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DJ Tanke Back to The Classics Playero Edition
New From DJ Tanke Back to The Classics Playero Edition
Salsa Down the Decades: El Gran Combo
El Gran Combo Celebrates Alliances and Traditions The great Puerto Rican salsa orchestra El Gran Combo has been around for 50 years, as the projected visuals of its current stage show tell you, or 51, as history tells you. Some of its songs have been in Spanish-speaking consciousness for so long that they’re bigger than the band, …
Bebo Valdés, Cuban Music Giant, Dies at 94
The pioneering musician was a founder of Latin jazz. Bebo Valdés was a big man whose music revealed a huge heart. The gentle giant of Cuban music, who died Friday (March 22) at age 94, was one of the founders of Latin jazz, and a pioneer in bringing Afro-Cuban sacred rhythms to popular dance music. …
Pioneers Say Bachata Is Here To Stay
A superb new collection of vintage bachata singles is titled Bachata Roja: Amor y Amargue, and indeed the music itself was originally called amargue — which means “bitterness” — for its slow-moving laments about broken hearts and lonely nights. First recorded at the start of the 1960s, early bachata functioned much like weepy country-Western …
Los Tiempos De Antes – DJ D_Rect
Check out the new reggaeton mix by DJ D_Rect below! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/45639858″ iframe=”true” /]
LaMezcla.com Salsa Mix Party – DJ Tanke
Check out the new salsa mix by DJ Tanke below! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/44279523″ iframe=”true” /]