Archive for October, 2010

online radio: Hard Salsa

I’ve been a longtime fan of internet salsa radios as a means to expand musical knowledge, especially as I am partial to listening to music while I work. My old-time favorite station was DJ Alvaro’s (of Barcelona) “Classic Salsa” station on Live365, which I regrettably stopped listening to when it turned VIP, and which I recently found out has stopped broadcasting altogether.
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Old Favorite Perfomance: Caribbean Soul at 2003 WCSC

Caribbean Soul is a performance team based out of New Jersey, led by the amazing Ismael Otero, who is sometimes nicknamed the million-moves-man. Most of their choreographies display a unique musicality that incorporates irreverent playfulness with external influences (often hip-hop) and creative accenting. Although they are not the most synchronized performance team in the circuit, their performances are always entrancing and inventive.
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