Interview conducted by journalist and music researcher Robert Téllez M., on February 4, 2017 and originally published later on the SONFONÍA portal. Interview provided by the author for International Salsa Magazine (ISM). Robert: His name is: … [Continue reading] about His name is: Elio Osácar Douguet, and artistically we know him as: Sonny Bravo
On November 9, 2024, the second edition of the International Bailable in Honor of Our Heroes was held in Orlando, FL. The first edition of what is already shaping up to be an annual activity was held in November 2023. This unprecedented initiative is … [Continue reading] about Cultural impact of Edwin “El Calvito” Reyes and his management of the “salsa nueva”
Every day there are more Latin bands that leave the music of our countries in the highest and one of them is Marimba Tropical and the great talents who make up this group. To know a bit of this project, we have made contact with its current director … [Continue reading] about The best marimba band found in Los Angeles
Latin America / Peru / Lima Renzo Padilla (Renzo Antonio Padilla Reyes) was born in Barrios Altos in Lima, Peru, on July 12, 1979. In search of a better future, in 1993 his parents decided to travel to the city of Buenos Aires. Renzo Padilla. At … [Continue reading] about Renzo Padilla “El Borincaico”
North America / USA / New York Orestes Vilato. Cuban Multi-Percussionist. Cuban multi-percussionist, Orestes Vilato, is undoubtedly one of the greatest figures in the history of the Cuban drums known as timbales. During the fifties, the … [Continue reading] about Orestes Vilato