The Spanish Harlem Orchestra brought its irresistible salsa revival show to the Conga Room on Friday, reminding us how thrilling this music can be, especially in the hands of committed New Yorkers.
Fania Records, founded in the 1960s by Gerry Masucci and Johnny Pacheco, became the top tropical latin label in the world. Izzy Sanabria had been designing covers for Fania beginning in the late 60s, ...
It’s a busy, exciting start of the week for fans of classic Latin salsa music. Last night, Puerto Rican legends La Sonora Poncena were at the Salsa Room, and today and tomorrow offer distinctive ...
Fresh salsas abound in the Latin American tropics, where produce can grow year-round, making it easy to chop, grind, blend or puree fresh fruits, vegetables, spices and herbs into savory or sweet ...
I almost broke my neck the other day, walking across the intersection of Third Avenue and 109th Street in Spanish Harlem—better known as El Barrio—to pick my daughter up from school. I whirled around ...
Famed Colombian singer Joe Arroyo, composer of such salsa classics as "La Rebelion" and "Echao pa'lante" and "Tania," died Tuesday after a monthlong hospitalization. He was 55. The singer, whose given ...
Salsa Cycles has a complement of all-road bikes including the Warbird and Cutthroat oriented to gravel and dirt racing. Although it is an older model of the Warbird, Matt Acker’s WarBeard is always an ...