Late Night • Music
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.
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.
September 19, 2023 Late Night, Music
CHICO & ARTURO O’FARRILL, CARLOS OLIVA, TOMMY OLIVENCIA
Featuring the music of father and son Chico and Arturo O'Farrill, Miami's Carlos Oliva and Puerto Rico's Tommy Olivencia
ListenSeptember 5, 2023 Late Night, Music
Pablo Milanes, Ismael Miranda
Pablo Milanes, (1943-2022) Olga Guillot (1922-2010) Ismael Miranda, Jose Antonio Mendez (1927-1989) Celeste Mendoza (1930-1998) and more on this Latin Explosion.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2023 Late Night, Music
Franferrer and Juan Carlos Formell
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.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2023 Late Night, Music
Cuba’s Irakere & New York’s Kako
Francisco Angel Bastar, (1936-1994) known as Kako, was a Puerto Rican percussionist. Some of his albums "Kako, Totico y el Trabuco La Maquina y el Motor" "Sock It To Me Latino" "Live it Up"
Plus Irakere and Ivan Lins "Live in Havana", Charlie Haden & Gonzalo Rubalcaba in Havana, Roy Hargrove's Crisol at Umbria Jazz, Orvieto, Italy, Enrique Jorrin, Giovanni Hidalgo, Kubavana and more.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2023 Late Night, Music
Latin Explosion makes it’s KKFI debut!
Latin Explosion makes it's KKFI debut with 20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz & Afro Cuban music. El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, singer/leader Juan Luis Guerra, percussionist, trumpet, flugelhorn/leader Jerry Gonzalez (1949-2018), Grupo Folklorico y Experimental de New York City and a little bit more!
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