The percussionist christened by Bobby CruzStone Hand. Alexandra Albán is the daughter of José Vicente Albán and María del Carmen Illera. She remembers the musical variety of her city of birth, Pasto. She admires the playing of Giovanni Hidalgo and … [Continue reading] about Alexandra Albán Manitas de Piedra baptized by Bobby Cruz
Ray Barretto, Giant Force Son of Ramón Barretto and Dolores Pagán, born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; he belongs to the generation of Puerto Ricans who grew up in New York and are known as "neoyoricans": children of Puerto Ricans who did not … [Continue reading] about Raymundo “Ray” Barretto Pagan was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 29, 1929.
Did you know one of the best known cultural histories in Dominican Republic and Haiti is about the last princess of the Caribbean and protector of the Taino people known as Anacaona? She who was born in 1460 on the island of Hispaniola (now known as … [Continue reading] about Get to know the Anacaona Museum in the Dominican Republic (April)
A particular taste that people have for more than three (3) centuries is that we like to unwind from the daily routine and see new things, and one of the activities that until today we use as a distraction is the movies. Since the eighteenth … [Continue reading] about Let’s remember the movie Dance with Me , a memorable example of the Salsa Casino
International Salsa Magazine presents Quique Mota as a new Dominican talent of Latin music, a salsa singer born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1974, during his youth his parents Luis Mota and Balbina Castillo observed his emotion, … [Continue reading] about ISM presents the Dominican salsa singer Quique Mota