Last Saturday I had the pleasure of dropping the world debut -- or one of them! (lol) -- of the salsa tune 'Bailar Contigo' by Don Ruiz Orquesta -- at the Mambongo Salsa Social in Tokyo.

Knowing the meaning of a salsa song can elevate a dancer’s experience. We spotlight Manny Martinez’s song "La Profe" as a simple example.

From my sound room DJ Hong broadcast a special show: "Guaguanco en Japon". I participated by sharing the decks. Replay below

Here's a salsa set marking two years with CoBeatParty, live-streamed while camping with my family in Chiba, Japan.

This most recent session was great fun, and I was pleased with the show of solidarity for Ukraine among the viewers.

Another set. Some good fun spinning for the CoBeat Party Boxing Day Salsa marathon.

This is a makeup video since during the live there were transmission issues due to a storm in the area near my home.

Fun times with my live stream yesterday: salsa and cha cha for “Azúcar Friday”...

From Benin comes this pachanga by Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, with amazing guitarwork and chilling vocals in “Vi E Lo”, a lamenting love song

I’ve been wondering who are the sidemen on Tommy Olivencia’s 1966 album 'Jala-Jala Guaguanco' — there is no information on the album jacket

My most recent live stream was an ad hoc experiment but still good fun: I streamed to a party in Taiwan from my sound room in Japan....

Released in 2019, all bets are on that “おまえだけを I Love You” by Orquesta Copa Salvo will become a classic of Japanese-made salsa that can...