Felix Contreras

A Kind Of Magic: New Latin Music, Sprinkled With Discovery Dust

Felix Contreras — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6GFzYQwoc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImhVuHSs_g

Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu: Tiny Desk Concert

Felix Contreras — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:25:00 +0000

You don't really listen to an Omar Sosa concert so much as experience it. The Cuban-born pianist's overall demeanor exudes a sense of calm and deep reflection, while a spiritual connection to music and his ancestors comes through in his piano playing.

You can hear Sosa draw on more than 100 years of Cuban piano in the recognizable rhythms of his country's music.

Tito Puente: 90 Years Of Getting People To Dance

Felix Contreras — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:55:00 +0000

The percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday this weekend on April 20. And the recently released box set Quatro: The Definitive Collection is a great place to start celebrating the once and forever King of Latin Music. It captures the driving sound of big band mambo and cha-cha-cha that launched people onto dance floors for decades.

When he died in 2000 at age 73, the New York City native had more than 100 recordings to his name.

Guest DJ With California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

Felix Contreras — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:37:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr7z-ikOSR4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vofbnkQcW_Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHS-Tk7UuC0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD3G6eM3tPI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyV-sZMo8yQ

5 Stories About Immigration, In Song Form

Felix Contreras — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:39:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFwOmxP56-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FEMkUGNuxQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNJviuYUEQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85vp4xrKNs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwX1amquIQU