RADIO MACONDO pays tribute to Puerto Rico--the beautiful island that provides the engine behind this music... Salsa! We check out some of the contemporary hits by bands from Borinquen, many of whom were present at the conception of salsa in early '60s New York. The roll call?... Ismael Miranda, Willie Rosario, Johnny Ray, Bobby Valentin, Tony Vega, Johnny Rivera. And of course, no set of salsa boricua would be complete without at least one track each from Willie Colon, El Gran Combo, and the Palmieri brothers... and we got 'em! But there's much more to salsa than Puerto Rico, so we take a side trip to Cuba for a taste of modern charanga with Candido Fabre, then down to Colombia for a classic from Joe Arroyo, and finally over to Santo Domingo for a smash hit from Manolo. Puerto Rico... the heart of Salsa, the custodian of rhythm... the land of dancing. And we go there this week, on Radio Macondo.
