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Articles tagged "salsa"![]() Music ReviewVarious: The Rough Guide to Cuban Street Partyby Deanne Sole[30.May.08] :. The party atmosphere of Cuban Street Party doesn't rely on remixes, as it did in parts of African Street Party. It doesn't need them. ![]() ShortTakes ReviewVarious: Think Global: Fiesta Latinaby Deanne Sole[27.May.08] :. Enlightenment has taken a back seat: this is a party album. ![]() NewsTen years in the making, documentary sings Celia Cruz’s praisesby Oscar Corral [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][24.Apr.08] :. MIAMI - Ten years ago, two young documentarians from Miami nestled a letter to Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa, into a round, disc-shaped film canister, and sent it to her in New Jersey. They wanted her... ![]() ShortTakes ReviewWayne Gorbeas Salsa Picante: Introducing Wayne Gorbeas Salsa Picanteby Deanne Sole[17.Oct.07] :. In this compilation dedicated to the work of salsa pianist Wayne Gorbea, Salsa is the focus but there are also excursions into rumba and mambo. ![]() ShortTakes ReviewVarious: Think Global: Salsaby Deanne Sole[15.Oct.07] :. Think Global: Salsa is a solid, reliable compilation for anyone who wants an album that will cheer them up and not ever sound like anything they don't already imagine salsa to be. ![]() Music ReviewSpanish Harlem Orchestra: United We Swingby Heather Snell[25.Sep.07] :. Few Latin bands are as able to convey the same amount of energy as this large New York ensemble. ‘El Cantante’ follows life, music of Puerto Rican superstarby Jordan Levin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][3.Aug.07] :. Even his name meant music. Hector Lavoe’s real last name was Perez. Lavoe was invented, a Puerto Ricanized pronunciation of “la voz” - “the voice” in Spanish. Hector... El Cantanteby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.07] :. The biopic formula overtakes historical details and even director Leon Ichaso's signature impressionism, with an awkward and unsurprising result. Cuban salsa star follows his heart, dream to the U.S.by Jordan Levin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][1.May.07] :. TAMPA, Fla. - Five months ago, singer Issac Delgado, one of Cuba’s biggest salsa stars, walked across the U.S.-Mexico border into Laredo, Texas, bringing with him only his family, his talent... |
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