For Episode 48 of Encanto Tropical, we tap into some reserves of ‘rediscovered’ salsa bands from the 1960s/70s for an “underground session".

This show spotlights 25 great salsa songs released in 2024 -- from Encanto Tropical of World Salsa Radio (host: DJ Angel Figueroa).

Episode 46 of Encanto Tropical features salsa songs released in the year 2000.

The Taiwan Salsa Carnival on Nov 22-24 2024 is set to be another great event, and DJ Angel will deliver a presentation on context in salsa.

Episode 44 of Encanto Tropical broadcasts as Part 2 of a tribute to Fania Records on its 60th anniversary with about two dozen salsa tracks.

Episode 42 of Encanto Tropical focuses on Italian salsa and includes an interview with DJ Francisco Rojos of Salsa.It Web magazine.

Episode 41 will be a tribute to the prolific salsa songwriter Catalino 'Tite' Curet Alonso of Puerto Rico.

Encanto Tropical 39 is a session featuring salsa songs which include the word "vida" in the song title or in the lyrics.

Feeling inspired by memories of a Cuban music gig, I dip into my archives to build Episode 38 for Encanto Tropical.

Cover songs are common in the salsa world, usually an adaption or rearrangement of an earlier salsa song or one of an older Cuban style.

This is a 60th anniversary tribute to Fania Records which, despite some controversy, merits the claim of putting salsa on the music map.

Coming up is Episode 33 where I play from my playlist for next week's album release concert by Son D' K.Libre in Tokyo.