Christmas

I love to see that the tradition of the Tres Reyes Magos is still alive even in the diaspora, and although it has lost a bit of its importance in terms of gifts, this tradition reinforces our culture. I also use it as a metaphor for…

Parrandas are a source of inspiration for many of José Nogueras' songs. In our conversation with the singer-songwriter, producer, and author, we talked about the fact that although the tradition of the "parrandas" is in decline, it will…

We had the pleasure of visiting Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Nogueras in his studio to talk about his career, Christmas, his album"A Gozar la Fiesta", Parrandas, Tite Curet Alonso, Cheo Feliciano, and so many other things.…

My wife Ivonne found by serendipity a decorative figure of a black Santa Claus at a local Marshall's store. There was something beautiful and special about this Black Santa that attracted her to it. Why Black Santa is Special We all know…

Why is it that in Puerto Rico I only hear the Tunas Estudiantinas at Christmas time? I don't know if the same thing happens in other countries. However, the other day I asked myself this cultural question. In this category, I include the…

The Christmas classic "Feliz Navidad" turned 50 in 2020, and Jose Feliciano is celebrating by inviting a few guest artists to sing along in a new version of it. Perlude to "Feliz Navidad" Jose Feliciano was doing very well at the time…

Salsa duo NG2 entered the Christmas music scene with "Mi Primera Navidad", a quality production of "Salsa Navideña". Music in "Mi Primera Navidad" Norberto Velez and Gerardo Rivas did an excellent job in their first full Christmas…

I just read an NPR article about lack of new Christmas songs in pop music, a problem we don't have in Latin music. Here in Latino Music Café I've published about 3 reviews on new Christmas albums in the past two weeks. I've blogged about…

This Salsa Lab video of a guy who's car broke down and ends up doing a "Parranda en Uber" is fun to watch. The song, a "Plena", is pretty catchy as well. I got this via a comment on Latino Music Café and decided to share it. Since it…