Baile Inolvidable by Bad Bunny just became the first salsa song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, proving salsa’s worldwide impact.
Bad Bunny’s success on his sixth studio album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which earned the top spot on the Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart the week of its debut, is on-par with the global superstar’s ...
A lot of Bay Area salsa nights feature DJs spinning the classics by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón, so it’s a rare treat to see not one but three high-caliber ensembles playing both traditional and ...
The late Cuban American singer Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz was one of the 20th century’s most celebrated Latin music ...
It’s a sunny spring afternoon in south London and a selector is slamming down some of the slinkiest salsa cuts outside of San Juan. This is one of the hottest tickets in town, a party put on by ...
Bad Bunny captivated listeners with the salsa escapade of “Baile Inolvidable,” while Fuerza Regida painted vivid tales ...
Salsa meets jazz for six hours in Bushnell Park this Saturday. The 11th annual Salsa Meets Jazz Festival features six acts that explore the relationship between jazz and Latin music, each of them ...
On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...
There was a time when Fania Records was the most transcendent label in Latin music — hailed as the Motown of salsa. From its meteoric rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound ...
“I’ve been called the ‘madman of salsa,’” said Eddie Palmieri. “I’ve got so many names, I forget my own name.” Palmieri has also been called an innovator by many and a “Jazz Master” by the National ...
In addition to Choolijian, Poco Loco boasts Ray Martinez and Roberto Quintana playing those important percussion parts and ...