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Events

iLe of Calle 13 to Perform in Miami Beach, Donations for Puerto Rico will be collected during the Event

World Music Central News Room October 25, 2017 No Comments iLeIleana CabraPuerto Rican musicPuerto Rico

Ileana “iLe” Cabra, the young vocalist of Puerto Rico’s acclaimed band Calle 13 is set to perform on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at North Beach…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Yomo Toro

Angel Romero May 8, 2017 No Comments Latin jazzPuerto Rican cuatroPuerto Rican musicPuerto RicosalsaYomo Toro

Yomo Toro, a cultural icon for 50 years, was one of Latin music’s most beloved musicians. Victor Guillermo Toro was born on July 26, 1933…

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Artist Profiles: Plena Libre

Angel Romero April 15, 2017 No Comments plenaPlena LibrePuerto Rican musicPuerto Rico

Puerto Rican ensemble Plena Libre performs a unique mix of Afro-Puerto Rican plena, salsa, bomba, jazz and other Afro-Caribbean genres. “Más Libre,”(Freer) was released in…

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Artist Profiles: Adalberto Santiago

Angel Romero April 19, 2016 No Comments Adalberto SantiagoPuerto Rican musicsalsa

Born in Ciales, Puerto Rico, Adalberto Santiago was influenced and inspired by the vocal styles of Beny Moré, Chapottin, Pancho Alonso and Miguelito Cuni. These…

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Obituaries

Influential Salsa Vocalist and Composer Ismael Quintana Dies at 78

Angel Romero April 19, 2016 No Comments Ismael QuintanaPuerto Rican musicPuerto Ricosalsa

Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer Ismael Quintana passed away on April 16, 2016 in Colorado. Ismael Quintana was the lead singer of Eddie Palmieri’s…

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Rounder Records Reissues Los Pleneros de la 21’s Somos Boricuas

Angel Romero April 19, 2016 No Comments bombaLos Pleneros de la 21plenaPuerto Rican musicPuerto Rico

Rounder Records has reissued Somos Boricuas / We Are Puerto Rican: Bomba y Plena en Nueva York by Los Pleneros de la 21. The reissue…

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Tour Announcements

Plena Libre Salutes the Puerto Rican Plena Masters with New CD and Tour

Angel Romero May 16, 2004 plenaPlena LibrePuerto Rican musicsalsa

New York, USA – Puerto Rican group Plena Libre will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a 10th record, Estamos Gozando!, slated for June 8th on…

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