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"Aprovecha, pollo" -Mayito Rivera y Todos Estrellas "American sueño" -La Excelencia "Quiéreme na' ma'" -La 33 "El nuevo Barretto" -Ray Barretto "Aquí en mi Pueblo" -Puerto Rico All-Stars feat. Andy Montañez "Nada para ti" -Sonora Ponceña

Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound, "En vivo desde Bellas Artes".

Nice post!

I agree. The value of dancing socially cannot be underestimated. I've found that I often need to devote about 3 hrs of combined social dancing and solo practice for every hour of class instruction to even begin to internalize the material. I find it better to be able to effectively lead a...

Magna Gopal and Marco Ferrigno showing mimicry and humor while shining: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPwhM-wis4 Julissa Cruz and Tito Ortos keeping it simple and just grooving: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFV3PwTgpeo

"El bueno soy yo" by Lazarito Valdés and Bamboleo.

Yes, Prodigio counts as a virtuoso! I agree that the guitar can hit some bass notes, but those can't go as low as a true bass. I feel that the guitar in traditional Puerto Rican music has been underdeveloped compared to the cuatro, when the guitar can do so much more, especially by virtue of...

The cuatro typically plays a montuno pattern when not performing a solo, just like a tres would. A way of preventing the cuatro from getting overshadowed by the piano, would be to eliminate the piano altogether from the arrangement. However, I think that in order for such a piano-less...

Thanks for sharing! I particularly enjoyed "Todo o nada", "Danzón siglo 21", and "El tren".

El que se fue (Roberto Roena)

Noche como boca e lobo (Sonora Ponceña) Bomba caramboba (Sonora Ponceña) Boranda (cover) (Sonora Ponceña) Mi desengaño (Roberto Roena) Berimbau (cover) (Willie Colón and Celia Cruz) Plantación adentro (cowbell pattern and cuíca-like vocalizations around 3min) (Willie Colón and Rubén Blades)...

Azzey, I agree with your take on how Rumba steps and styling can enhance Salsa footwork. Below are some additional examples of Angel Santos masterfully incorporating Rumba into his Casino partnerwork and solo dancing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoWd4dSwf6s&NR=1...

In addition to the albums listed above, I recommend "50 Aniversario Vol. 2", "La Ceiba (with Celia Cruz), and "Hacheros Pa' un Palo".

I enjoy clave changes. While I find it challenging to adjust to the new timing while performing a pattern, I find them interesting musically because they break the strong/weak symmetry of a dancer's measure by injecting a strong pulse on the otherwise weak 5. I think that this disruption of...