Sunday is jazz day and today we're going down to South America for some salsa. Fruko y sus Tesos were a Colombian group who were influential in bringing salsa music to South America during the heyday of salsa in the late 1960s/early 1970s. They hit their popularity peak in the mid-1970s at the same time … Continue reading Fruko y sus Tesos: “Tania”
Tag: Latin Jazz
Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Eddie Palmieri: Un Puesto Vacante Un Puesto Vacante on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sbE2Ztim0 https://open.spotify.com/track/1ifuvRV77KenKXmb4tcHhU?si=1811e2bc101048db Continuing my list of Top 20 albums from 1975, coming in at #17 is Unfinished Masterpiece by Eddie Palmieri. One year after winning the first ever Latin Music Grammy Award for The Sun of Latin Music, Palmieri released his follow-up in … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 23, 2025
Song of the Day: September 15, 2024
Arturo O'Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Cuarto de Colores Cuarto de Colores on Amazon Prime Music https://open.spotify.com/track/4rttq7zwYbvUTfQaRyZImz?si=a35aca71634947bb Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 2014, the best Latin jazz album of the year was The Offense Of The Drum by Arturo O'Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. This album … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 15, 2024
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