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Latin Explosion
Latin Explosion is a musical journey through the vast world of 20th Century salsa, latin jazz and Cuban music with host Juan Montenegro. Latin Explosion originally aired daily on Chicago radio in the 70’s and 80’s. Different artists will be highlighted every Friday, so each show will be unique.
FranFerrer y Descarga Boricua, piano masters Frank Emilio Flynn and Ruben Gonzalez, interview; percussionist Alejo Poveda on Manfredo Fest’s album “Brazilian Dorian Dream”, interview; another percussionist, Sammy Figueroa, tells us how Herbie Mann helped him quit Sam Goody’s Records in NYC and join his band! Vocalists Glaucia Nasser, Juan Carlos Formell and a little bit more.
