‘El Cigala’ (the langostine or Norway lobster) is the nickname given by the Losada brothers to Diego Jimenez Salazar. Cigala is a Gypsy singer-songwriter born…
Artist Profiles: Diego ‘El Cigala’
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Artist Profiles: Willie Rosario
Fernando Luis Rosario Marin was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on May 6th, 1930. He studied guitar bass, and saxophone encouraged by his mother. His…
Artist Profiles: Tito Gómez
Salsa singer Tito Gómez was born April 9, 1948 in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico although he became an adopted son of Colombia. Tito Gómez was…
Artist Profiles: Edwin Bonilla
Edwin Bonilla was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and transplanted to Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the age of four. Aside from the Puerto Rican “jibaro,”…
Artist Profiles: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico began after the breakup of the Combo de Rafael Cortijo in 1962. At the time, several former members met…
Artist Profiles: Rubén Blades
Panama City, the early fifties. Rubén Blades, a boy only 4 years old, born in a working family residing in the old city neighborhood, already…
Una Noche Con Rubén Blades, An Exquisitely-Crafted Mix of Salsa and Jazz Swing
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Rubén Blades – Una Noche Con Rubén Blades (Blue Engine Records, 2018) Salsa and jazz swing…
Artist Profiles: José Alberto “El Canario”
José Alberto “El Canario” is known as El Sonero del Pueblo (The people’s singer). Nicknamed after the trademark canary-like whistle with which he embellishes his…
Artist Profiles: Ricardo Lemvo
Ricardo Lemvo was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire. His roots reach all the way to Sao Salvador in…
Sublime Salsa by Juan Pablo Díaz
Juan Pablo Díaz – Fase Dos (Juanpi Música, 2016) Vocalist, songwriter and actor Juan Pablo Díaz is one of the rising talents of Puerto Rican…