.5 FM JAZZ.En cuanto a mi, nací en Caracas/Venezuela - 1949 - Estudié en la Escuela Superior de MúsicaJosé Angel Lamas - Aparte de la teoría y solfeo, también estudié piano complementario, sinembargo mi instrumento primario fue el timbal. Luego tomé los estudios de orquestación,dirección y composición. El Latin Jazz es una de mis pasiones y eso es el motivo principal queme lleva a la radio para promover este concepto.www.andyduran.com / Facebook / 0426 336 3209www.latinclub.com.veLa excelencia, para gente de buen gusto. También en la red: www.jazzcaracas.comSábados de 8 a 10pm


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Elmer GonzalezWRTU 89.7FMSon Del Caribe Friday 9am / Sunday 12pmSon De Cuba Monday - Friday 2pm-3pmElmer is a long-time contributor to Latin Beat Magazine and other publications and he is aprofessor in Sagrado Corazon University in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Son Del Caribe began in July2000 and Son De Cuba began in January 2003P.O. Box 12383San Juan, PR. 00914

Erick De IcazaViva La SalsaSaturdays 2pm - 6pm8 years of programming and 20 years on radio.Erick De IcazaP.O. Box 0832 1010World Trade CenterPanama, Rep. De PanamaErick De IcazaMundo Latino PromoPanama Latino SalsaCel: 507-6880-6585

Erik Chico ManquerosGozando with ChicoEastLArevue. Comwww.gozandowithchico.com/[email protected] for Latin Style Magazine; LatinJazzClub.com(818) 956-2426 (323)724-2270 (323)724-2271Gozando with Chico is proud to present the finest in Musical Pan Dulce. Join us as we continueto celebrate the spirit of Ritmo with a brand new show, with musica that will touch your heart andsoul and that will get you in the mood to toe-tap. As the Chico Theme suggests... this show is tobailar y a gozar (to dance and enjoy). Chico delivers a show with a mixture of Latin Soul jazz, thesounds of congas, timbales, saxophones, trumpets, guitars and the best in suave rhythms.

Ernesto Portillo Jr.¡Goza la musica!Onda SuaveKXCI-FM, 91.3Wednesdays, 8pm - 10 pmTucson, [email protected]


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Listen live @ www.kxci.orghttp://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kxci/guide.guideadmin

Felipito Palacios

Onda NuevaWUSB 90.1 FM Stony Brook Universitywww.wusb.fmSaturdays 3pm - 6pmOn air since - Oct 16, 1978 - (33 years)On Air ph # 631-312-1652

Frank RiveraLatin Jazz Quarter Weekend [Saturday 8pm - 11pm][email protected]

Frankie PiñeroThe Afro Cuban Jazz EditionWSLR 96.5 FMSarasota, FloridaEvery other Thursday10am - 12 noonwslr.orgguisandocaliente.com4526 Emerson Ave.South St. Petersburg, Fl 33711


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727-687-3389

Franco Silva

Mondays 10pm - [email protected]: @CaribeLatino

Henry Brun"There's no substitute for live music"KRTU/KXTXP.O. Box 12545San Antonio, Texas78201The Latin Jazz Brunch- Sundays from 11am - 2pm on KRTU 91.7 FM - www.krtu.orgRitmos del Mundo - Saturday evenings at 10pm on KXTX 89.1 FM - www.tpr.orgTexas Public [email protected]:- KRTU (Trinity Univeristy)- KSTX (Texas Public Radio)- KROV (San Antonio Community Radio)Richport Enterprises Entertainment ConsultantsVoice 210-733-3806Fax 210-738-8664Mobile 210-445-1444

Ibrahim Gonzalez


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WBAI 99.5FMRadio [email protected]'s 2pm - 4pm alternates with:Con Sabor Latino hosted by Nando Alberrici and Mickey Melendez3390 Wayne Ave. #G62Bronx, NY 10467

JacQueline Mestre aka "JacQui TOMA!"Fusion Latina, Wed's 8 - 11pm ET88.9 FM, WDNAMiami, FLI've been with WDNA since January 2011 and produced my first solo show on February 1,although I have hosted and produced radio since about 2004. I was offered Fusion Latina'sregular Wednesday evening program and took it over in April 2011. The program airs 8-11pm ETand is simulcast live worldwide via the stations site, http://www.WDNA.org.JacQueline Mestre100 Lincoln Road, Suite 1438Miami Beach, [email protected] & [email protected]

Javier RiveraEsencia LatinaSat. 6 - 10am NY TimeRochester's Jazz 90.1 FMhttp://[email protected]

Jesse 'Chuy' Varela


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KCSM 91.1 FMLatin Jazz with Jesse 'Chuy' VarelaSundays at 2pm - 6pmAlso 'Jazz In the Afternoon'- Mondays & Tuesdays 2pm - 6pmKCSM TV & FMNo one knows Latin Jazz like announcer, jazz columnist and jazz extraordinaire Jesse 'Chuy'Varela. Join 'Chuy' as he presents the rich, enduring musical partnership of Latin music and jazz.Longtime contributor of Latin Beat Magazine.1700 West Hillsdale BlvdSan Mateo, California 94402Main line: 650-574-6586On air: 650-574-9136Jesse Varela2619 62nd Ave.Oakland, Ca. [email protected]

Jimmy 'C' Carter

"Planeta Latino Ohio"


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WJCU 88.7FMThursday 6pm - 8pmPlaying the best Latin in the universe, including salsa, merengue, bachata, Latin beats10805 Florian Ave.Cleveland, Ohio 44111

Jimmy CastroThe Latin Jazz Show"The Voice of Latin Jazz & Salsa"Sweet Lou Hidalgo, Co-Host: Miguelito "El Guiro" LebronWCLM 1450 AM - Richmond, VirginiaEvery Friday from 6pm - 10pm (EST)Webcast: www.thelatinjazzshow.netwww.ustream.tv (Search: The Latin Jazz Show)Studio Call-In (Live): 804-231-7685Initially, the founder and host, "The Voice of Latin Jazz" Luis (Sweet Lou) Hidalgo, was interestedin buying advertising time on a local radio station in the Richmond area for his family owned andoperated company, and was asked to host a show by the owner. With no radio experience"under his belt,", but a substantial knowledge of Latin music, Mr Hidalgo decided to take on thisnew venture, and so The Latin Jazz Show was born and aired for the first time on April 6, 2005on WCLM 1450 AM in the City of Richmond, Virginia. The show was an instant hit, and becauseof the limited radio broadcasts featuring Latin music in the Richmond/Tri-Cities area, continuesto be a hit to this day. The staff of The Latin Jazz Show now consists of Host: Luis "Sweet Lou"Hidalgo, Co-Host: Miguelito "El Guiro" Lebron, Producers: Jimmy Castro and Willie "Don Pepinde La Salsa" Rodriguez, and Engineer: David Aponte, Sr.Mailing Address (Latin Jazz/Salsa Artists Productions)Jimmy Castro6710 Lakepoint DrivePrince George, Virginia 23875804-399-8760

Joe DiazLatin Jazz Quarter [Friday 8pm - 11pm][email protected]

John Child & DJ TomekAracatacaTotally Radio.comAracataca-Sampling the harder edges of Latin music and featuring exclusive brand new cuts, liveslices, rare gems and fusions. Plus, news, interviews, features on legends and upcoming artists.A Polish Londoner, Tomek was hijacked by salsa when a soul and jazz pilgrim in NYC in 1973.Aracataca on the airwaves first started celebrating musica latina in London in 1984. John Childin 1986 became involved in writing entries on Latin music, salsa, Latin jazz and calypso andsoca for The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music - now available on the Internet as The


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MusicWeb Encyclopedia of Popular Music. John is an editor and journalist forwww.descarga.com.23 Clyde RoadWoodgreen, LondonN227AD-WCContact: [email protected]

Johnny CongaAl Lado Latino/On the Latin SideKBCS 91.3FM Bellevue WAhttp://www.kbcs.fmBellevue Community CollegeSaturdays from 6pm - 8pm PST USAI created this radio show in 2005 and is now 7 years in the [email protected] Conga13234 1st ave.SWBurien WA 98146

Jorge QuintanaWVKR 91.3FMJorge Quintana y su Tumbao Por La NocheMonday 9pm - 11pm ESTVeteran for many years of one of New York's longest running Salsa shows 'Latin Voyage' out ofFordham University in the Bronx.WVKR-FMVassar CollegeBox 726Poughkeepsie, NY [email protected]

Jose Masso


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WBUR 90.9FMCon [email protected]'s 10pm - 3amOn June 22, 2010, Jose celebrated 35 years as host/producer of "¡Con Salsa!" on WBUR90.9FM in Boston. During this period "¡Con Salsa!" has served as "part music show, part party,part community center and the program is a mecca for Latinos and lovers of all things Latin.19 Bradley CourtHyde Park, Mass. 02136

Jose RizoKJazz 88.1FMJazz On the Latin SideFridays & Saturdays from 7pm - 10pm (PST)[email protected][email protected] began hosting "Jazz on the Latin Side" on KLON (now KJazz) on January 6, 1990. He wasintricately involved on KLON's "Latin Jazz Club Caravans" and served as a member of theGrammy's Screening committee for Latin jazz.562-697-3457

Josian Bruno Gomez


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WRTU 89.7FMSalsotecaSundays 1pm - 3pmIn April of 2007 César Colón Montijo y Josian Bruno Gómez take over the program Salsotecagiving it a youthful touch during the afternoon at Radio Universidad.Also Carlos Camuñas "Latinorama" - Monday 9 - 10am since January 1994.Radio Universidad de Puerto RicoApartado 21305San Juan, PR 00931-1305

Juan CamarilloLatin Jazz ConnectionKTEP 88.5 FMI have been doing the show three years.University of Texas at El Paso500 W. University Ave.Cotton Memorial Ste. 203El Paso TX [email protected]: www.ktep.org

Katharine A. Diaz

KPFK 90.3 FM (also heard in Santa Barbara, Northern San Diego & Ridgecrest)"Canto Tropical" 8pm - 10pm"Canto Tropical", that just celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2011, is a trilingual fast-paced musicshow focusing on salsa, mambo, Afro-Cuban, & Latin jazz from throughout the world. The showoffers exciting new selections each week, insightful interviews with local and visiting artists, andCD/ ticket and other weekly giveaways. Kathy "La Rumbera" Diaz, along with Armando "ElCaballero Salsero" Nila, take great pride in bringing diversity to each of the weekend shows.3980 Cazador St.


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Los Angeles, Ca. [email protected]

Linda Yohn

WEMU 89.1 FMMonday - Friday 9am - 12:30pmP.O. Box 980350Ypsilanti, Mi [email protected]"Cuban Fantasy" with Marc Taras on Saturday's from 7pm - 9pm

Lino Roldan 'Taino'KBZQ 99.5FMWill be celebrating 20 years on the air in 2012La Brisa Tropical1006 N.W. 47th St.- Ste. BLawton, OK 73506Sundays 11am - 3pm

Luis MedinaMusic Director - KPFA 94.1FMCon SaborSaturdays 9pm - 11pmLuis has been in radio since 19741929 Martin Luther King Jr Way


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Berkeley, CA 94704Station Phone: 510-848-6767 Ext 219On-Air Studio Line: [email protected] and [email protected] at KPFA- Art Sato's "In Your Ears"Saturdays 4pm - 6pm

Luis Raul MontellJazz Caribe nace por la pasión de su creador,Luis Raúl Montell, por el Jazz Latino, y por su perseverancia y deseo de difundir al mundo losorígenes, valores, instrumentos, conciertos y festivales en que se hace presente eseextraordinario género musical.Jazz Caribe se inició como un programa radial transmitiéndose en importantes emisorasvenezolanas. En la actualidad el programa se trasmite por la 97.1 la FM de Barlovento, de 10ama 12pm.Atención Músicos: envíen sus promociones a la Casilla de Correos No. 66205, Plaza LasAméricas, Zona Postal 1061, Caracas, Venezuela, o escríbenos al correo: [email protected]@yahoo.com / [email protected] / [email protected] (58 414) 2354090

Mike BongardThe Latin Train"The Latin Train/El Tren Latino" features some of the best in Afro-Cuban jazz, New York, PuertoRican and Colombian salsa, timba, and Cuban son and is heard every Saturday evening from8pm - 10 pm EST/EDT on CHUO 89.1 FM, the campus and community radio station of theUniversity of [email protected]@gmail.com396 Dieppe StreetVanier-Ottawa, OntarioCanada K1L 6V4http://www.myspace.com/latintrainradiohttp://www.facebook.com/michael.bongardhttp://www.chuo.fmhttp://www.myspace.com/chuofm

Miguel Berrios aka DJ Chilly WillySunday Salsa / House Showwww.shoutcast.com/internet-radio/housemason and for the chatroom is:www.123flashchat.com/soul-santuary-chat. I have been a DJ for 40 yrs. and on 'HousemasonsInternet Radio' for 13 monthsP.O. Box 7182Jersey City, NJ 07307Cell #: 201-667-3433


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email: [email protected]

Nancy Ortiz

KWAI 1080 AMAlma Latina Radio ShowTune in Every Sunday 1pm - 4pm - KWAI/K-108 1080AMNancy Ortiz, host of the "Alma Latina Show", gives Hawaii a spicy Hispanic program, anddefinitely one of the most popular shows of its kind, bringing the finest in Latin/salsa music andhighlighting local Latin performers and many cultural events as well. Celebrating "30"+ Years onHawaii's Airwaves!www.almalatinaproductions.comnancy.almalatina@gmail.com45-551-A Paleka RoadKaneohe, HI 96744Studio (808) 524-1080 or (808) 285-0072New Segments:1pm - 2pm - New and classic Salsa/Merengue/Bachata/Reggaeton and more!2pm - 3pm - featuring Christian Salsa/Merengue and "La Palabra de la Semana" (The Word ofthe Week) by Pastor Jorge Torres brought to you by Word of Life en Espanol.3pm - 4pm - Hispanic Scoops, special guests and more music from the Latin world.

Nelson Radhames Rodriguez


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WHCR 90.3 FM - The Voice of HarlemESSENCE & RHYTHM - Traditional Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz and Latin (Bilingual English/Spanish)The Program Essence& Rhythm ("E&R") is a unique music program specializing in LatinAmerican music and Afro Cuban Jazz broadcast. E&R educates a broad and diverse audience,thus helping to bridge ethnic and cultural divides. Essence & Rhythm was incepted on January 4,1992 as a center to promote, explore and develop Latin American arts and culture by examiningthe folkloric traditions and modern tendencies of the music of Latin America and the Caribbean.Nelson graduated from the "Center for the Media Arts" in radio and television production in 1990.During that year, he started to work on the radio as co-host of the show "Jazz Plus" Sundaysfrom 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on WHCR 90.3 FM. This responsibility prompted him to startresearching about the fusion of Jazz and Afro-Cuban music called today Latin-Jazz.In January of 1992, he started his own Latin Jazz format show "Essence and Rhythm" asproducer and host, which is still on the air at 90.3 fm WHCR Harlem Community Radio, everySaturday from 11am - 3pm. Also works as a substitute host at WBAI 99.3 FM Pacifica Radioshow "New World Gallery".2339 Bruner Ave.Bronx N.Y. [email protected]

Nelson Rodríguez


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"Saturday Night Salsa" at KCLU 88.9FM (Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Santa Barbara)Saturdays: 12 Midnight - 2am (some nights from 1am-3am) PST"Alma Del Barrio" KXLU 88.9 Fill-in from 10am - 2pm/2pm - 6pm usually Saturdays. Director ofPromotions for TH Records (1980s) & RMM/TropiJazz Records (1990s) and Latin BeatMagazine columnist from NY and Los Angeles covering Afro-Caribbean Salsa & Latin jazz forover 20 years.Five years with both KXLU Alma Del Barrio Saturday & Sunday 6am - 6pm and KCLU (ThousandOaks/Santa Barbara/ Ventura counties)…educating listeners on the new and old school salsa &Latin jazz.Nelson Rodríguez9397 N. Burnet Ave.North Hills, Ca. [email protected]

Orlando A. Lopez V.El Magazine De La SalsaRadio Aeropuerto 1.220AMTuesdays thru Fridays 11pm - 12amApartado Postal-10.581Ipostel-Bella VistaMaracaibo- Edo. Zulia [email protected]

Orlando SuarezLatin Jazz QuarterOn air host at WDNA for 15 years (Fusion Latina and Latin Jazz Quarter)WDNA (88.9 FM and www.wdna.org)2921 Coral Way


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Miami, FL [email protected]://facebook.com/LatinJazzSuarez

Raul Rico, Jr.

KCLU 88.3 & 102.3 FMJazz LatinoThursday nights 11pm - 1am PSTwww.kclu.orgI have been hosting and producing "Jazz Latino" every Thursday night since October 1994.Jazz Latino KCLU" on FacebookKCLU 88.3 in Ventura County, 102.3 in Santa Barbara County and online at http://www.kclu.org/listen/ ?b=fm http://www.kclu. org/listen/ ?b=fmJazz Latino KCLUPO Box 622Oxnard, CA 93032

Ray CruzKIPO 89.3FMSabor TropicalSaturdays 5pm - 8pmI have been on radio supporting Afro-Caribbean music for 23 years, 22 of which have been atKIPO.95-302 Hookowa PlaceMililani, Hi [email protected]


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hawaiipublicradio.org (KIPO link)

Ricardo Rafael Culque Fayffer

Director - Productor "Rumba & Son"00 - 511 - 7172011 (Radio Planicie, en el horario del programa)00 - 511 - 994761913 (Movil)00 - 511 - 3878738 (Domicilio)[email protected] - [email protected] - [email protected]/rumbaysonworldwww.myspace.com/rumbaysonhttp://rumbayson.hi5.com/www.facebook.com/rumbaysonDirección Postal: AVENIDA GRAU 718 A, La Victoria, Lima, PeruCódigo Postal: Lima 13Escucha "Rumba & Son" en Radio Planicie 91.5FM, si estas en el cono este de lima y en todo elmundo en www.radioplanicie.com.pe EL IP ES http://184.171.242.78:7108/ Lunes a Viernes 10a 12pm, Sabados 8 a 12pm y Domingos 9 a 12pm (Horario Peruano) En Cablevision, Canal 6,Los Sabados De 2pm a 4pm (Horario Peruano)

Robert Fernandez 'Cisco'


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The Roots and Relevance of Salsa(10 yrs and running Sundays from 2 - 4pm EST)WNHU (www.wnhu.net)University of New Haven300 Boston Post RoadWest Haven, CT 06516Cel: 203-996-7074

Rolando SanchezKNDI 1270 AMLa Onda LatinaSundays 3:30 - 5:30pm808-946-2844RSC Music Productions Hawaii Phone: [email protected]://www.myspace.com/rolandosanchezandsalsahawaiiband RSC Music Productions HonoluluHawaii

Saúl ZavarcePresenter & Producer of "Fiesta Jazz"106.7 PBS FM Melbourne - Australiahttp://www.fiestajazz.comhttp://www.pbsfm.org.au/fiestajazzhttp://www.myspace.com/fiestajazzradioshowAlso find Fiesta Jazz on Facebook

Sipho DumasaneWFSK 88.1FMSalsa PotenteCelebrating this year his 40th Anniversary in radio and longtime DJ at Radio Voz WVOZ 1520FMP.O. Box 281681Nashville, TN [email protected] 615-512-0082Wednesday- Jazz Latino with Sipho Dumansane (Latin Jazz, 7pm - 9pm)Thursdays - Super Salsa Potente' with Sipho (Hispanic Music, 7pm 11pm)Jr. 'Yun Yun' Echevarria- Dimension 103.3 FMUrb. Valparaise Calle 3, J-11LevvitownToa Baja, P.R. [email protected] thru Saturdays 7pm - 12am

Sylvia Pferffenberger


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WXDU 88.7FMAzucar y CandelaSanta SalseraP.O. Box 2714Durhan, N.C. 27715-2714Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm (EST)Salsa, Latin Jazz & Afro-Cuban Rootswith Santa Salsera

Tom Schnabel

KCRW 89.9FMCafé L.A.Sunday's 12noon - 2pmLong time veteran known for his eclectic Latin [email protected]@comcast.net

Tony Vasquez


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Latin Perspectivelatin-perspective.blogspot.comWRUW 91.1 fm Cleveland (www.wruw.org)My shows are broadcast and streaming live at WRUW every Thursday morning from 10am -12pm (EST). I am also a member of PRX http://www.prx.org, where my shows can be heard andbought. My shows are podcast from my UK Jazz syndication http://ukjazzradio.com/audio-slideTV/slideshow.htmlBlog: latin-perspective.blogspot.com all my info can be found there.11220 Bellflower RdCleveland, OH 44106216-767-3832

Vicki Solá

Que Viva La Música 89.1 WFDU-FM and www.wfdu.fmSaturdays 12noon - 4pm ESTHer long-running radio program, that just turned 29 years on the air at Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity, provides the New York metro community with salsa and Latin jazz produced by asingular mix of famous performers, plus artists rarely heard on commercial stations.Featured on American Latino TV, a program hosted at the time by Daisy Fuentes, Solá hasserved as an advisor to the Smithsonian Institution, and her articles have appeared ininternationally circulated trade periodicals such as Latin Beat Magazine, for which she writes thecolumn "A Bite from the Apple." Solá recently published a novel, The Getaway That Got Away(Full Court Press), and is working on a sequel.Vicki Solá243 Edgemont TerraceTeaneck, NJ 07666


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Victor Rosa

WICB 91.7FMRitmo LatinoVeteran radio and club DJ on the air since 1999.Ithaca, [email protected] 6 - 8pm EST

Vilma Gutiérrez de PiñeresDirectora 'Concierto Caribe'Realizador: Rafael Bassi Labarrera / Locutor: Víctor Gonzalez SolanoJueves de 8 a 9pmUninorte FM Estéreo 103.1 mhzUniversidad del NorteBarranquillawww.uninorte.edu.co/extensiones/emisorawww.uninorte.edu.co/publicaciones/huellas.index.aspTel: 3509239 - 3509216Fax: 3598852 ext. 123

Viviam Maria LópezCubaneando on the air Wednesdays from 7pm - 8pm (EST)Online via www.wdna.org WDNA 88.9FMViviam Maria Lopez's new specialty program "Cubaneando" is celebrating its 1st year on theSouth Florida airwaves and worldwide at wdna.org. Every Wednesday (7pm-8pm EST), Latinmusic lovers can enjoy an excursion through Cuba's music, its history and global expansion.Prior to "Cubaneando," Ms. Lopez produced and hosted "Fusion Latina," also on WDNA-Miamifor 15 years.Viviam Maria Lopez


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2921 Coral WayMiami, FL [email protected]

Wilfredo SedaFusion Latina [Thursday 8pm - 11pm][email protected]

Willard JenkinsAncient FutureThursday Morning Drivetime Jazz (part of the station's M-F Drivetime Jazz stream)5am - 8am ESTWPFW 89.3 FM serving the Washington, DC metro regionStreaming live at www.wpfw.org2390 Champlain St. NWWashington DC 20009contact:[email protected] Studio:202-588-0893You should also know about our station's Latin Flavor Stream on Sunday evenings that consistsof three separate programs by three different hosts, each offering their own perspective on Latinand Brazilian music.

Jim ByersLatin Flavor: Classic Edition6pm - 8pmProgrammed since 1996 from my private collection of 18,000+ of vintage Palladium-erarecordings, a typical playlist ranges from Machito, La Playa Sextet, Arty Jenkins and MarcelinoGuerra, to Perez Prado, Charlie Palmieri, Alfredito, Eddie Bonnemere and Hector Rivera. I alsoembrace mambo's impact on broader pop culture of the 1950s and 1960s, also explored in myblog: Mambo-phoniC. A former Latin-jazz critic for The Washington Post, in March, 2012, I beginseason three of my Latin-jazz concert/lecture series for the Smithsonian Institution, MetroMambo.

Nancy AlonsoSalsa Dura8pm - 10pmSince 1999, native New Yorker Nancy Alonso's program has picked up where the 'ClassicEdition' leaves off, focusing on Salsa Dura from the late 1960s through today. Her typical playlistranges from Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, Fania All-Stars, and Tito Puente.

Tony Regusters & Zezeh


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Sounds of Brazil10pm - midnightBrazilian music - past and present, fusion and folkloric. With combined skills and expertise -Zezeh, a highly respected samba school dancer and instructor; Tony a nationally knowntelevision producer and filmmaker (his latest, 'Obama in Ghana') - make for an engrossing weeklyexploration of this rich heritage on a number of levels.Originating on the commercial DC station WHUR in the mid-1980s, the Latin Flavor segment wasbrought to public jazz station WPFW in the early 1990s by its creator - DC concert promoter andbroadcaster Hector Corporan.

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