Music
Here’s ten great selections to get your backyard fiesta jumping. Our hope is to keep this playlist updated seasonally for your listening pleasure. Click on the iTunes graphic to listen to or buy this song. iTunes is required for this feature.
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“Pedro Navaja” ~ Ruben Blades and Willie Colon
Sort of a “Mack the Knife” of the Barrio anthem, this is deservedly one of the most famous Salsa songs ever. -
“Sombra Loca” ~ Gilberto Santa Rosa
You can’t go wrong with anything by Gilberto, a great Mexican “Salsero.” -
“Lento” ~ Julieta Venegas
Breezy Latin-Pop at its finest. -
“Viviendo” ~ Marc Anthony
Put your preconceptions aside and start dancing, Marc Anthony is a Salsa Master! -
“Men Senara” ~ Bebe
Great song for a drive up the coast with the top down. Bebe has earned all those Latin Grammys! -
“Yin Yang” ~ Jarabe de Palo
Who would have thought that a Latin-Cajun mash-up could produce results “tan dulce?” -
“Conga Vegetariana” ~ Pedro Luis Ferrer
My Spanish is not good enough to tell whether it’s a vegetarian anthem or a call to eat anything that moves, but It’s a great song anyway. -
“Polvo de Estrellas” ~ Jorge Drexler
A beautiful, upbeat song by the singer-songwriter who won an Oscar for his song in “The Motorcycle Diaries.” -
“La Bilirrubina” ~ Juan Luis Guerra
Major Latin hit by the undisputed Merengue King. If you don’t know this song, you’re not from Latin-America. -
“La Tierra del Olvido” ~ Carlos Vives
This song captures the spirit and passion of authentic Colombian music. Hay Que Bailar!