John Santos wants to draw attention to the virtually institutionalized segregation between Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean communities. He has always been painfully aware of this and condemns it in more ways than one. The most damning condemnation of it is his daunting experiments to unify the two communities through the most extraordinary cultural collision: and that is through Filosofía Caribeña, Vol. 1. (Machete Records - 2011), a superb [...]
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New CDs – October 2011 – Part 1
On this new release (the 11th under John's Machete Records label) entitled Filosofía Caribeña Vol. 1, The John Santos Sextet is in fine form, creating compelling and socially engaged music. According to John "Filosofía Caribeña is a cross-disciplinary project (original music/spoken word, dance) that aims to illuminate Afro-Latino presence, identity, and the marvelous, undeniable, and unheralded historical connections between Black and Latino communities [...]
Latin Jazz Network Radio – Jukebox – June 2011 Playlist
Jukebox - June 2011 Playlist: Bye-Ya! The Latin Jazz Quintet featuring Brian Lynch, The John Santos Sextet, T. K. Blue, Jane Bunnett& Hilario Durán, Helio Alves, Henry Brun and the Latin Playerz, Jessie Marquez, Carlos Franzetti & Allison Brewster Fran, Roger Davidson & David Finck, Gonzalo Rubalcaba [...]