His passion is playing percussion at salsa clubs, but Charlie Montoyo also thrives at his day job: managing the Toronto Blue Jays. Charlie Montoyo keeps a large collection of Latin percussion ...

had not released a salsa album until only a couple weeks ago. As the daughter of American percussionist Pete Escovedo, the “Queen of Percussion” grew up surrounded by Latin music royalty ...

When the Queen of Percussion speaks, we listen. When she drops a Latin version of an iconic hit, we dance. Sheila E., the Grammy-winning powerhouse and all-around music legend, is back with a ...

followed by a Salsa band. Next is our first headliner, Alex “Apolo” Ayala who shows the [percussion-heavy] bomba and plena influence on jazz. Finally there’s our other headliner Steven Kroon ...

The undisputed “Queen of Percussion,” best known for her breakout 1984 hit “The Glamorous Life,” is currently touring on her latest release, Bailar, her first salsa album. “I always ...

For decades, Roena captivated audiences with his bongó and other percussion instruments, as well as with his salsa dance moves. Andrés Waldemar, singer of the “Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound ...

Our percussion ensembles also improvise in jazz and free styles. A recent hit was Music for Percussion Quartet & 3 Jazz Players, Latin-Jazz works by Roland Vazquez. Many CU Boulder percussion students ...

Congratulations on Bailar, your first salsa album. What took you so long ... “I started playing percussion and drums because of you. I started at 9 years old and you are my idol.” ...