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Salsa and its detractors “Caiga quien Caiga”

International Salsa Magazine through salsagoogle.com presents Crisanto Edecio Romero Carpio from the Pearl of the Caribbean, Margarita Island and the history of our Caribbean musical culture.

A few months ago in conversations with my friend Salvador García Landaeta, a man with a great trajectory in the musical and radio field and a great connoisseur of the world of Salsa, I made a comment about the name of the title of this publication.

The history of our Caribbean musical culture has had a roller coaster of ups and downs in terms of our musical heroes.

La Salsa y sus detractores Caiga quien caiga

But the fact is that since our Caribbean musical identity was baptized with the name of Salsa, the so-called detractors began, an endless number of opinions that yes it was me, that yes it was sultanito, etc.

There began the tejemaneque, opinionators of office, radio inquisitors, professional payoleros, businessmen fascinerosos, and there was no shortage of rolo e vivos who took ownership of issues that were not even theirs to feast.

But I go much further because even in the Mecca of cinema some people got rich with some movies that it is better not to remember them so as not to play the game and not to stain the name of one of the best Salsa interpreters of all history.

Now, are we in the XXI Century or are we still in the Middle Ages? Our Latin Thing called Salsa today resists a demonic onslaught of criticism and a musical advance poor in lyrics and a denigrating theme towards women, our women, our daughters, our mothers. A vulgar and dishonest language and with an advertising, radio and audiovisual apparatus that costs millions of dollars worldwide.

But Salsa is still there, in every corner, in every neighborhood, in the old LPs that we keep as true musical treasures, in every gathering and conversation among friends.

It is necessary to point out that all is not lost, people who from their communication trenches make a very important contribution.

It would be mean of me to point out any one in particular but when this “Message” arrives, many will know who I am referring to.

This article was a debt with my Salsera people, and to them I dedicate this reflection a day after learning of the death of one of the best interpreters that Puerto Rico has given, I am referring to Ubaldo “Lalo” Rodriguez.

I admired Lalo since his beginnings with Palmieri, his time with Machito and then with his solo project. A career full of successes, awards, and a situation that led him to face the evils of our society where it is easy to get in but very difficult to get out.

Crisanto Romero, Edgar Dolor Quijada y Salvador Garcia

The musical career of Lalo Rodriguez, a horse that was born among the greats and became Immortal (although some boasted of “killing him” after his death). Sad and painful for those characters.

Salsa does not die and will never die. And I close my commentary with a phrase written more than 2000 thousand years ago; let him who is without sin cast the first stone.

Crisanto Romero.

For the Ataca Quintero Project by Jaime Quintero and Salvador García.

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Gilberto Santa Rosa arrives in Spain with his “Camínalo Tour”

The great Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa continues his successful concert tour “Camínalo Tour” with four stops in Spain’s most representative cities. This tour is not only to relive his best hits, but also to celebrate his more than four decades on the stage. We tell you everything in the following lines.

Gilberto Santa Rosa, an artist with four decades on the stage

“El Caballero de la Salsa” was born in Puerto Rico in 1962 and from a very young age showed talent for music, especially Latin genres. After more than four decades on the stage, Santa Rosa has left an indelible mark on Latin music, hence his nickname.

This artist has managed to be very versatile in his work, even though he concentrates on a single genre such as salsa. Many of his songs show different sides of the genre, from a very romantic salsa to one that makes everyone dance.

Another of his great talents is his ability to improvise on stage, in many of his shows it is not surprising to hear different lines from the original ones. But all this, plus his great charisma, conquers his public, as he says: “In my concerts, music is always the star of the show.”

“Camínalo Spain Tour” is the reunion of Gilberto Santa Rosa with Spain

“Camínalo Tour” began in June 2021, when he returned to the stage after the COVID-19 pandemic. It has passed through the big cities of Latin America and the United States. Finally after 4 years without stepping on Spanish soil we will be able to enjoy Gilberto in this part of his tour.

The great Puerto Rican artist will be in four cities: Barcelona, Alicante, A Coruña, and Madrid; from March 2 to 5, 2023. The announcement was made in November 2022 and tickets are already on pre-sale, so if you want to see this great salsa singer, run and secure your ticket.

The love that the Spaniards have for Gilberto is so great that the best arenas in each city were reserved for these stops. And it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, as he himself explains: “We are a generation of artists who, if we didn’t sing on stage, would feel like we’re cheating people.”

And this love for the stage is also shown in these words: “I am very happy to be able to close this tour… which has given us so many unforgettable moments. These next concerts will be very special, because in some cities we haven’t been there for a long time and that always gives it a particular aura. The musicians who accompany me from Puerto Rico, all those who are part of the tour, and I are more than ready to present the Camínalo Tour”.

The talent, passion and charisma that Gilberto Santa Rosa imposes on his work is undeniable, which is reflected in his Latin Grammy awards for best salsa album in 2007 and 2010, best traditional tropical album in 2009, best traditional pop vocal album in 2015 and the Latin Grammy for musical excellence that he won in 2021. We are excited for this concert!

Lizna Tovar winner in the category Voice Over of the year 2022 in Canary Islands Tenerife

Lizna Tovar is based in the city of Charallave, Miranda State in Venezuela.

She begins her steps in the radio in 2015, participating in a health segment for a radio program on 102.5fm in the state of San Carlos Edo. Cojedes, Venezuela.

The following year they change the program to the radio station Plata 105.7 FM, in which the director Gonzalo Playa offers him to dabble in depth in the locution, giving him the opportunity to have his own space to which he gave the name “La buena vibra en radio”, of urban cut inclined towards reggae, ska and rap.

Always with the intention of national support, she managed to be the most sought after program with the new talents in the region, always being the special guest in her different presentations.

Her preparation continued with “Gente de radio” and with the school of the director of the same station which gave the best school for great speakers of the state today.

In 2019 he advances to the Voice Over, managing to become the official voice of countless DJs. nationally and internationally, official voice of different stations such as Fantástica 97.5 FM in Venezuela, Latino FM Web of Canary Islands, Radio Constellation Musical of Arizona, among others.

He had the opportunity to identify the adult entertainment channel Venus.

The latter gave her a boost with the recordings in sensual tone, suggesting to many colleagues of the medium and her slogan was the sensual voice.

Continuing with her participation in radio, she was the female voice in the program Baúl Salsero and from there she moved on to her own production Voltaje Salsero, taking her to be the female voice in the presentations of different singers.

In conjunction with her colleague Deisy Bonett, she arrives to another production called Ni tam Santas ni tam Fiablas, broadcasted in K-ribeña stereo.

In August of this year she is announced her nomination for the Latin Gold Awards 2022 in the category of Voice Over in international mention, being the winner of the award and official voice of the same.

Latin Gold Award 1st Edition.

A well-deserved recognition to the evolving talent of singers, orchestras, DJs and communicators whose effort and dedication to achieve a space in the music industry deserve to be recognized, especially for working every day to provide entertainment, information and much Latin joy to all corners of the planet.

Voice Over del año 2022 en Islas Canarias Tenerife

Premio Latino de Oro brings together an ecosystem composed of emerging artists and orchestras, as well as those of recognized trajectory and greater projection worldwide, providing a large niche of diversified talent that the entertainment industry requires daily, also concentrates the most representative network of DJs in the Latin world, in addition to the most global online Latin radio circuit that exists whose musical window is the dream of all artists.

Lizna Tovar ganadora en la categoría Voice Over del año 2022 en Islas Canarias Tenerife

Today also active in social networks, she is part of a project called “Nuestra Visión” transmitted every Tuesday broadcast via instagram live, produced by Carlos Viloria in conjunction with the team formed by professor and historian Jeijal Perez and DJ. Julio the black.

She continues her preparation and constant learning in this medium and support for national talent, dedicated to carry out her projects with her motto “Always working for the positive” And it is that what is done from the heart transmits positive energies.

She does not think about rivalries or competitions, only to do a good job and in order to improve the quality, knowledge and experience.

Lizna Tovar (Voice Over)

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“Mambo Fiesta” the new of Maelo y su Klan from Oslo Noriega

As of Thursday, November 4, 2022 it will be available for sale on all digital platforms worldwide.

A musical production of Café Records.

Miami, FL, November 4th, 2022. (Café Records) It already smells like the holidays, both the World Cup Qatar 2022 and Christmas and the native of Caracas, the Venezuelan Ysmael D’La O (Maelo), producer, composer and director of the European group “Maelo y su Klan”, brings us this new and catchy single from the album “Cultura Viva”, titled Mambo Fiesta.

Mambo Fiesta lo nuevo de Maelo y su Klan desde Oslo Noriega

In his musical biography, Maelo has the album “Ritmo y Sabor” 2018 and singles from his new production; “Son Kizomba”, “La reina de la Campana”, “Que Extraño es Eso”, which was his first Feat with the Venezuelan cultural heritage group “El Sondeo Clásico del Caribe” and last summer’s hit “Son Onomatopeya”.

It has been a spectacular year, full of nominations, recordings and successes of the mulatto from Carapita, in which we highlight the following: winner as the best Antillean Group of 2022 of the Cristo Rey Awards, which is awarded in Cali, Colombia, known for being the world capital of salsa.

He also received the “Honorable Mention” as producer of the year 2022, at the Golden Latin Awards in Tenerife, Spain, after more than 20 years in music production in the old continent.

Referring to the Mambo, today few groups are recording this type of rhythms, but Maelo, as a good visionary and knowledgeable of the emerging market, breaks with that scheme and presents us with a work of musical art for the dancer.

With the invitation of excellent and first class musicians as collaborators:

Composer: Ysmael D’La O (Maelo), Trumpets: Luis Ruiz, Trombone: Michael Palma, Voice: Luis González, Alto and Baritone Saxophones: Julio Estrada, Tumbadoras, Bongo, Campana, Maracas and Guiro: Yomar “Caballo” Méndez, Timbal: Hungría Rojas Jr, Bass: José “Mortadelo” Soto, Piano: Julio Estrada, Backing Vocals: Luis González, Alexis “El Chivo” Aguilar and Ysmael D’La O (Maelo). Arrangement and musical production: Julio Estrada, recorded at Estudio Requena and JE studio, mixing: Francisco Requena and Julio Estrada.

Mastering: Estudio Requena: Francisco Requena, all under the general and executive production of: Ysmael D’La O (Maelo).

“Mambo Fiesta” is here to stay in the public’s taste, and is already available on all digital platforms distributed by Café Records.

Maelo y su Klan

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This is the story of Percussionist Joe González

Young Joseph

Joseph Gonzalez has been one of the greatest Latin percussion icons of our time and it is worth talking about his past and current accomplishments. He was born on March 12, 1953 in the San Juan Hill section of Manhattan and grew up in a mixture of cultures with Puerto Rican and Italian roots, which ensured that the young Joseph and the rest of his siblings were raised with the best of each.

Percussionist Joe González posing for the camera

According to the musician himself, his passion for music started in the 1950s when he listened to all kinds of genres and rhythms at home, which trained the young man almost without him realizing it. At home, his family used to enjoy the talent of Frank Santana, Machito, Jerry Vale, Tito Puente, Mario Lanza, among many other artists of the time. Upon hearing these names, one can already get an idea of what Gonzalez’s vocational training would be like in the future.

From a young age, he would liven up family parties by playing the conga. At the age of 15, the boy first became interested in music as something more than just a hobby to kill some time. The teenager gave signs that music would be a very important part of his life.

Already in the 1960s, Gonzalez had made his first long-playing record with Frankie Nieves, vocalist and neighbor of the artist who had set himself the goal of taking over the boogaloo world and become one of its greatest exponents. The album was called ”The Terrible Frankie Nieves”, was under the direction of producer Stan Lewis and contained all kinds of popular genres for those years such as R&B, guaracha, mambo and much more.

Self-taugh musician

Something very striking about this music is that he never attended an institute or school of arts, but learned everything by himself through the experience he gained in San Juan Hill, where the best Latin music orchestras were always heard and whose musicians lived and some even resided in Amsterdam Houses.

In 1971, he became a member of the Ruben Betancourt’s orchestra, with whom he would play the group’s first LP entitled ”Orquesta Tentación” and published by the record label Mañana Records. A few years later, he married and soon he and his wife had their first daughter, to whom they gave the name Audrey Valentina. Around the same time, he separated from Rubénm stayed with ”Felix Morales & Orchestra Caprí” for two years and was part of ”Son De La Loma”, whose members were veteran musicians who taught Joe everything they knew.

Cover of the album ‘’62nd and 10th’’

During the 1980s, there was a dramatic decline in the Latin music scene, which caused Gonzalez to look for a regular job that could support his family and provide them with the the finaltial security they need. In those years, he partnered with jazzman Mario Bauzá and his orchestra, a group with which the percussionist finally achieved the level he was destined to get to.

He started making very important appearances in a lot of concerts with the Bauzá’s orchestra and recordings that would lead him to have access to many other opportunities on TV shows, film soundtracks, tours, awards, among many other things. This led him to be worthy of the Latin Grammy on several occasions and perform with stars such as Celia Cruz, Papo Vázquez, Arturo O’Farrill, Daniel Poce and many more.

His most recent album is entitled ”62nd to 10th”, which is absolutely dominated by Latin jazz and whose compositions are written by Gonzalez himself, except for one track. In this album, Joe Gonzalez once again demonstrates that he has not forgotten everything he has learned and is still as strong as ever.

By Johnny Cruz, ISM Correspondents, New York, New York City