LEL Playlist 2-15-09

1- Undress My Mind...Ocho
2- Obsession...Sol y Canto
3- Mis Amigos...Wayne Wallace
4- He Perdido Contigo...Omara Portuondo

5- Besame Mucho...Wayne Wallace
6- El Molestoso...Eddie Palmieri
7- Pedro Navaja...Ruben Blades
8- Estamos Azucar...Black Sugar Sextet

9- Esperando Que Vuelvas...Pedro Brull
10- Mi Lindo Son...Louie Ramirez
11- Azucar Negra...Celia Cruz

***Interview with Glaisma Perez-Silva***

12- Mueve La Cintura Mulata...Cuarteto Oriente
13- En El Tiempo Del Palladium...Spanish Harlem Orch
14- What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life..Tipica 73
15- Me Dieron La Clave...Vieja Trova Santiaguera

16- Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite...Machito Orch/Charlie Parker
17- Mambo Yo Yo...Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
18- Poco a Poco...Hector Rivera
19- Vivo En El Monte...Papi Oviedo

20- Vendaval Sin Rumbo...Hector Rivera
21- La Moral...Bobby Rodriguez y La Compañia
22- Sin Clave No Hay Son...Celia Cruz
23- El Piñero...Angelo Vaillant y Ernesto Alvarez

24- Te Invito...Chino Nuñez
25- Catalina La O...Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez
26- Mambo UK...Cubanismo

27- Fuego en la Maya...Son 14
28- Tributo a la Salsa de Ayer...Jesus Pagan
29- A Bailar Mi Bomba...Roberto Roena "Lucky 7"
30- Mi Negra...Poncho Sanchez

31- Shiny Stockings...Poncho Sanchez

32- Si No Hay Amor...Poncho Sanchez
33- Besame Mucho...Angel Melendez & 991 Orch
33- El Cumbanchero...Angel Melendez & 991 Orch

34- Viente Años...Omara Portuondo
35- Mami Te Gusto?...Felix Baloy & Afro Cuban All-Stars
36- La Llorona...Sol y Canto
37- Compa Galletano...Puntilla y Nueva Generacion

38- Undress My Mind...Ocho

Con Mucho Cariño Para Todos,
Luis ♫

Glaisma Pérez-Silva on LEL Today 2-15-09

This afternoon, I will be speaking with Glaisma Pérez-Silva at 3pm on LEL.

She will delight as well as educate and entertain you. Glaisma is a "local Puerto Rican educator, poet, community activist, and radio producer. Her poetry and essays, with themes which range from the feminist/erotic to issues of cultural identity, have been featured in local Spanish newspapers and newsletters." (http://www.southernct.edu/womensstudies/conference/1997.htm.)

Take a couple of minutes to watch this magnificent woman in action: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YADagH8ipY )

Don't miss what this extraordinary woman has to say, especially to our youth. Bring your kids!

Luis ♫

Tertulia!

Hosted By: Glaisma Pérez-Silva and Raquel ObregonWelcome to ¿Tertulia!

When a group of individuals comes together and shares their ideas, talents and anecdotes in the spirit of interpreting life, when there is song and poetry and when there is wit in conversation, then we say that a ¿Tertulia! has formed.

¿Tertulia! on WFCR is the space where a dialogue takes place among Spanish speakers and all those who are interested in Latin American culture and in the music, the arts, the language and the issues of importance for Latinos in New England.

Click here to view all ¿Tertulia! playlists.

Contact: tertulia@wfcr.org

Event Listings

Salsa CruiseOctober 10th -15th

• New Swing Sextet
• Karibe Mambo
• Juan Portella
• DJ Harry T.
• Rich Ramirez

Contact: Jeff Roberts, 914.245.0609
jroberts@cruiseplanners.com

If it has something to do with Salsa, let me know about it so that I can put it here for everyone to see.
Luis ♫
wpkn@cox.net

LEL Playlist for 2-1-09

1- Undress My Mind...Ocho
2- Pan y Agua...Willie Colon
3- Cocinando...Ray Barretto
4- Anuncio...Willie Rosario "Live in PR"

5- Azucar...Eddie Palmieri at Sing-Sing
6- Lejos De Ti Puerto Rico...Angel Cannales
7- Mr. Slick ...The TNT Band
8- No Volvere...Tipica 73
9- Son Sabroson...The Lebron Brothers

10- Joe Gaines Interview..."Live" -On the Phone

11- Pa La Ocha Tambo...Eddie Palmieri Live at Sing Sing
12- Arsenio...Andy Harlow
13- Montuno Con Harlow...Larry Harlow

14- Las Estrellas de Fania...Live in PR; June 1975

15- Viva y Vacila...Ray Barretto
16- Que Viva La Musica...Ray Barretto
17- Undress My Mind...Ocho

Thank you so much for tuning in!
Con Mucho Carino,
Luis

Legendary "Joe Gaines" on La Esquina Latina

Hear this and hear it well: This Sunday, February 1st at 3pm, I will be speaking with the legendary Joe Gaines from the "Joe Gaines Express" on WEVD.

Tune in and hear it straight from the legendary radio master himself telling it like it is and how it was back when Salsa was King.

Please join me this Sunday "Live-on-the-Air" in a phone conversation with the legendary Joe Gaines at 3pm on La Esquina Latina. Bring your children and let them experience history in the making.

Con Mucho Cariño,
Luis ♫

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Here is Joe Gaines at a glance as it appears on Descarga.com:

Joe Gaines "Born in Brooklyn, Joe attended New York University before briefly pursuing a career in the fashion industry. His love of music developed into a desire to become a disc jockey in the area of Latin music.

After completing his studies at the New York School of Announcing and Speech, Joe went on to intern with some of the greatest disc jockeys in salsa music, including Dick "Ricardo" Sugar and the incomparable "Symphony Sid" Torin. In 1971, Joe launched one of the most successful Latin radio shows ever, "The Joe Gaines Express Show."

After many years in radio, Joe went on to other career pursuits, but his love of music brought him back to the radio waves in 1993 with the rebirth of his radio show on WCNJ-FM 89.3 and 91.9 in New Jersey. "I grew up in Brooklyn with my parents and my two brothers," Joe recalls. "I'll always remember the fun we had listening to music in our home. Our tastes ranged from the big band sounds of the 40s to the oldies but goodies of the 50s and 60s, but my greatest appreciation and love was for salsa music.

My father, who was a great lover of music, encouraged me to develop my talents and helped me to appreciate the meaning and expression that salsa music conveyed. I remember that as a young man out of high school, I wanted nothing more than to listen to, dance to and live for salsa music."

(http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/contrib/bio?6nEATQ28;13;96)

Querido Luis:

Thanks for your kind words and for your sincere and authentic commitment to promote Latino music and culture, and for giving voice to Sol y Canto’s own small contribution.

In the brief time that we have come to know you, and since you drove all the way up to Cambridge, MA to interview us prior to a show in your area, Brian and I have marveled at your sincere enthusiasm for music “con fundamento” - music with meaning. It’s as though we’d met a long lost family member who instantly understood us and what we try to do on the planet.

¡Gracias! ...for your support, for spreading the word about our music, about our tours, our CD’s and our life’s work. We can’t thank you enough! For your blog readers and listeners, I invite you all to check out our latest CD (our first adult CD in 9 years!), “Cada Día un Regalo/Each Day a Gift,” which I know you have embraced, Luis, and for that we thank you de todo corazón.

A very informative Public Radio International feature on the CD is currently up on our homepage: http://www.solycanto.com/ which also includes our concert calendar, latest concert video samples, songs, and our email list sign-up form.

Con cariño

Rosi Amador

Lead Singer/Company Director

PS> You can also visit us at: www.myspace.com/solycanto

My Music is My Flag- R.Glasser, Ph.D

Puerto Rican music in New York is given center stage in Ruth Glasser's original and lucid study. Exploring the relationship between the social history and forms of cultural expression of Puerto Ricans, she focuses on the years between the two world wars.

Her material integrates the experiences of the mostly working-class Puerto Rican musicians who struggled to make a living during this period with those of their compatriots and the other ethnic groups with whom they shared the cultural landscape.

Through recorded songs and live performances, Puerto Rican musicians were important representatives for the national consciousness of their compatriots on both sides of the ocean. Yet they also played with African-American and white jazz bands, Filipino or Italian-American orchestras, and with other Latinos.

Glasser provides an understanding of the way musical subcultures could exist side by side or even as a part of the mainstream, and she demonstrates the complexities of cultural nationalism and cultural authenticity within the very practical realm of commercial music.

Illuminating a neglected epoch of Puerto Rican life in America, Glasser shows how ethnic groups settling in the United States had choices that extended beyond either maintenance of their homeland traditions or assimilation into the dominant culture. Her knowledge of musical styles and performance enriches her analysis, and a discography offers a helpful addition to the text (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/My-Music-Is-My-Flag/Ruth-Glasser/e/9780520208902/?itm=2)

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Sol y Canto
Rosie y Brian Amador are two of the most genuine and sincere people I know. Their hearts are pure and their music is uniquely their own.

The only way you can really appreciate Sol y Canto is to experience them first hand so I will work on posting their itinerary on my blog. I promise you will leave with a piece of Sol y Canto in your hearts.

Sincerely,
Luis ♫
La Esquina Latina

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Ibrahim Gonzalez Orchestra
When: Feb 7 @ 8 pm
Where: 153 Library Lane
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914.598.0098
www.mambodervish.com

Salsa Cruise
October 10th -15th

• New Swing Sextet
• Karibe Mambo
• Juan Portella
• DJ Harry T.
• Rich Ramirez

Contact: Jeff Roberts
914.245.0609
jroberts@cruiseplanners.com

If it has something to do with Salsa, let me know about it...Luis ♫
wpkn@cox.net

A Call for Vintage Images and Testimonies

Taza: Historical Reflections on Being Puerto Rican in CT-- needs your images and your stories.

We are at the conceptual stages of collecting vintage images and preserving local testimonies of the history of the Puerto Rican communities in Connecticut.Our goal is to form strong partnerships with local community organizations, families, and businesses that promote cultural awareness and pride.

Proceeds from the sale of the book will be used to fund scholarships for Latinos who pursue higher education at colleges or technical-vocational training.

At this time we are setting up interviews with influential Latinos who have made cultural, political, educational, and community strides that have contributed to the cultural solidarity of CT Boricuas.

The long-term goal of this project will be the publication of a visually-stunning book that includes photography, interviews, and short stories of a myriad of Puerto Ricans in CT from the 1950s to the present.

Interviews will take place early March and April 2009 in the following cities: Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, Waterbury, New Britain, and Hartford.

Please contact Jessica Galan-Guzman via email at LiteraryLatina2@gmail.com.

Your contribution to this endeavor is crucial!

http://tazahistoricalreflectionsoflatinos.blogspot.com/2009/01/taza-needs-your-stories.html

LEL Play List for 1-18-09

1- Undress My Mind...Ocho
2- Besame Mucho...Wayne Wallace
3- Viejo Malecon...Los Pleneros De La 21
4- Razones Tengo...La India

5- Numero 6...Bobby Rodriguez y La Compañia
6- The Meditation...TNT Band
7- Amor Verdadero...Afro Cuban All-Stars
8- What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life...Tipica 73
9- Apurate...The Lebron Brothers

10- Stand by Me...Johnny Colon
11- The Night is Quiet...Johnny Colon
12- Mandiga...Ruben Gonzalez

13- Valle De Colores...Andres Jimenez
14- Isla Del Encanto...Orquesta Broadway
15- El Poeta...Azuquita y Pappo Luca
16- Mama Guela...Spanish Harlem Orquestra
17- Paris De Noche...Azuquita y Pappo Luca

18- Corazon De Arana...The NY Sextet
19- Obsession...Spanish Harlem Orchestra
20- Si En Un Final...Eliades Ochoa
21- Adobo Criollo...Mongo Santamaria
22- A Bailar Mi Bomba...Roberto Roena "Lucky 7"
23- Que Viva La Musica...Ray Barretto

Latin Lady DJ Margarita...

I would be remiss if I didn’t turn you on to my sister and colleague, Latin Lady Dj Margarita at:

http://www.latinladydj.com/

All I’m going to tell you is that if you visit her website…don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes.

I can hear her now...“Live, Love, Laugh and Salsa.... The Rest is Optional!" Do yourself a "flavor" and visit Margarita…I promise you won’t regret it.

Fridays..."Alma Caribeña" 6-9 pm (pst) www.tomaradio.com/live.htm

Mondays...Alma Caribeña Hosted by Latin Lady Dj Margarita 6-9 pm (pst) www.tomaradio.com/live.htm

Con Mucho Cariño a Todos,

Luis ♫

La Esquina Latina

PS> Don’t forget to checkout her podcasts at: “http://latinladydj.podomatic.com/”

It's a New Year!!!

Querida Familia:

I will be starting out fresh on Jan 15th with current playlists and information.

From the inception of the program (Summer of 1974), my sole intent has been to present our musical heritage without all of the commercial foolishness that has manipulated and kept it in seemingly perpetual servitude for so many years. Nuestra musica was meant to be played and enjoyed freely by everyone.

So, if you haven’t heard the show before, you are cordially invited to a family gathering of La Esquina Latina every Sunday from 2-6pm on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM in Montauk, LI.

Stop by and take a listen…you’ll find that it fits in all the right places.

Luis J. Pomales
WPKN/WPKM
wpkn@cox.net