Chico Álvarez Peraza

Bandleader, vocalist, composer, graphic artist and radio personality Ernesto "Chico" Álvarez Peraza has been performing as a singer and percussionist throughout the New York City tri-state area for the last four decades. Leader of conjunto Mafimba and The Palomonte Afro-Cuban Big Band, he was also the host and producer of New World Gallery, an eclectic world music radio show which had been airing over WBAI Pacifica Radio (99.5 FM) for more than 25 years.

Featured2 years ago

The Feeling Messengers, Past and Present (Part II)

Miguelo Valdés & The New Messengers Of Feeling Miguel Valdés, or “Miguelo”, as he has since become known, was born in the province of La Habana,...
Featured2 years ago

The Feeling Messengers, Past and Present (Part I)

Preamble Within the current renaissance of popular Cuban music, coupled with the seemingly eternal presence of its first cousin American Jazz, we are once again witnessing...
Featured3 years ago

Bobby Paunetto, New York City and The Synthesis of Music

Bobby Paunetto was an unforgettable composer, arranger, musician and recording artist. Latin Jazz Network honors him on the tenth anniversary of his death (8.10.10). His real...
En Español3 years ago

¿Habrán guizos este año? ¿Y el año que viene? [2]

Ensayo en dos partes [segunda parte] Segunda parte del problema que nos turba Debido a la falta de compañías de producción, muchos músicos e intérpretes han...
En Español3 years ago

¿Habrán guizos este año? ¿Y el año que viene? [1]

Ensayo en dos partes [primera parte] Preambulo y Tesis Muchos músicos en el area de Nueva York (y me imagino en otras partes también) se estarán...
Featured3 years ago

Ray Martinez and the Forgotten Legacy of Jazz

Sometime in the very near future, several of the jazz world’s best known writers and musicologists will meet in some obscure conclave to pool their extensive...
Featured3 years ago

A Brief History of the Cuban Style Conjunto

1930: The Orquesta Típica is out and the Conjunto is in The year 1930 marked a turning point in the development of popular Cuban music. Traditional...
Featured9 years ago

Julián Cabrera: Musician, Rumbero, Gentleman and Scholar

RETROSPECTIVE JULIÁN CABRERA was one of the funniest musicians I ever met. But he was also an incredibly talented percussionist and a fine human being. He...
Featured9 years ago

El Heredero: Ismael Rivera Jr.

When it comes to iconic musicians and their offsprings, it is quite easy to make comparisons. A recent study done on musical ability and its possible place...
Concert Reviews10 years ago

Concert Review: A Night of Jazz For Dave Valentin

That was one helluva tribute they paid Mr. Dave Valentin at the Tarrytown Music Hall on Thursday, November 7th! Concert Review by Chico Alvarez Peraza, WBAI...
Featured10 years ago

Latin Soul: Old Wine, New Bottle, Same Good Taste

Bandleader, vocalist, composer, graphic artist and radio personality Chico Alvarez reminisces about album cover art, marketing and merchandising trends, experimental music and visionary artist/producers and arrangers,...
Featured12 years ago

CHICO O’FARRILL: Arquitecto del Jazz Latino

CHICO O’FARRILL: Arquitecto del Jazz Latino Por CHICO ALVAREZ PERAZA PREAMBULO En la actualidad existe una calle en la ciudad de La Habana llamada Calle O’Farrill,...
Featured12 years ago

Against All Odds: Angelito y La Timba de Ayer

An accomplished performing artist and a committed master drummer whose main goal is to preserve the traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms and to see more and more young...
Featured12 years ago

Celebrating Emiliano Salvador and his Musical Legacy

Note from the Editor: On August 19, 1951, Emiliano Salvador was born in Puerto Padre, a municipality and city in the Las Tunas Province of Cuba....
Featured12 years ago

Terry Pearce Remembers The Golden Era of Dance Music In NYC

I first set foot inside the ROSELAND BALLROOM dance hall in 1978, lured by a long forgotten tribute to Cuban Music legend Miguelito Valdés. No one...

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