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Monthly Archive for July, 2007

Jennifer Lopez on the Tonight Show about ‘El Cantante’

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11 months, 1 week ago
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Jennifer Lopez El Cantante Marc AnthonyWell, just finished watching the interview by Jay Leno on the Tonight Show to Jennifer Lopez about the movie ‘El Cantante‘. She ends up speaking more about the movie. I guess the entire movie is told through Puchi’s eyes, Hector Lavoe’s wife. Now, I am impressed that she is on Leno doing a plug for the movie - which means it will be shown in most theaters. However, with that said, they showed a new clip of the movie, and well, to be truthful, the prospects are not looking good as far as storyline and character development.

For those who don’t know anything about the film, here is the synopsis from Hollywood.com:

“The dramatic-biography of Puerto Rican salsa pioneer Hector Lavoe, one of the biggest Spanish-language singers in the 1970s. The tale follows Lavoe’’s passionate relationship with his love Puchi, and his skyrocket to international fame. But even when he has it all, Lavoe is unable to escape the allure of drugs and his personal pain.“

My only wish for this movie is for people to get to know salsa, it’s history and to know why Hector Lavoe is famous. (I’m now starting to doubt it will do the latter).

Regardless, I’ve started seeing reviews from the movie from the premier:

Can anyone find other good (hopefully positive) reviews?

On a couple of funny sidenotes, the movie was supposed to come out in 2006, but the movie was improved to contain more music (and less acting I guess). Also, Lopez says on the Tonight Show that Marc Anthony forgot to give her a birthday gift.

Salsa Music 29 - Salsa Musique Fantastique!

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11 months, 1 week ago
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Well, in this episode of addicted2salsa we take a further look some old salsa classics thanks to Karlos (aka ‘Z’). We provide a little more jazzy selection for your enjoyment, so you can discover a variety of different salsa artists and styles. You might not like all the songs, but hopefully you’ll find some treasures that will make you want to get to know a specific artist a little deeper.

Just as a quick shout-out to the San Diego Salsa Festival folks who are supporting our podcast! We ask that you please check them out to support: http://www.sandiegosalsafestival.com

  • El Dulcerito Llego by Cuba L.A.
  • Cuando Te Vea by Tito Puente
  • Noche de Farra by Machito & His Afro-Cubans
  • Pica, Pica by Cortijo Y Su Combo
  • Que Sabroso by Jimmy Sabater
  • Swinging at the “M” by Bobby Montez
  • Wave by Willie Rosario

Please remember that if you like a song or an artist - please support them by buying their album or music. We play these songs for you to discover these artists that otherwise will be without exposure. Support salsa music! Thanks.

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The most viewed salsa dance video on YouTube

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Anthony Persaud
11 months, 2 weeks ago
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Playing around with YouTube (like always), I decided to search for salsa videos. Now, this time it was interesting because I was lazy and ended up typing just ‘salsa‘ in the search box. Then, after getting some results, I asked myself: What is the most viewed salsa video on youtube. Well it was quickly answered, a video named “salsa 21“. Salsa 21? What is that. After clicking on it, I was very proud to know that it is one of San Diego’s finest instructor, dancer and professional DJ : Mr. Iran Castillo. In this video, he shows you a quick and simple ‘Son y Pasos‘ style pattern for you to use at the club. With more than 675,000 views, I present once again, Iran from the San Diego dance group ‘Son y Pasos’.

7th Annual New York City Salsa Congress (2007)

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11 months, 2 weeks ago
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2007 NYC Salsa CongressNow, until I get the new ‘Salsa Congress‘ pages up and running, I’ll inform you of the good salsa congresses that are coming up. Another great salsa congress to watch out for is the 7th Annual NYC Salsa Congress. If you couldn’t make it to the Puerto Rico Salsa Congress this year, this is your second best bet since NY and PR are very similar in Latin culture and dance style (ON2).

If you are in NYC or in the surrounding area, I say give it a night and check it out, especially if you haven’t been to a salsa congress.

Here are some videos of last years NY Congress:

Hector Lavoe ‘El Cantante’ Movie : New Trailer - in Theaters Aug 3rd, 2007

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Anthony Persaud
11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hector Lavoe ‘El Cantante’ TrailerEl Cantante Chaplin A soon to come tribute to the rise and fall of one of the greatest salsa singers of all time. I have to admit, while I’ve heard mixed reviews about the film - I am very excited to see it in theaters. I think the critics just don’t understand the salsa side of this movie and might see it as trying to make something like Ray Charles but for Latino people - and that is not the case. I do admit that I am a bit concerned with that fact that Jennifer Lopez is all over this movie (in the story of Hector Lavoe). In reality, I’m not sure if Puchi (his wife) played that key of a role in Hector’s life…. but we’ll see - it is their interpretation. This means they might sacrifice facts over entertainment. But that’s just usual ‘Hollywood’. The movie comes to theaters August 3rd, 2007.

For more information, music and cool wallpapers check out: http://www.elcantante.net/

Salsa History Snippets : did you know…

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Anthony Persaud
11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Interesting facts about salsa history and other random stuff….

  • Some Fun Salsa HistoryHector Lavoe and Papo Luca went to high school together.
  • Roberto Roena was also a baseball player.
  • Fania Records was founded by Johnny Pacheco (a musician) and Jerry Masucci (a lawyer).
  • Frankie Ruiz was a fan of the orchestra “La Solucion” and knew all of the songs and lyrics. One day the lead singer didn’t show up, and he stepped in - and the rest is history.
  • Ruben Blades has a Master’s Law degree from Harvard University.
  • Andy Montañez started out as a singer for the famous “El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico”.
  • The first salsa congress was held in Puerto Rico in 1997.
  • Hector Lavoe’s real name is Hector Juan Perez. However, because Hector admired Felipe Rodriguez, a famous singer of ballads who’s nickname was “La Voz” (the voice), his current promoter gave Hector his stage last name of “Lavoe”. Lavoe is a pronounciation derivative of the phrase “La Voz” that takes into account the Puerto Rican accent of pronouncing “La Voz” as “La Voh”.

Do you know any other fun facts?

iSalsa with iPhone - my favorite salsa dance phone

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Anthony Persaud
11 months, 3 weeks ago
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Salsa iPhone - Anthony’s New Favorite Dance Gadget

Because you knew it was coming. So many stories about the wonderful and amazing iPhone from Apple Inc - well, I just had to write my own story. What would a website be without talking about the great Apple iPhone. I have to admit I did stand in line to wait for the thing, but I have to say it has exceeded all of my expectations. I give you a little demo on how I use it most of the time - my salsa music and videos! I guess I consider this the official phone for the addicted2salsa website. :-)
Anyways, I thought I’d share: