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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.

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Playlist:

Radio Station / Run DMC
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