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Encanto Tropical 45: preview of songs at the 2024 Taiwan Salsa Carnival
Episode 45 features songs I prepared for 3 DJ sets and a workshop at the 2024 Taiwan Salsa Carnival. Full attribution is given on the show.
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Encanto Tropical is a two-hour radio show of salsa music. Hosted by Japan-based DJ Angel Figueroa, it is one of several programs offered by World Salsa Radio, an internet radio station for Latin music enthusiasts. It broadcasts every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 05:00 Pacific (Standard and Daylight Savings). That's 21:00 or 22:00 Japan Time. Episodes appear in one of four formats, as follows.
1) Spotlights & Guest
Featured are 4 spotlights of 3 songs each about newly-released salsa, Latin music by Japanese artists, cover songs of Cuban classics, and a guest's song choices (following their interview). An introductory mix precedes the spotlights.
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Example: Episode 8 (Guest: Jan Reijnders)
2) Theme
This focuses on a certain topic for the entire show.
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Example: Episode 16 (Latin Music in Japan)
3) Open Session
The show is made up of a selection of random songs.
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Example: Episode 19 (Open Session 1)
4) Guest Interview
A talk with a guest is preceded and followed by a mix of songs; the guest chooses a selection of 3 songs.
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Example: Episode 28 (Guest: DJ BoriQua)
All episodes are available for replay on the Archives page.
Formats
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44
Fania 60th ann Tribute (2)
Nov 21 2024
At the 2024 Taiwan Salsa Carnival on Nov 22-24 I participated as both a DJ and a workshop presenter. It was my fifth participation in this great event organized by Calvin Wang.
Episode 45 is a selection of salsa songs that I prepared for the trip with a mixture of material for both the dance floor and the presentation, from vintage to contemporary and rare to familiar.
27 tracks (2:00:52)
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46
Then the Millennium
December 12 2024
When it comes to politics, climate change, armed conflict, and other news, this year has really gone south. Public angst is now visceral as 2025 approaches. Compare this with a quarter-century ago and the concern over the impact of a Y2K bug at the stroke of midnight in the new millennium. All that now seems ridiculously quaint. The year 2000 became a new chapter for everything, with gloom and doom replaced by hope, optimism, and good times. In salsa there were new directions and great new music -- thank goodness for that.
Episode 45 is a flashback session perhaps stirring some nostalgia among salsa veterans. The session will feature only songs released in the year 2000.
How to Listen
How listen
• How to listen live
To tune in to the live broadcast, go to worldsalsaradio.com. Then click the play button. Wait a few seconds for it to load. Enjoy!
• How to join the chat
To join the chat during a live, create a username in the white ChatRoom box (below the yellow player). Be sure to say "hi!".
• How to listen by replay
All episodes are stored on SoundCloud, so there are several ways to replay.
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Visit the Archives page, scroll through the episode descriptions and click 'Read More' on the episode which interests you. This will take you to the blog post providing context for that episode; then scroll down to the embedded replay section.
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To see a simple list of embedded episodes for quick reference but without any descriptions, visit the Replay page.
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Visit the Encanto Tropical SoundCloud playlist to listen directly from the source (without written context).
Encanto Tropical
SalsA
radio
2nd & 4th Thursdays
22:00 日本時間 (12:00 UTC)*
5am Pacific / 8am Eastern
13:00 UK / 14:00 Central Europe
*NOTE:
[Standard Time: 21:00 / Daylight Savings Time: 22:00]
FUNDRAISING Set
4th anniversary Set
July 13 2024
The 4th Anniversary Fundraising event for World Salsa Radio featured one-hour sets from several member DJs.
We teamed up to appeal for donations to help cover the expenses of running this volunteer group, such as licensing fees, administrative costs, server fess, and the SoundCloud subscription.
Donations are welcome at any time! Thank you.
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