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Music for the Masses: ¡Descarga! Springtime Salsa Jam 2023 (Audio)

May 02, 2023

Music for the Masses adds a little sazón to your April showers and May flowers, toss 'em around, 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, montuno, guaguancó, y más!

"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.

Playlists and more information here.

Selection of original DJ mixes here.

Playlist:
  • Descarga Internacional / Bosq
  • Prestame Tu Mujer / Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron
  • Mis Dos Pequeñas (feat. Angá Díaz, Amadito Valdés, Carlos González & Manuel Galbán) / Orlando 'Cachaito' López
  • Descarga Caliente / Joe Pappy Y Su Orquesta
  • Vengo De Oriente / Los Dementes
  • Carol of the Bells (Instrumental) / Jes Smith
  • El Rumbon / Guito Y Su Conjunto
  • Fiesta en el Barrio / Carlos Muñoz y su Sonora
  • Descarga Yambeque feat. Mateo Lorenzo,Nicolas 'Macabi' Cristancho,Lazaro 'Numa' Pompa,Jose Luis Montiel / ORQUESTA YAMBEQUE
  • Yo Me Voy / Salsa Celtica
  • Descarga Guajira (Original Mix) / Israel López
  • Urbano / Kapucino, Henry Mendez, Opb & Kid Africa
  • Descarga Tentacion / Bolita y su Tentacion Latina
  • Concierto de mi bongo / Henri Guedon
  • Mambo Ryco / Ry-co Jazz
  • El Bravo / The Juju Orchestra
  • Descarga Viga / Monchito And His Latin Swingers
  • Vitamina / Guaracheros del Oriente
  • Descarga la Moderna / Ray Barretto
  • Guarachi Guaro / Cal Tjader
  • Ritmo de Verdad / Fernando Knopf
  • Descarga Lebrón / The Lebrón Brothers Orchestra
  • Gózalo / Al Valdez
  • I’m Into C.b.! / The Fall
  • Descarga Mundial / Bosq
  • Prestame Tu Mujer / Orquesta Tabaco Y Ron
  • Mis Dos Pequeñas (feat. Angá Díaz, Amadito Valdés, Carlos González & Manuel Galbán) / Orlando 'Cachaito' López
  • Descarga Caliente / Joe Pappy Y Su Orquesta
  • Vengo De Oriente / Los Dementes
  • El Rumbon / Guito Y Su Conjunto
  • Fiesta en el Barrio / Carlos Muñoz y su Sonora
  • Descarga Yambeque feat. Mateo Lorenzo,Nicolas 'Macabi' Cristancho,Lazaro 'Numa' Pompa,Jose Luis Montiel / ORQUESTA YAMBEQUE
  • Yo Me Voy / Salsa Celtica
  • Descarga Guajira (Original Mix) / Israel López
  • Urbano / Kapucino, Henry Mendez, Opb & Kid Africa
  • Descarga Tentacion / Bolita y su Tentacion Latina
  • Concierto de mi bongo / Henri Guedon
  • Mambo Ry-Co (Mambo) / Ry-Co Jazz
  • El Bravo / The Juju Orchestra
  • Descarga Viga / Monchito And His Latin Swingers
  • Vitamina / Guaracheros del Oriente
  • Descarga la Moderna / Ray Barretto
  • Guarachi Guaro / Cal Tjader
  • Ritmo de Verdad / Fernando Knopf
  • Descarga Lebrón / The Lebrón Brothers Orchestra
  • Gózalo / Al Valdés y su Orquesta