They say music can move you back in time, take you to different places. And one of the most famous salsa songs of all time will resonate emotionally with viewers as they watch one of DC’s fastest ...
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 ...
When Cuban singer Celia Cruz died three years ago, it seemed salsa music died along with her. Not that her death caused the demise. But in retrospect, it’s almost poetic how her life paralleled the ...
West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture. Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a ...
Johnny Pacheco was salsa music. So much so that Pacheco, legendary bandleader, promoter and record executive, was known as the one to name salsa music “salsa” in the 1960s. Pacheco, a longtime North ...
Johnny Pacheco played music that made it impossible to sit still. The Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist experimented with different Latin American musical styles, though he was particularly ...
West Kensington’s Centro Musical is more than a shop — it’s a place for Latinos to come together, play music and celebrate their culture. Centro Musical, located in the heart of El Bloque de Oro, is a ...
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 ...
NORFOLK, Va. — Willie Colón, the musician and social activist who helped pioneer Salsa music in the 1960s and 70s at Fania Records, is currently being treated at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital ...