Tag: Salsa Music

Bio Ritmo: psychedelic salsa dura

Apr 15, 2012

in Electronic, Jazz, Keyboards, Latin Jazz, Piano, Salsa Music

All the photos in this blog are by Chris Smith. Richmond-based salsa band Bio Ritmo has been playing their progressive, original, 70s Puerto Rican-style salsa for over 20 years. The lineup has changed over the years, but one thing has remained the same – true, pushing-the-limits, road-warrior musicians. I first saw this band at an…
Música Boriqua & Nuyorican love

Nov 30, 2009

in Hip Hop, Merengue, New York City, Poetry, Salsa Music

Recently I saw the PBS special “Latin Music USA!” It was a great series on the origins and influences of the diverse styles of Latin Music in the United States. The episodes covering New York City had me reminiscing about my time living there in the late 90s. When I moved there for graduate school,…