Author: Juan Montenegro

Oscar D’Leon, Walfredo de los Reyes, Cuban Masters, Markolino, Alfredo De La Fe, Deodato and more! Coming your way this Friday 8/20 7-9AM, WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota! LATIN EXPLOSION is the show. Listen Live at wslr.org, or listen later; https://archive.wslr.org/     /

CELIA CRUZ in Cuba and US, plus the JOE CUBA Sextet making music for the barrio! Their music and their story plus a little more on Latin Explosion! Salsa, Latin Jazz, Musica Cubana. Friday August 13 7-9AM WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota, or on the wslr.org stream. “LIKE” Latin Explosion on Facebook!

Were Johnny and Willie related? Was the FBI after Willie? Was Cortijo into science fiction? And what about COMPAY SEGUNDO? We will answer all your questions on LATIN EXPLOSION! Salsa, Latin Jazz, y musica Cubana. Friday, 7-9AM,WLSR 96.5FM Sarasota. Out of signal range go to https://wslr..org

A Puertorican bolerista y cantante, a very danceable movie soundtrack, one of the top Cuban conjuntos of the 50’s and an incredible girl from Spain. We cover the bases! Plus much more on the next LATIN EXPLOSION July 30 7-9AM WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota, or stream it https://archive.wslr.org/ Salsa, Latin Jazz y musica Cubana every week. […]

CACHAO’S HAVANA YEARS, in hour #1, and CACHAO IN NEW YORK in hour #2. Israel “Cachao” Lopez is among the creators of the “descarga” or Latin Jam Session, that goes back to Havana’s “Golden Age of Cuban Music” in the 50’s. After 1960, Cachao steps into the NYC Latin music scene. Learn about this unique […]

Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles, Sarasota! We criss-cross the country this Friday. Featured groups; Bochinche, (Seattle) pianist Bill Buchman (Sarasota) Orquesta Broadway (NYC) Bongo Logic ( LA). LATIN EXPLOSION Friday, July 16, 7-9AM WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream https://wslr.org listen anytime https://archive.wslr.org/.

This week on LATIN EXPLOSION: 8X Grammy award winner Ruben Blades the creator of the “thinking person’s salsa dance music.” Plus Mario Bauza, musical director of Machito & his Afro-Cubans, Contemporary groups Bellita & Bomboleo and more. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, https://wslr.org/stream listen anytime https://archive.wslr.org/ “From Tanga to Pedro Navaja!”

South American tenor master Gato Barbieri and the hard salsa blaster Ray Barretto on the next LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus Bomboleo and more. Send in requests for your Ray Barretto favorites. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream https://wslr.org/ or listen anytime https://archive.wslr.org/ “Guarare!”

Orquesta Aragon!! The best Charanga or simply the one that lasted longest? Listen to Orquesta Aragon from the 1950’s to now on the next LATIN EXPLOSION. Plus, Charanga competitor Arcano y su Maravillas, Roy Ayers and much more. LATIN EXPLOSION, Friday, 7-9am, WSLR 96.5 FM Sarasota, stream https://wslr.org/ or listen anytime https://archive.wslr.org. “Separala Tambien, Espiritu […]

David Amram is The Interview tomorrow! Composer, arranger, conductor David Amram was chosen by Leonard Bernstein to be the New York Philharmonic’s first Composer in Residence (1966)! We will play music from his album Havana New York (1977), talk about West Side Story and his current project in Kentucky. Plus, singers Albita, Brazilian percussionist Airto […]