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Music for the Masses: ¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2026 (Audio)
We add a little sazón to your early April showers and serve up a swingin' descarga – a non-stop Salsa jam featuring classic Afro-Latin grooves spanning more than six decades – from mambo to bugalú, guaracha to cha-cha-chá, pachanga, son montuno, bomba y plena, guaguancó y más! (Part 6 of an annual series.)
"Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- Trompeta en Montuno / Chocolate
- Bomba Jam / Slavo Rican Assembly
- The Taxi Driver / Charlie Palmieri
- Fatema / Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako
- El Manisero (Machann pistach) / Haitiando
- Descarga Relax / Carlos Hayre
- Lloraras / Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron
- Descarga Fania / Fania All Stars
- Trumpet Cat / Dante Vargas and the Cat Band
- Londres (London) / Nelson y Sus Estrellas
- Agnon Djidjo / T. P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
- Salsa Sabrosa / Lalo Orozco y Su Combo
- Crew / Eddie Palmieri
- Yo Soy / Francisco Bayon, David Ferrari, El Trinitario, DJ Sergio Barreca
- Preso / The Latin Brothers
- Vuela Mi Descarga / Karamanduka y Melcochita
- L'Artibonite / Les frères Dejean
- Deni Sabali / Africando
- Diamoule Mawo / Laba Sosseh
- Cantame Sonera / Lady Son
- Anabacoa (Guaracha) / Pío Leiva
- Guajiréate / Coco Lagos y sus Orates