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Who? What? No, never heard of them. Those were some of the responses to the question, ‘Have you heard of Vocal Sampling?’ Well my dears, if you count yourselves among those answering in the negative, please pay close attention. You won’t want to forget this name. Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum was…
Roberto Roena was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on January 16, 1940. This gentleman born under the astrological sign of Capricorn has a long and distinguished career en el mundo de Salsa. In addition to his musical abilities he is recognized for his talent as a dancer. His path to music began while a teenager…
It’s a long way from Havana to New York if you travel by way of Europe, South America and the Dominican Republic. Sometimes, by way of defection or in pursuit of freedom, this is the road one must travel.If you were born Jose Antonio Pena in the 1960’s the choices were compelling. Continue to travel…
Believe me, hundreds of local Salseros are glad they didn’t miss this one. A steady steam of handsome musicians began arriving at Diversite at approximately 9:00 PM. Oscar D’Leon would appear later. He took stage at approximately midnight. There were so many musicians I had to count them. Nineteen plus Oscar made 20. There were…
I met Jimmy Bosch on a Monday night in 1987. He had been playing with Ray Barretto’s Salsa orchestra at the Village Gate in Manhattan. The musical style and the power behind his trombone were intoxicating. Between sets, as he made his way alone through the crowd, the opportunity to approach him presented itself. He…
Salsa is a tropical music form with roots in the Afro-Cuban tradition. In the early 1930s Mario Bauza’ (Machito’s brother-in-law) traveled from Cuba with Don Azpiazu’s band to New York City and settled in Harlem after the other members returned to Cuba. Later Machito, Chano Pozo and other Cubans joined him in New York and…
