Rolling Afro-Latin Music All Stars - Tribute to Afro-Latin Music Thread 2014 (DVD incl.)

Yesterday I drove to the mall listening to Hector Lavoe.

He died to young. What would he be doing today if he was still alive?

too

Abusing hard drugs.

Ha.

So I finally listened to this non-salsa NPR fave Los Angeles group

La Santa Cecila- described as a mix of Mexican norteño and ranchera, Cuban mambo and Colombian cumbia, and other sounds from around the Americas

Pleasant enough but they don't wow me

Pleasant enough but they don't wow me

NPR fave

Redundancy in your post there.

Is "bass player in a merengue band" the easiest job in the world? I submit it might be—learn one bass line, and you're employed for life.

that;s like saying being an NFL kicker is the easiest job in the world cuz all you have to do is kick

Was reading about Joaquin Pozo, a Cuban congas player, known as “el pulpo” or the octopus for his impressive technique who was/is in NYC doing some gigs. His bio says:

His most recent recording, “A Ti, Papa” was a thoughtful and fiery tribute to his father, Jorge Pozo Sayú, the well-regarded Cuban composer, percussionist and musical director for the famed Tata Güines, the influential musician who helped usher in the first era of Afro-latin jazz

I wonder if he's related to the legendary Chano Pozo who moved to NYC way back when?

More folks I need to research:

Domingo Quiñones & Charlie Cruz

They're coming to my region

Quiñones is pretty good but unfortunately his career has suffered a lot due to his (hopefully past) heroin addiction.

They are both originally from New Jersey, according to Wikipedia. Frankie Ruiz was from NJ too, Paterson, I think. Maybe immortalized by part Puerto Rican William Carlos Williams.

I guess I'm pulling for the Jersey Rican angle.

It looks like Quinones was in "Who Killed Hector Lavoe?" well before the Marc Anthony biopic came along.

Thanks.

Not many votes for Latin music of any genre in the Village Voice critics poll. I only voted for a sole Latin pop album--Julieta Venegas'. I almost voted for Grupo Niche...

Yeah. Surprised no votes for "Vivir Mi Vdia" (not that I like it much). Again, I don't think 2013 was a particularly good year for the latin music genres that interest me, so it doesn't particularly bother me. Plus I just don't expect much attention to latin music at this point, in general, in P&J or the like. Anthony is so high profile and obvious that I would expect him to be an exception.

(I did see 3.0 got one vote.)

I don't even have any Latin albums from 2013 in my iPod. (I have three from 2012: Natalia Lafourcade, Café Tacvba, and Bebe's Un Pokito de Rocanrol.)

Have you ever commented on Ricardo Gallo? I know you are at best highly skeptical of Latin jazz, and I share that attitude, but he stands out for me because (1) he falls outside the usual (mostly samba or son clave or otherwise Cuban) rhythms, borrowing from Colombian traditions instead, and in generally the rhythms can get pretty intricate (2) his playing has an openness to dissonance and jaggedness, at times; and maybe (3) he seems to be careful about timbre (especially when it comes to the variety in the percussion used). I like Urdimbres y Marañas and Resistencias. I need to spend more time with the one he put out last year before expressing an opinion. His style of playing may not be extremely individual yet, but the total package tends to be.

x-post-- The Washington Post critic Chris Richards I am pretty sure had the Marc Anthony song in his top song list in the Washington Post, but its not in his Pazz & Jop ballot.

Are we all missing out on good stuff? Are there Dominican critics writing in Spanish about amazing bachata and whatever albums we don't know about? Are there Puerto Rican critics praising en espanol plena, salsa, reggaeton and pop and rock and whatever things we don't know about? Others in rest of Latin America?

I did see NPR's alt-latino list I guess and that "About" one that had salsa and pop, but none of here seem wowed by most NPR alt-latino stuff; and NPR Latin-Jazz too , for that matter.

none of us

I'm totally unfamiliar with Gallo, but there's some stuff on Spotify. I'll give him a listen.

I kinda liked the Marc Anthony song in a dumb pop way... Rudiph described it well on last year's thread, i recall

x-post Resistencias is on Spotify. I would recommend starting w/ that (given what's available there.)

Are we all missing out on good stuff? Are there Dominican critics writing in Spanish about amazing bachata and whatever albums we don't know about? Are there Puerto Rican critics praising en espanol plena, salsa, reggaeton and pop and rock and whatever things we don't know about? Others in rest of Latin America?

We have to be missing something. And look, certain countries get a lot more attention than others, for obvious demographic reasons. Puerto Rico and Cuba (at least a certain limited range from Cuba) will get some attention. Music from the DR doesn't get seem to me to get much English language coverage. If something cool is taking off in Peru, good luck hearing about it (in English language media).

Colombia is sort of tricky in that it does manage to produce some international stars that get U.S. attention, but more rock en espanol and Latin pop kind of stuff.

I think I may have first read about Gallo in curmudgeon's old fave The Beat magazine.

Where have the writers for that gone, since it went under?

Was gonna interview Domingo Quinones who is singing in the DC area tonight, but he failed to call me at the scheduled time. So no interview.

Sorry, but that's kind of funny.

Post-stroke and post-drugs and a good Christian according to online stuff I read. The promoter was apologetic. I liked his 2009 album that's on Spotify plus older stuff I heard there.

Quinones in an online interview said he considers Michael Stuart to be a true salsa sonero

A lot of people who know salsa think that, actually, but it's nice coming from another sonero.

Saw a fair amount of tweets for the Quinones gig, some with photos; but even more for the appearance the same night of reggaeton artist Farruko. Listening to him now on Spotify--not bad but kinda formulaic.

The club looked crowded for Farruko, at $30 a person...

Grammys! (not the separate Latin ones....)

Latin Jazz Album
“Song for Maura,” Paquito D’Rivera and Trio Corrente

Latin Pop Album
“Vida,” Draco Rosa

Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
“Treinta Días,” la Santa Cecilia

Regional Mexican or Tejano Album
“A Mi Manera,” Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

Tropical Latin Album
“Pacific Mambo Orchestra,” Pacific Mambo Orchestra

Meanwhile the Latin hipster battle for Brooklyn is on:

On February 20th, Las Cafeteras and Chicha Libre will do their best to find out.Can a Venezuelan/Mexican/Franco/Gringo band playing bastardized cumbia dictate its rule? Can a group from East LA impose their dream of global peace through urban Son Jarocho as the law of the land?Can a Mexican DJ who spins Latin Balkan Beats be a fair referee?

Rafi El's debut album is out today on Dutty Artz, multi-lingual pop + global bass.
http://duttyartz.bandcamp.com/album/ay-de-mi-2

(full disclosure, I co-produced track #5)

On February 20th, Las Cafeteras and Chicha Libre will do their best to find out.
No Moneco, no credibility.

Thank you google for informing me what you're talking about

http://newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/moneco/

There’s a new chicha band in town and they’re excellent! Subbing for Chicha Libre last week at Barbes, Moneco played a trippy, slinky, sonically spot-on evocation of several of the great Peruvian surf groups of the late 60s and 70s.

If you had come out to my neighborhood when you were in NYC I would have brought you to see them.

Next time. Since I was staying in Brooklyn we did go to Barbes.

x-post - congrats Jordan on being in a producer chair...

Who did you see at Barbes?

Ha, I forget. We got there late and whomever they were only had a few songs left in their set. And I liked them too.

Well, these choices on my P&J ballot sound right for this thread, in a rolling way---comments posted on http://thefreelancementalists.blogspot.com

Jazz didn't make the list this year, in terms of obvious titles, but as usual (always?), it was a crucial ingredient of several selections---made a difference with Cotonou*, the way I hear 'em, and Guerilla Toss even, as we shall see--but right now should mention the inclusively, still inadequately-titled Underground Sounds of Modern Brasil: Hip-Hop, Beats, Afro & Dub. The excursions that first swept me up were the penultimate-to-ultimate grooves cruising off Disc 1, both very reliably informed by kosmic Krauts and Miles Davis (most likely). And all of Disc 2 has something to do with various kinds of jazz, as only the Brasilians/Brazilians can iterate ( yes, getting essentalist with it, but there's your classy 2013 buzzword or meme or whatever it is, too).

Key point in the p.r. pitch for Rough Guide To African Disco: "Creative scenesters put their own spin on the disco sound, mashing together the rhythmic pulse of funk, soul and Latin with African grooves; soukous, Afrobeat, township jive and more." Yes! There are a few let-downs, like the very first track, I think, but mostly amazing. Some of my faves are ones I wouldn't have thought to tag as disco, but no prob.

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De *Cotonou, Volume Three---The Skeletal Essences of Afro-Funk 1969-1980 is
Analog Africa's third collection of tracks from Benin's primo movers of "traditional Voudon rhythms to funk, sato, Latin, sakpata, psychedelia, and Afro-beat" includes reel-to-reel, one-or-two mic recordings in houses, and even outdoors: conditions which might have suggested the "Skeletal Essences" advisory. Still, the reel-to-reel was a Nagra, the outdoors settings were gardens, the sessions often nocturnal; the results are fully charged. They seem like a response to late-night Bay Area FM and UK pirate stations, who maybe turned on those trendy Voice of America and BBC World Service headz to Hendrix, Santana, Meters, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, then dialing in electric Miles, P-Funk, Stevie Wonder, the expanding Talking Heads: trace elements, as filtered/reduced by these gray rockhead American ears, of Cotonou's ricochet path around the encrusted periphery of textbook popular music history. Peripheral visions, flickering lightning, skeletal filaments: like Miles slipping in, stealing the scene on his own records, as the background becomes the foreground---not in a New Age sense, or anything rarefied; more like oops upside the head, as the searchlight and spotlight merge. Back in the day, these guys are still re-writing the books, the future----as now, Daddy-o. Keep 'em coming, Analog Africa! (Cotonou's founder passed in 2012, but think there have been some reunion shows in the fairly recent past?)

Not to be snarky but I think that post would have been better on this other thread:

Rolling Outernational Non-West Non-English (Some Exceptions) 2014 Thread Formerly Known as World

I wanna catch up on reggaeton act Arcangel whom I liked years back. I wonder what they sound like now?

New movie based on an old Colombian book about salsa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLBTEU1-Eqw#t=204

(A lot more talk about cameras and techniques there than I care about, but it gives you the general idea.)

Arcangel (I thought that was one individual) put out an album last year and it's on Spotify. Not too difficult to find.

Even if some really good reggaeton came out at this point I'm not sure I'd recognize it as being good. It's just not the flavor I'm looking for.

You're right Arcangel is just 1 guy

The 54th edition of the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI) will open this year with the global premiere of Colombia’s highly-anticipated salsa film, “Ciudad Delirio.”

Directed by three time Goya Award–Spain’s main film award–nominee Chus Gutiérrez, “Ciudad Delirio” features the prominent Colombian actress, Carolina Ramirez known for her performance in soap operas such as “La Hija del Mariachi” and La “Pola.” Alongside her stars Spain’s Julián Villagrán, winner of a Goya Award for his performance in Spanish action film, “Grupo 7.” Also appearing in the film are distinguished Colombian actors such as Vicky Hernández, Jorge Herrera, Margarita Ortega and John Alex Castillo.

So I looked quickly. Are there two Colombian movies involving salsa or just 1?

Re: Arcangel--Some of the vocals on the most recent Arcangel sound bachata-like--suave pop romantica...I like this better than that trend toward making reggaeton edm-like, but its not exactly stunningly exciting

It's just not the flavor I'm looking for.

Re non-Latino stuff that's in the ILX top albums and songs for last year, I only like the electronic stuff that sounds like old-school African-American house, or has hip-hop aspects. The techno that's just fast club beats does nothing for me, and the spacier avante ambient artsier stuff is ok, but doesn't wow me either. I will stick with my marginal genres of African & Caribbean music (both old-school style with instruments and some new school with beats), Latin pop ala Julieta Venegas, New Orleans r'n'b/brass, and southern soul & jazz vocals.

I did not describe or really mention lots of the synth pop stuff that lots of folks here like. Again, not really my thing. I am bringing all this up here as Rudiph asked me my take on this stuff awhile back.

Old college buddies of mine want to get together Saturday night so no live in DC Pedrito Martinez, NY based Cuban percussionist beloved by New Yorker and others for me.

Those are two different current/forthcoming Colombian salsa films.

I still think you'd like more of the house coming out of the UK can you think. How about something like this? Is it old school enough for you? It's got some more contemporary sounds mixed in, but I think the overall framework and vocals are traditional enough to appeal to you. Kove - Love For You

I'm pretty unfamiliar with house, but I'm sure there's some older Chicago house I would like at this point. When I used to go into the Sound of Market in Phiadelphia, I usually liked the house they were playing, even a decade ago, back when I thought of myself as mostly disliking the genre. Unfortunately, I have had my house awakening since leaving Philly, so I can't walk in and ask what they are playing.

I get the sense the African immigrant community in London is having an impact on the dance music there, even when it's not specifically Afrobeats. (Am I imagining this or did DJ Q say his parents were from Nigeria, or elsewhere in Africa?)

Lise Waxer mentions in her book on salsa in Cali that there is a whole body of Colombian novels and other literature related to salsa, often mixed with political themes as well.

Check out this DJ Q track. His DJ sets and mixes tend to be pretty omnivorous and will probably always have some segments you wouldn't be into, but I think this would be within your ballpark: DJ Q ft. Louise Williams - Through the Night

This will be on the album he is putting out this year.

Thanks. Will listen later

Ha! I just found this. This might actually explain some of the appeal of this stuff to me:

They base their sound around plaintive minor chords that are common in the new pop house scene. "It's an old Chicago and Detroit thing – everything was minor sevenths, jazzy chords," Gibbon says, referring to the mid-80s originators of house music. "Minor chords just sound more clubby, darker, eerier."

And yet this mood has brought more people to dance music than ever before. "These kids who are 19, 20 years old, they get it, they understand it and love the way it's restrained and stripped-back," Robson-Scott says. "They don't think house is some random thing that only older people like – it's part of their culture now. They probably got bored of being murdered with massive wobbling basslines."

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/06/gorgon-city-cyril-hahn-pop-house-stars-2014-dance-music

I'm just going to keep propagandizing you about this until you break.

These articles always produce such angry comments:

to be honest, i'd rather the Guardian went back to fumbling awkwardly around proper artists like 3 Chairs than in any way promoting this utterly derivative, awful garage house rip off shite.

That's my new genre: GHROS.

Going further OT, I didn't know Questlove wrote a book about Soul Train. That I might be interested in reading.

Ok, some of that Dj Q stuff is pretty good.

High five! (I don't know where that came from, it's hardly in my vocabulary.) I do like his DJ sets (in general) even more than the individual tracks he's produced, but I'm just not sure what you'd make of some of them. There are links to tons of them on the DJ Q thread.

OK, this paper is kind of awesome. http://www-cgrl.cs.mcgill.ca/~godfried/publications/Percussive-Notes-Web.pdf Some of his other related papers are online, will read them as well and maybe splurge for the book.

Not sure I understand his descriptions of rhythms. Will have to read it again.

Maracuyeah Collective presents special all night party featuring dinner and show - a Sexy tropical serenata with underground avant-bolero genius Helado Negro from 8pm to 3 am at Judy’s, 2212 14th St. NW

I wonder who this is? Will google later, unless someone els knows more

x-post to James Redd-- Rudiph reposted rhythms discussion on the below thread:

boom chicka boom: Rolling Beats, Rhythms, Drums n Handclaps Thread

Where do these out of the blue garage salsa collections come from?

http://open.spotify.com/album/2XDbJnBzN9Q2FHNQ6ri21a

This one sounds pretty good so far.

This is pretty much the only type of "new" salsa worth listening to.

I think I need a copy of this for my car.

It's not new of course, that's the point. But new-to-me. Possibly new to being digitial, possibly not.

Still listening to this compilation and I noticed this one track popped out. It's Kako. That explains it. Higher tier than most of this stuff.

Thanks, curmudgeon, will take a look

x-post-- still need to listen to that Spotify salsa list Rudip posted. I listened to but was not wowed by retro salsa and more on Daptone label band Los Hacheros. They're on that label that brought us Sharon Jones' revivalist soul, and seemed to aimed at a crossover market.

to be

http://www.tickeri.com/events/mayito-rivera-de-los-van-van

This vocalist from Los Van Van is appearing live tonight with a NY band in the DC area, I just discovered. I'm too tired to go...

Also gonna skip Arcangel tonight, and Ivy Queen tomorrow. But I am going to a locally produced effort today called "Remembering the Palladium," that will have live music and dance recalling that NYC mambo palace that was around from 1948 to 1966

The "Palladium" tribute thing was fun. While one of the actors wasn't so great, most of the dancers were good, and the big band was impressive

Speaking of the Palladium, D.C.'s Paul Hawkins and his band opened for Tito Puente there once. Hawkins was a non-Latino African-American who got into mambo in the 50s, became D.C. first African-american dance teacher for Arthur Murray, and he played timbales and congas and sat in with Tito and with Dizzy Gillespie in their DC gigs for years. He just passed at age 79. Here's a tribute piece http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2014/02/27/remembering-paul-hawkins-pioneering-d-c-percussionist-bandleader-and-dancer/

ttp://www.npr.org/2014/02/27/282597908/first-listen-calle-13-multi_viral

some good, some eh tracks

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/27/282597908/first-listen-calle-13-multi_viral

I like some of it but not the cliched reggae at the end. The spoken word from the Wikileaks guy does also not add much.

Nelly Furtado working with Calle 13

I threw a few more comments about new Calle 13 here. Still need to listen to it some more

That's an old thread btw, Furtado is not on new Calle 13

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2014/03/05/285931990/possessed-by-joy-an-american-drummer-in-cuba

haven't read all of this or checked out the linked videos yet.

Gawker's car blog, Jalopnik, is all pissed off that Residente pushes his Maserati off a cliff in Calle 13's new video.

I think next year I am going to start a 2015- thread, with an open-ended period of rolling. I don't see much point in having a new thread each year.

Skimming the new album now. Calle 13 just don't seem that interested in music (based on this album but also on some of the earlier ones). If Residente wants to use Calle 13 as a vehicle for spoken word, that's fair enough, but it kind of leaves me out in the cold. Or maybe it's plenty musical but just in a Latin Alternative way that bores me.

Maybe they could do a "re-disovering our boricua roots" album that would win me back. Bomba, plena, jibaro, reggaeton, veteran salseros wheeled in with oxygen tanks. . .

Also bad taste in guitar solos.

Ha. They went with Latin folkies and Tom Morello and a Native American as musical guests this time. Someone needs to interview Visitante, because he does most of the music programming I am pretty sure

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/a-chatty-and-relaxing-evening-with-juan-perro-at-the-howard-theatre/2014/03/10/81aaac88-a811-11e3-8a7b-c1c684e2671f_story.html?tid=gog_ent_article_grid

mellowed out Aging Latin alternative?

The man who performed Sunday night at the Howard Theatre was introduced as Santiago Auseron, formerly of Radio Futura, a new wave group voted in one poll “the best Spanish band of the last 25 years.” But the musician who took the stage was Juan Perro, a pop-jazz troubadour heavily influenced by Son Cubano, the 1930s style popularized in the United States five decades later by the Buena Vista Social Club.

Auseron and Perro are the same person, which could have confused the uninitiated listener. But there didn’t seem to be many of those in the small yet fervent audience, which cheered every aspect of the set.

http://www.negrophonic.com/2014/dj-rupture-enero-2013-cumbia-mix/

Year old "cumbia not nuevo cumbia" cd now available online

Still haven't listened to that yet.

Friday April 4th in the DC area- El Gran Combo (de Puerto Rico) at the Howard; Bobby Sanabria at the Smithsonian; Tiempo Libre (Florida-based timba band) at Artisphere; and Jowell y Randy at the Palace

busy night

NY Times writer Jon Pareles:

March suddenly turned into Latin pop blockbuster season. By some coincidence, arena-filling stars who tend to take years between releases emerged almost simultaneously with new albums: Shakira and Juanes, who are both from Colombia, Enrique Iglesias from Spain and the reggaeton rapper Wisin from Puerto Rico. Romeo Santos, the Dominican bachata singer who was born in the Bronx and was Aventura’s lead singer for 17 years, beat the rush by releasing his second solo studio album in February.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/arts/music/new-music-by-shakira-juanes-enrique-iglesias-and-wisin.html

He seems to like Romeo Santos the most, followed by Juanes

I have been really feeling this lately:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elsbjruwMeA

Also this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8igEjpu4u8

Started listening to the 1st thing Hurting posted (the drumming one) and got distracted. Need to get back to these later

Still haven't gotten back to the videos yet, but I did see El Gran Combo again last night. Pianist and arranger Rafael Ithier who founded the Puerto Rican group in 1962, and is the only original member, just conducts this big band now, but the vocalists have been around for quite awhile and their vocals and awesome salsa meets motown choreography is excellent.
Horn section and rhythm section were great too. My gf & my dancing was poor, but we had fun.

Dear ILM,

Marc Anthony tickets in a 10,000 seat basketball arena went on sale today. Have never seen him live, but decided not to spend $73 a ticket each for me and gf to go. Am I being cheap?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/armando-peraza-world-recognized-drummer-dies-at-89/2014/04/16/44ff6fe0-c5b1-11e3-8b9a-8e0977a24aeb_story.html

Cuban born percussionist with Dizzy for a bit and Santana for a long time

RIP, Cheo Feliciano, as posted on other threads.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2014/04/20/dominican-singer-sonia-silvestre-dies--after-two-strokes-at-61/

Dominican ballad singer

Spring/summer and the stars are touring:

Marc Anthony, Willie Colon, Don Omar, Arcangel, Gloria Trevi, Anthony Santos, El Tri, Yandel

Around 6 years ago when I saw Willie Colon they were billing the show as his farewell before retirement. It even said that on his own website. But I don't think he ever stopped touring.

Maybe they said he was "retiring," as in "shy."

Ah, that explains it.

finally listened to those percussion-heavy items Hurting posted back in March. Nice enough

And was listening to the new Jorge Drexler album this morning. Caetano Veloso and rapper Ana Tijoux guest on it. So far I like Drexler's pop-rock en espanol. Some nice vocal melodies

Was listening to some old-school Joe Cuba. I don't know it well, but I love that boogalu sound. I have read references to purists who snear at it, but I pay them no mind. Decades later such criticism seems even less relevant.

x-post --Still liking that Jorge Drexler. It's more than just standard cliched Alt-latino pop, although it has some of those attributes.

Which oldtimers show to choose:

7-18- KESTAFEST: GRUPO NICHE, JORGE CELEDON, EL GRAN COMBO, ORQUESTA GUAYACAN at Patriot Center (salsa)

7-18-Daddy Yankee at Echostage (reggaeton)

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6077182/juan-formell-of-los-van-van-dead-at-71

A joke known in Havana and in Miami’s Cuban community may start making the rounds again, tinged with sadness this time, as fans and fellow artists mourn the loss of Juan Formell, the founder of Cuba’s 45-year-old dance band Los Van Van. The story goes that years from now, Fidel Castro comes back from the dead in search of his legacy. He finds the entry for his name in an encyclopedia: “Fidel Castro Ruz, Cuban politician in the era of Los Van Van.”

― curmudgeon, Friday, May 2, 2014 11:56 AM (0 seconds ago) Book

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/07/310154191/juan-formell-remembering-cubas-musical-nonconformist

Ned Sublette, author of Cuba and its Music, posted a bunch of Juan Formell rememberances, most en Espanol. He is/was a big deal for Cubans.

I have been listening to Formell's onetime pianist in Los Van Van, the nearly 70 year old guy known as Pupy. He and his big band Los Que Son Son are coming to my neck of the woods July 25th. They were a lot of fun the last time I saw them.

Come back Rudiph, come back, this thread needs you

Hey, if any of you New Yorkers spend the bucks to see this gig at Lincoln Center (there may be 2 shows actually, Friday night & Saturday night), please come back here and tell us if its more than just standard Latin-jazz...Ok, thx

Nuevo Jazz Latino — convened under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center's new A Side, B Side Series — presents an all-star ensemble of a decidedly Afro-Cuban orientation, whose members have written new works specifically for this freshly-assembled collaboration. Songwriters include Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez, a Bronx native, and four brilliant Cubans: pianist Elio Villafranca, saxophonist Yosvany Terry, drummer (and MacArthur Award winner) Dafnis Prieto, and conguero-vocalist Pedrito Martinez.

I guess no one splurged for that

I still need to check out this tune N*d S*bl*tte highlighted a little while ago:

#1 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs this week is "Bailando," a flamenco-reggaetón (!) number by Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Alamar's own Gente de Zona. The success of the track would appear to owe much to the not-cheap videoclip, by Cuban director Alejandro Pérez, shot on the street in Santo Domingo and Havana, with the lovely Cuban flamenco-ballet dance troupe Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (Lizt Alfonso is a person, and she choreographed).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUsoVlDFqZg

Looks kinda like a musical, in a good way.

I'm not an Enrique Iglesias fan, but this isn't as bad as it could have been

#1 on the Latin hot 100 I believe

new Bio Ritmo album is out. Need to listen to this salsa group's latest effort some more

http://blogs.artinfo.com/blunotes/2014/05/dancing-with-eleggua-weekly-at-mintons-in-harlem/

Tuesday night Cuban music and jazz series in Harlem

Ruben Blades has a tango album coming out next month - includes reworkings of "Pablo Pueblo" and "Pedro Navaja" and probably more old songs, too.

Ruben Blades going tango seems like a commentary on the state of Latin music; or on the other hand, he's always been diverse in his music taste, and he's no youngster anymore

But its a bachata world these days. Seems like every former member of Aventura is touring now-- Romeo Santos and more...

NY Times is covering Cuban jazz though--

new Yosvany Terry & Afro-Cuban Roots album is out.

They're busy gigging in NY

There's a free salsa and more Central Park Summerstage gig Saturday

with Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound. Also on the bill is NYC band La Mecánica Popular and a set by Little Louie Vega.

On Friday the 13th old-school salseros Ismael Rivera Jr. and Ommy Cardona (Puerto Rican salsa vets ) are in my neck of the woods, sorta at the Palace, Woodbridge, VA

Saturday the 14th for free is a pre-concert panel discussion about the Fania legacy from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Rumsey Playfield Summerstage venue (at "Overlook Hill"). panelists will be Ned Sublette, Joe Conzo, Sr. (author of Mambo Diablo: My Journey with Tito Puente) and Efraín Rozas, the Peruvian-born leader of La Mecánica Popular, who is also a professor at NYU.

Ned S*blette is also interested in another new Latin jazz album,

Caribbean Tinge, the new release by Elio Villafranca's Jass Syncopators

Enrique Iglesias has a competitor for top of the Latin pop chart:

Now that school's out and party season has officially begun, newcomer

J Balvin's morning after anthem "6 a.m.," featuring Farruko, is a serious contender for summer favorite.

from billboard

Larry Harlow performing HOMMY: A Latin Opera on July 23 outdoors at Lincoln Center. http://lcoutofdoors.org/events/larry-harlows-hommy

I saw Harlow once down here, but never doing Hommy. He's very energetic onstage

Watching my Baltimore Orioles on tv beating up on the Yankees in Yankee Stadium I noticed an ad on the wall there: Romeo Santos for 2 nights at Yankee Stadium. Wow, that's 50,000 a night for the bachata heartthrob. I assume there will be more security and the show will end in a more sedate fashion than that '70s Fania salsa gig there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vuYeJ1gSSE

Louis Head in Albuquerque will present a three-hour tribute to the late Juan Formell tomorrow night (Friday) on KUNM, from 9 p.m. to midnight Eastern time

Ned Sublette and others will be guesting on this tribute to the late founder of Los Van Van

http://esquinarumbera.blogspot.com/2006/12/ernesto-gatel-el-gato-maravilloso.html

This Cuban rumba singer and percussionist recently moved to DC and he's gonna be performing Saturday in Anacostia (I will be out of town). I need to listen to him some

So will James Redd & Forks be seeing lary harlow's Hommy tonight Wednesday?

Words and Music by Larry Harlow and Jenaro “Heny” Álvarez

Conducted by Larry Harlow
Featuring vocalists Emo Luciano, Lisett Morales, Herman Olivera, Ray de la Paz, Adonis Puentes, Luisito Rosario, Michael Stuart, and Frankie Vasquez

Narrated by Ismael Carlo
Featuring the Masacote Dance Company
With special guest star Roberto Roena and a full symphony

And Thursday night in Nueva York:

On July 24th, a double-header of alto-playing composers at the Rubenstein Atrium at 7:30 and it's free: Miguel Zenón and Yosvany Terry, each fronting a group, in an event titled "Diálogos de Diáspora :: Diasporic Dialogues—A Conversation in Music and Words Featuring Miguel Zenón and Yosvany Terry."

Zenon tends to be more jazzy than clave

So will James Redd & Forks be seeing lary harlow's Hommy tonight Wednesday?

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/rain-cuts-short-once-in-a-generation-performance-of-hommy/?_php=true&_type=blogs&ref=arts&_r=0

Rain Cuts Short Once-in-a-Generation Performance of ‘Hommy’
By JON PARELES

One theme of “Hommy: A Latin Opera” — a concept album released in 1973 by Larry Harlow’s group Orchestra Harlow as a salsa rejoinder to the Who’s rock opera “Tommy” — is that what looks like a calamity can be a blessing in disguise. Alas, not so for what was to have been the first performance of “Hommy” in 40 years, produced by Lincoln Center Out of Doors on Wednesday at Damrosch Park. It was a full-scale concert production, complete with orchestral string and horn sections, a core salsa band, a chorus and a procession of vigorous singers. But less than halfway through its one scheduled performance, a deluge and lightning storm shut down the concert.

Saw that. Too bad. Got into something and had forgotten about it, still wish I had gone to see the first half.

crickets making a clave beat here now

Quick, notify Gottfried Toussaint, pronto!

Speaking of crickets, every noticed that Buddy Holly's Heartbeat has kind of a samba clave beat, at least mathematically. The signature guitar lick played by Tommy Allsup at least.

The samba beat did have a bit of crossover popularity in the late 50s & early 60s

Doesn't sound or feel like samba, just mathematically equivalent.

I've never been good at math

(looks up this thread)....No recent appearances here of ilxor Rudiph.... :(

NY-based conguero-vocalist Pedrito Martinez and his band seem to get booked at jazz fests everywhere these days

N*d S*blette's email newsletter highlights all the Latin jazz related stuff. He's got this collaboration coming up too:

the National Jazz Museum in Harlem on an exhibit about Bebo Valdés, which will open Tuesday 16th. In connection with that, I'll be hosting four Tuesday night listening and viewing events about Bebo's music:

Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m., at the Maysles Cinema at 343 Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard / New York, NY, 10027 / (btwn 127th and 128th Streets): a screening of Carlos Carcas's film Old Man Bebo. You can also watch it here on Vimeo, but if you're in town, come on out and see it with us. I'll do a brief intro and we'll have a Q & A after.

Tuesday, September 16, 7 p.m, at the NJMH at 104 East 126th St (btwn Park and Lex): The Strangeness of Bebo's Century. This is the opening night of the exhibit. I'll play music from various eras of Bebo's career, starting with his 1946 recording of "La Rareza del Siglo" with Julio Cueva's band.

Tuesday, September 23, 7 p.m., NJMH: Bebo Con Poco Coco. With special guest René López, we'll listen to Bebo's descargas (jam sessions) and other numbers from his peak years in Cuba.

Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m., NJMH: Bebo's Greatest Student: Chucho Valdés. I'll play numbers from different phases in Chucho's career, stressing the connection with Bebo.

Tonight in Nueva York...

Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m., at the Maysles Cinema at 343 Lenox Avenue / Malcolm X Boulevard / New York, NY, 10027 / (btwn 127th and 128th Streets): a screening of Carlos Carcas's film Old Man Bebo. Author/musician Ned Sublette will do a brief intro and lead a Q & A after.

Veteran pianist Bebo Valdes died last year in his 90s.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/jazz-at-lincoln-center-opens-with-cuban-beats-1410746046

Jazz at Lincoln Center Opens Thursday with Wynton working with Bebo's son Chucho Valdes plus everyone in the jazz world's other fave Cuban musician Pedrito Martinez. Per the upthread post, the Bebo historical events are still happening uptown on Tuesdays

Saturday night in the Bronx

Danny Rivera concert Saturday night at Lehman College. Come and relive a night of intense passion with romantic oldies interpreted by the national voice of Puerto Rico, Danny Rivera. Featuring Nelson González, Konrad Adderley, Federico Britos, Andy González, Ricardo Pons, Johnny Rodríguez, Willie Rodríguez, and Juan Wust. OBSESIÓN, Danny Rivera’s new album with Nelson González, marks a new turn in his career as he returns to the repertoire of the great Latin American songbook, singing great songs by iconic composers with a stripped-down cast of the music’s most knowledgeable veterans. Danny Rivera’s magnificent, passionate way of singing is known and loved all over the Spanish-speaking world. With hits such as “Tu Pueblo Es Mi Pueblo,” “Amada Amante,” and “Madrigal,”

Old-school Saturday daytime event in DC

the Smithsonian’s "Metro Mambo" Lecture/Concert series brings back Tito Puente's biographer & archivist Joe Conzo for the Metro Mambo Time Machine hosted by Jim Byers (WPFW 89.3 FM's 'Latin Flavor Classic Edition"), plus a performance by Orquesta La Leyenda for free from 12:30 to 3:30 pm at Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St, NE, 20017, in DC's Brookland neighborhood.

During the first half of the program, rare live ‘50s through ‘70s recordings from Conzo's collection! Then, in the second half, dance live to the music of DC’s own Orquesta La Leyenda

more nostalgia:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/altlatino/2014/07/24/334458617/a-tour-of-spanish-harlem-birthplace-of-boogaloo

afropop.org has something new on bachata, but that's not high on my priority list

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/arts/music/jazz-at-lincoln-center-opens-its-season-at-rose-theater.html?ref=arts

Ben R from NYT on that Wynton, Chucho, Pedrito and band gig mentioned a few posts up. Doesn't sound like Chucho was onstage for very long. Ben loves Petrito

RIP percussionist Milton Cardona

http://www.drummagazine.com/hand-drum/post/milton-cardona-spirit-of-tumba-soul-of-nyc/

This NYC event looks fun:

The Eighth Biennial Bomplenazo, at Hostos Community College in da Bronx and other venues, Oct. 10-12. bomba and plena with Viento de Agua from Puerto Rico Thursday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at La Marqueta (Park Ave betw 115 & 116).

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-danilo-perez-review-20140920-column.html#

Panamanian Danilo Perez is still around. I lost track of this guy years ago

Most ilxors are uninterested in current Calle 13, but the Latin Grammys folks love them. The Awards Show will be Nov. 20th on Univision:

from Billboard:

Perennial Latin Grammy favorites Calle 13 once again topped the list of nominees for the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards, notching nine nods. Eduardo Cabra, one half of the Puerto Rican rap duo, was the overall leader with 10 nods, thanks to his work with Calle 13 and as a producer on Jorge Drexler’s album Bailar en La Cueva.

Following Calle 13 was songwriter/producer Andrés Castro with eight nods, most of the mcoming from his work with Carlos Vives; mastering engineer Tom Coyne with seven from multiple projects; producer/songwrier Julio Reyes Copello and Carlos Vives with six; and Descemer Bueno and Enrique Iglesias with five each, thanks to their mega hit “Bailando.”

This year, as last, there were 10 nominees in each of the main categories, including Best New Artist, where the field was populated with little-known acts from around the world, none of which has garnered any significant commercial success in the U.S.

In the running for best new artist are Aneeka, Linda Briceno, Caloncho, Julio Cesar, Pablo Lopez, Miranda, Periko & Jessi Leen, Daniela Spalla, Juan Pablo Vega and Mariana Vega.

http://www.latingrammy.com/en

NY Times now has a Jon Pareles obit for Milton Cardona

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/arts/music/milton-cardona-keeper-of-new-york-salsas-beat-dies-at-69.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

Raquel Z. Rivera & Ojos de Sofía play Las Décimas del Amargue & Other Songs of Love. Neo-folk original songs inspired by Puerto Rican and Dominican jíbaro ... at Barbes in Brooklyn tonight Friday the 3rd

She's an author, scholar, blogger who used to write a lot about reggaeton

Harold Lopez-Nussa (Cuban pianist) is doing some US gigs. I need to watch some the archived Kennedy Center Millennium Stage gig he did Wednesday night to see how much clave he and his band have, or if he's more jazz. Author/musician Ned Sublette likes him (but he likes most of those pianists who are mostly jazz with just a tinge of more danceable rhythms). Sorry jazz hepcats.

That guy is good. The other guy with the same last name is good too. Sometimes they play those recordings at the place in my neighborhood I go to see that stuff that I think I told you about.

Tune was "Fantasmas en caravana."

Also, let me gently chide you and say let's not get too hung about about the music possibly being Too Jazz/Not Latin Enough. Especially since the guy is from Havana.

Okay, I may have a little story for you.

I also grumble about Puerto Rican Miguel Zenon being more into jazz than clave. Yes, I know that people from anywhere can play whatever they want and be good at, and they should not be forced to limit themselves to music in their home country's old-school traditions. But yea, after saying all that, I am still less interested in their music. It's not them, it's me...

"Talisman" Brazilian-Latin jazz with Sammy Figueroa and Glaucia Nasser

Wondering about these folks too

Maybe I will start with Lopez-Nussa's 3rd album (see below interview). His brother plays drums on it.

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/hc-harold-lopez-nussa-performs-at-the-side-door-in-20140929-story.html

Cuban musician Harold López-Nussa discovered electricity on his third album, "New Day," using it to project otherworldly, fuzzed-out lead lines on "Fantasmas en Caravana" while comping on the acoustic piano..

"I just love the sound of the Rhodes [electric piano], so I wanted to try something a little different from my preceding albums," López-Nussa told CTNow. "We also added more percussion: djembe, cojon… I feel that the Rhodes brings a different color that maybe opens up the traditional piano trio sound."

Inspired by countryman Chucho Valdés' experiments with the Rhodes in the 1970s, López-Nussa felt as though he'd discovered a new instrument. Like a painter working with a new color scheme, however, he uses it sparingly on "New Day": to add ambiance to the opening of "Paseo," for example, or to create hushed dynamics in "Buenos Modales." "It's very different," he said. "I'm not an expert. I just try to play what I feel. I have a relationship that's very physical with the piano — you can feel the material. It's so different, but it's still exciting to try something new."

Lopez-Nussa trio at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for an hour (I intend to watch this)

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M6040&type=A

Watched some of it during commercials of Nats v Giants baseball last night. He's got his jazz tunes and his more trad Cuban ones. Sent link to my Dad, who liked it

x-post--Listened to "Talisman" by Brazilian singer Glaucia Nasser and Latino percussionist Sammy Figueroa. Nasser's classic Brazilian bossa and samba vocal melodies stand out. You gotta listen closely on many cuts to hear the various Latino percussion rhythms Figueroa is adding. There are other musicians on it too. These folks are on a US tour now.

I see this has devolved into primarily a Latin jazz discussion. I'm afraid I have nothing to offer. The Willy Garcia album isn't very good, overall.

The Latin Grammys tend to be conservative, I think, because people are voting for sub-categories they don't necessarily know about. So the familiar name trumps. That's my guess anyway. I don't think I've listened to that Calle 13 album all the way through, and don't particularly want to.

You didn't mention that Raquel Rivera lives part of the time in Albuquerque:

http://cascabeldecobre.blogspot.com/

I started listening to both the Wisin and the Yandel solo albums but just couldn't care. The guest spot by 50 Cent on Wisin's made it that much more difficult.

I'm more disillusioned than ever with the state of salsa.

Was hoping you would know of a great salsa release to talk about. Latin-jazz gets more English language media hype but it is not necessarily wowing me

I think next year we should start a new version of this thread to remain open until it gets too big, however many years that takes, and without trying to pad it. I just feel like: stick a fork in it, it's dead. The thread and the sub-genres that I care about the most.

I did hear some okay merengue from Juliana in the Dominican Republic, but even those songs weren't as good as much of what she's previously done.

You might like this: http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/25500.10

Seems promising at moments, but mostly a letdown. Still has that post-80s NYC salsa dura blandness to it. (I know they aren't from NYC, but that's what I'm hearing, plus I think some of the musicians are.) But maybe you would like it more than I do.

Had my eye on this reissue, but not sure it's worth it:

http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/25440.10?9qYnw2zS;;480

Incidentally, do you know that El Watusi, the Latin music download site (associated with Descarga.com I think) went out of business? Not good. The back catalog of great salsa is sinking back into obscurity.

Did not know about El Watusi going out of business.

I also have not heard the most recent Bio Ritmo album (speaking of non-NY salsa).

Your idea regarding the thread makes sense(unless ilx magically gets new contributors into Latino sounds who could add more stuff here)

Just noticed this suburban DC gig

"LA INDIA EN CONCIERTO"

Friday October 17th

General Admission $35
VIP Standing $45

VIP SEATING $60 (Only a few tickets left)

Doors: 9pm

Show after midnight

This is from Shiina Ringo's debut album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQDbPpfcIQ

I mean the original song, obviously.

Been too busy lately to check out live shows from acts getting media attention. Missed Pedrito Gonzalez at K. Ctr last weekend (got a mixed review in W. Post although part of that may be a key bandmember wasn't there) and gonna miss Miguel Zenon tonight.

Am out of touch with current Hispanic pop and descarga.com style salsa dura too.

Zenon is on the cover of Downbeat this month I read.

Meanwhile NYC gets the nice older folks shows:

Friday, November 14, 2014 @ 7pm / Aaron Davis Hall / Tickets: $15 - $30
The Puerto Rican Songbook Hidden Treasures
Featuring Dr. Willie Rodriguez & Friends in concert. Friends Include: Andy Gonzalez, Roland Guerrero, Nicky Marrero, Nelson Gonzalez, Ivan Rentas, Pete Nater, Jimmy Bosch, Laura Reyes, Julio Salgado, Eduardo Reyes, and Multimedia by Alan Molnar.
From the press release: "This musical exploration of the Puerto Rican Songbook Hidden Treasures under the direction of Dr. Willie Rodriguez will celebrate the outstanding contributions of Puerto Rican composers like the great Placido Acevedo, Simon Madera, Miguel Angel Amadeo, Sylvia Rexach, among others."

This is really good so far. For lovers of a distinctively Puerto Rican sound and swing. But of course Don Perignon Y La Orquesta Puertorriqueña has been around for a while:

http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/25535.10

On Spotify too.

http://www.noticiasmvs.com/#!/noticias/ganadores-de-la-15-edicion-de-los-latin-grammy-343.html

Thanks, need to check some of those out

I missed Romeo Santos, bachata heartthrob on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Plus he was on Jimmy Fallon too I think.

Unrelated:

I enjoyed Jorge Drexler's album this year. He's a Uruguayan singer/songwriter kinda rock guy who sorta went pop (with a touch of dance) on his 2014 effort.

Oh, did not realize Drexler won Latin Grammy Record of the Year

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6327226/latin-grammys-recap-2014

from another Billboard article re why appearances on the show did not translate into sizeable sales increases:
To be fair, this year’s Latin Grammys had three Best New Artist nominees onstage -- Aneeka, winner Mariana Vega and Pablo Lopez. But those performed only for approximately 90 seconds at a time as part of a medley,

—Mejor álbum tropical tradicional

"Grandes éxitos de las sonoras, con la más grande, La Sonora Santanera", La Sonora Santanera

Plenty of musicians on the Latin scene play on this record which I haven't heard yet but it looks intriguing: http://www.planetarts.org/mists-charles-ives-for-jazz-orchestra.html. One of them is the same guy who told me last week about his Latin Grammy win for appearing on Final Night At Birdland, prompting my post.

Cuban /Latin jazz in NY

Nuevo Jazz Latino, the group that made such a splash in June at Jazz at Lincoln Center, will play five nights at Dizzy's, Dec. 26-30, this time with the addition of trumpeter Mike Rodríguez, along with Yosvany Terry (sax and shekere), Elio Villafranca (piano), Carlos Henríquez (bass), Pedrito Martínez (congas), and Dafnis Prieto (drums).

For our special New Year’s week celebration, it’s a Cuban holiday with the Nuevo Jazz Latino All-Stars. The group features Pedrito Martinez, Yosvany Terry, Mike Rodriguez, Elio Villafranca, Dafnis Prieto, and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra bassist Carlos Henriquez, all successful leaders and award-winners in their own right. This unique ensemble originally debuted during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2013-14 season for a nearly sold out two-night run in The Appel Room. An unusual opportunity that paid dividends, the group was tasked with composing new original pieces specifically for this ensemble. As a result, each piece of music was written for the individual talents of each fellow band member, and after rave reviews, we’re treating audiences to this super-group up close and personal in the club.

Thanks. Familiar with every one of those guys except the bass player.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/altlatino/2014/12/04/368225290/alt-latinos-favorite-latin-music-of-2014

I like Jorge Drexler 2014 one alot, and rapper Ana Tijoux is pretty good too. Still need to check some of the other ones out (don't think there's anything resembling salsa here or even Latin-jazz)

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin-notas/6397824/juan-flores-scholar-nuyorican-music-dies

Was writing a book about Eddie Palmieri, and was a big fan of bugaloo

http://edmorales.net/2014/12/06/in-memoriam-juan-flores-1943-2014/

FYI Nueva Yorkers

The Pedrito Martínez Group residency at SubRosa returns Tuesday through Thursday (16-18), at 63 Gansevoort Street, sets at 7:15 and 9:15.

In his email listserv, author/musician Ned S*blette keeps raving about this group (and he is offering free guestlist spots)

How to get on his email list?

try emailing him at ned AT qbadisc.com

Note that his emails in addition to covering latin music also often include links about political stuff from a left-wing viewpoint and links about international politics and US and international history. Plus he does an end of the year thing on favorite books

What timing! Today the 30th annual Havana Jazz Plaza festival gets under way...with Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Xiomara Laugart and Axel Tosca.ZZ Top. the López-Nussa family concert.

http://www.authenticubatours.com/cuba-festival-tours/cuba-jazz-festival.htm

Latin Jazz list from NPR sponsored jazz critics poll

1. Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, The Offense of the Drum (Motéma) 19

2. Miguel Zenón, Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music) 16

3. Yosvany Terry, New Throned King (5Passion) 11

4. Danilo Pérez, Panama 500 (Mack Avenue) 8

5. David Virelles, Mbókò (ECM) 6

6. Alfredo Rodriguez, The Invasion Parade (Mack Avenue) 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKSjxfYbxzc

Nate Chinen in the NY Times loves this guy too:

2. David Virelles “Mbókò” (ECM) The brilliant young pianist David Virelles continues his interrogation of Afro-Cuban culture and ritual with methodical cool but also an openness of spirit. With Román Díaz thrumming a percussive heartbeat, this intoxicating suite resonates with implications both ancient and state-of-the-art.

I haven't heard that album, but Virelles is a great player—saw him with Ravi Coltrane last year.

great album

not on Spotify US if I searched correctly.

ECM doesn't put its music on Spotify.

Should I start a new open-ended thread per the Rudiph note above:

Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2015 and onward: Salsa, Bomba, Merengue,Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin-Jazz and more

Please do.

Rolling Afro-Latin Music 2015 and onward: Salsa, Bomba, Merengue,Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin-Jazz and more

I have no idea where to put this but searched Barbes and there was mention on this thread. I was in NY last week and went to Barbes on Wed to see the Mandingo Ambassadors and it was incredible. They're there every Wed and would highly recommend. So fun. http://www.mandingoambassadors.com/

Cool. Barbes nightclub hosts some Latino acts which is why it got mentioned on this thread. But probably goes better on this 2016 "global" "whirled" thread where old-school Guinean dance music led by guitarist Mamady Kouyate is more likely to be appreciated. Rolling Outernational Non-West Non-English (Some Exceptions) 2016 Thread Once Known as World Music