by Josué Joseph | Jan 11, 2020 | Articles
Part III: The Palladium Era Tito Puente Sr / Legendary Bandleader, Arranger / © LIC 84983 It was at the Palladium Ballroom, located on 53rd and Broadway in Manhattan in the heart of New York City – only eleven short blocks north of Times Square –...
by Josué Joseph | Jan 11, 2020 | Articles
Part II: The Afro-Cuban Era / Mambo, Son-Montuno & Guaguancó Mambo By 1934, the blind musician/bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez had already transformed Afro-Cuban music by revolultionizing the Son-rhythm. In 1935, he had become known around Cuba as the...
by Josué Joseph | Nov 26, 2018 | Articles
Part I: The Afro-Cuban Era Salsa became known as an umbrella-term to represent the Afro-Cuban rhythms and dances popular in New York which have their roots in Africa and Cuba. Afro-Cuban music made its way to New York during the first half of the...
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