On November 1st, 1955, Alvaro José Arroyo González, better known as "Joe Arroyo", was born in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. He was an excellent Colombian singer and composer of salsa and tropical music, considered one of the greatest interpreters … [Continue reading] about Joe Arroyo was an excellent Colombian singer and composer of salsa and tropical music
Irakere was formed as such in 1967 but had begun to work much earlier; in that year precisely they went to a selection called in Havana to organize with the best musicians of that time the Cuban Orchestra of Modern Music; already in 1972 they were … [Continue reading] about Irakere was a Cuban group that developed an important work in Cuban popular music and Latin Jazz under the direction of Chucho Valdés
One of Puerto Rico's salsa anthems is, without a doubt, 'Borinquen'. Below, Papo Lucca, leader of the famous salsa group, tells us why he included the Peruvian percussionist in that song. Papo Lucca needed an expert percussionist in Puerto Rican … [Continue reading] about Carlos Peluzza Del Carpio, the versatile Peruvian musician, was in San Juan Puerto Rico
Edgar "Balín" Ocando, Venezuelan musician born in Caracas in the parish of El Recreo, specifically in block 7 and 8 of Simón Rodríguez. He studied music at the José Reyna school located behind the same building where he lived, he also studied at the … [Continue reading] about Edgar “Balín” Ocando Venezuelan percussionist musician based in Mexico
Music and personality There are many things to say about music and what it reveals about people who listen to it, especially when we are talking about certain musical genres in particular. It has been said that fans of a certain genre behave in a … [Continue reading] about Are we really what we listen to?