Links
Links to friends on the net
www.salsamixes.com: Dj Duste’s place. Fellow collector and salsa conoceur and wicked remixer of mambo and salsa. Since December 2006 he is also my neighbour and we enjoy regular “Salsa Tea Parties” together!
www.salsabuena.no: My great friend and superb dj Juan Pablo aka Dj Jay Pee. Together we run the club concept Club Clave and we regularly play together at the clubs in Oslo on Thursdays and Sundays.
www.club-clave.com: The best salsa parties in Oslo. Bi-monthly! Run by dj Guachi Guaro and dj Juan Pablo. Also the best place to find dj Juan Pablo, a great friend and most excellent fellow dj in Oslo.
dj Frank: Excellent dj from Los Angeles. Plays everywhere around the globe!
TheLatinSoulShow.com: Great show for latin soul and boogaloo but for me and fellow salseros, the gem is Nick Aguirre’s Salsa Dura Show on Sunday Night!
www.djdavidortiz.com: Another superb collector and dj. He has wonderful knowledge of this music and he truly knows his stuff as he has truly lived an been part of the salsa explosion since the 70s.
www.djpepe.ch: Great guy and a lover of latin music of all styles. He sure plays some great swingin’ classic salsa and then some! And as I just recently discovered he is a great and talented singer/sonero!
www.djmambonik.com: dj Nik is an awesome dj who works hard and carefully picks groovy tunes for the dance floor. He loves diggin’ for underrated underground rare releases that are just screaming to be heard. His sets are always fresh and exciting!
Jazzy of Salsa Kompaniet: A long time good friend and superb dancer. This guy can move and has an amazing dance background and does anything from jazz, hip hop, breakdance and breathtaking salsa and mambo!
solarlatinclub.blogspot.com Dj El Chino from Colombia! This is his home on the web, and what a great place to visit. Dj El Chino does a unique and awesome job in promoting great current artists that don’t get the recognition they truly deserve and he is also a great collector and promotes some serious dura old school rare artists too!
pedro–fonseca.spaces.live.com is home of my friend dj Fonseca from El Colectivo Los Tremendos in Geneva!
www.viejoteca.net Home of fellow salsa lover and aficionado ViejotecaChango! Have a look for lots of great information about salsa musicians and album reviews.
musicadelbarrio.wordpress.com Home of fellow salsa lover and collector Oliver! Have a look for lots of great information about salsa musicians and album reviews. And a great radio show!
Salsavintage.com Home of Dj Stef (Stefan Delaunay) have a listen to his 24 hr internet radio!
Dj Gury Gury from Canada. Dj Gury Gury is a strong promotor of everything that is great Salsa. Have a listen to his internet radio every Tuesday (6pm EST)!
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Cal Tjader
Chano Pozo
Mongo Santamaria
Machito
Cachao
Bebo Valdes
Tito Puente
Poncho Sanchez
Snowboy and the Latin Section
Ray Barretto
Tipica’73
Los Kimbos
Joey Pastrana
Eddie Palmieri
Adalberto Santiago
Javier Vazquez
Roberto Roena
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Rafael Cortijo
Ismael Rivera
Tite Curet Alonso
Cheo Feliciano
Joe Cuba
Charlie Palmieri
Tito Rodriguez
Mon Rivera
Hector Lavoe
Bobby Valentin
Larry Harlow
Ismael Miranda
Ricardo Ray
Willie Colon
Joe Bataan
Celia Cruz
Benny More
Arsenio Rodriguez
Ruben Blades
Papo Lucca and Sonora Poncena
Ismael Quintana
Fania All Stars
Marvin Santiago
Felix Chappottin
Joe Arroyo
Fruko y Sus Tesos
Los Van Van
Grupo Niche
Tito Gomez
Africando
Orchestre Baobab
Ricardo Lemvo
Johnny Pacheco
Pete El Conde Rodriguez
Johnny Ventura
Willie Bobo
Bobby Cruz
La Sonora Matancera
Daniel Santos
Rafael Hernandez
Giovanni Hidalgo