A Fiery Night at La Peña: Revisiting Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble’s Historic Live Recording Recorded in 2007 at Berkeley’s La Peña Cultural Center and released 18...
At the beginning of each of the last three years, John Santos gathered together his sextet and musician friends and had a CD release party, this...
At the end of October and the beginning of December 2022, the San Francisco Bay Area had two special occasions of music from percussion master John...
The singular scholarship of John Santos has never been in any doubt. Though the Introduction to Art of the Descarga delves into the details of this...
In the sonic scheme of things – not to get too wrapped up in similarities and differences between the sound of El Barrio and the music...
The term ‘Spanish Tinge’ is so hackneyed today. Moreover it contains only a half truth, that being that the music came from Spain. And its originator,...
Marco Diaz acquitted himself exceedingly well as John Santos’ pianist. On Life Notes Mr. Diaz has written a suite of songs that serve to trace his...
There is a staggering array of exquisite music on Salsa de la Bahia Vol. 1, which is unlike other compilations featuring various artists. There is something...