Celia Cruz AKA “The Queen of Salsa” was a legendary Cuban artist & actress. Her career spanned 6 decades, over 70 albums and she won over 55 awards- including a National Medal of Arts in 1994 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame in 1987 located at 6240 Hollywood Blvd.
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Fania All-Stars is a musical super group comprised of a revolving roster of Latinx artists from all over the world and from all over the genre map. The project started in the late 1960s and is still performing in various capacities today. This song (https://youtu.be/AXN-_asIaYs?si=Ut5qr-6nRreMYis7) is from the 1974 concert that Celia Cruz and Fania All-Stars did in Kinshasa, Zaire. You can watch their entire set here (https://youtu.be/7U4fH5vUTGk?si=Kp5uanwrabFe9Wgm)
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Martirio AKA Maribel Quiñones is an Andalusian musician and poet who blurred genres over her nearly 50yr carer. Here (https://youtu.be/q6x2ueYwpOI?si=H7j0dAvMUwkyL5rI) she’s performing with her frequent collaborator, Spanish pianist and bandleader Chano Domínguez, who with over recorded 50 albums, has a career of a similar hallowed reputation.
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Beautiful, cool and laidback- Brazilian singer songwriter Astrud Gilberto (https://youtu.be/i0VN92XBeXc?si=fk3A1_HD-Rf80FLs) is most known for popularizing Bossa Nova style latin jazz the world over during her 40yr career
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Airto Moreira and Flora Purim (https://youtu.be/qx7SsrR73BY?si=y4ysdEFX2dbQgAkx) are a Brazilian husband and wife jazz duo who have been performing together since the 1960s. Purim is known for her 6 octave vocal range while her husband is known for working with artists ranging from Miles Davis to The Grateful Dead
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Yissy García is a Cuban composer and drummer. Here (https://youtu.be/pFTQvfCC6a0?si=Xf_OMeJ6AZ3LmhAd) she’s with the fellow Cuban musicians Kelvis Ochoa, Yusa and William Vivanco for an acoustic jam session
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Tito Puente is the legendary Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader who is one of the most awarded Latin Jazz artists in history. This (https://youtu.be/GSciMob1-CI?si=3ncDxUF0pX9S6Ivt) is a clip from the 2000 documentary “Calle 54” which can be seen for free here (https://youtu.be/7qw25NcW5ps?si=oYLZ00yM0MvX8onS)
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Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez was a Peurto Rican-American salsa singer, percussionist and bandleader. Like Celia Cruz, he was also associated with The Fania All-Stars. Here (https://youtu.be/-HYB6rFh-uw?si=svrdnF5ugPQIbvQp) he’s at the annual Día Nacional de la Zalsa festival that he performed at nearly every year until his passing in 2000.
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The legendary Escovedo family (Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo and Sheila Escovedo)- so great they’re on this playlist (https://youtu.be/fibMiXZGNYk?si=4A-JupQpof9dbeEM) twice (https://youtu.be/V3FNfxW7j0o?si=jH6ZLhE2iBUzNawx)
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Legendary Cuban musicians The Buena Vista Social Club. You can listen to their acclaimed 1997 album here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n7Ax9WNKAuQVwrnzKHsRZtHGzEcxEDVnY&si=4CFuXK6zPK615uuc) and watch the 1999 documentary about them on HBO Max, Criterion Channel or for free here (https://ok.ru/video/2422021098094) This (https://youtu.be/EstJ-wqPM5E?si=Jv1khvnUXD9nkZRv) is from their 1999 concert in Paris
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If you haven’t listened to it, Marc Maron interviewed Alejandro Escovedo earlier this year and it’s a pretty interesting interview about his life and work (http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1526-alejandro-escovedo).
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Episode 1526 - Alejandro Escovedo — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Celebrated singer-songwriter and guitarist Alejandro Escovedo made one of Marc’s favorite albums, the 1992 solo record Gravity. But the raw, intimate poetry of that album came from a real place of grief and anguish in Alejandro’s life. They talk about what led up to that point, including his early b

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Also, Sheila E literally just released her new music video for “Playa Tequila” (https://youtu.be/sOwiuJ985wQ?si=BNyU-P4bLkjZe4YM) from her recent album “Bailar” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mlxtdpwjLFYGb5VExvt0LBT7jXOkch56s&si=oEB7dDuxq_kB5CHx) a few hours ago!
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Now it’s time to dance (if you weren’t already dancing!) b/c we have a medley (https://youtu.be/-AmP7eTAHZY?si=zy_Ap_e3HXQ2_mNY) of Latin Jazz inspired pop by Cuban-American musicians Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. A 2016 musical about the lives of Gloria and Emilio Estefan titled “On Your Feet” was nominated for multiple theater awards over the years but sadly has yet to win
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Peruvian musicians Mimy Succar and her son Tony Succar (https://youtu.be/W2v5VHFTamw?si=FW385PG6jteGHUuO) has only recently made the airwaves in English language media but Mimy has been performing since the 1970s. Their album “Mimy & Tony” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k8AhEAng2mQvtvaUKc5z90PnizQduUHMw&si=q457ApUOWpBQZ_ap) was nominated for a 2023 Grammy
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Machito (https://youtu.be/GC7q9O8bnPE?si=2dm3YT9tZw5W3uYw) was an Afro-Cuban latin jazz musician and bandleader who is known for popularizing big band latin jazz in Cuba, Europe and The USA.
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Mongo Santamaría was an Afro-Cuban percussionist and bandleader. His work “Afro Blue” (https://youtu.be/yPlfoXogtdI?si=JSgA947F4hyKdCOj) from his album “Afro Roots” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_oSmrdvk-5jIxD_WkF86Wrf-7RK62FQ4&si=DipLhQqhZgDnDCon) is considered the first widely popular jazz standard to be based solely on African beats
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Chico Freeman (https://youtu.be/RNKjAkbXj7A?si=6xnipVXfZ7WOeLw_) is a Puerto Rican-American saxophonist. His award winning late 70s/early 80s albums “Morning Prayer” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_neCAYgzV3V2yrJ9ve386GVaUQhg4V5vaw&si=efCrF0oPueZ2QxYR) and “The Outside Within”(https://youtu.be/IkcyRqKD4og?si=Ej5IWZOFPbl5dgJF) helped to popularize Jazz Fusion
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Carlos and his late younger brother Jorge Santana (https://youtu.be/fB5vDKGOMa4?si=AtM3ug2lHPtlyPBr) … Do I really need to explain who these two are? There’s literally a huge mural in San Francisco dedicated to them and their family. Their 1994 album with their nephew Carlos Hernandez “Santana Brothers” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lAGO1jH5TywhZ0vxa4QhdN9lT7PYyU2uk&si=YCBs9U8ihMckLiSQ) is a must listen for any fan of either of the brothers
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