Voice of the Waterlily- Our Stories

Honoring and remembering the divine voice of Santito Colon. You will hear everything from 'Agua Limpia Todo' to 'Mi Sueno' and 'Amantes'. 

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Agua Limpia Todo w Tito Puente; Dance Mania, 1957

Llora Timbero w Tito Puente; De Mi Para Ti, 1965

Mirame Mas w Tito Puente; No Hay mejor, 1975

Como Un Arullo De Palma w Tito Puente; Homanaje A Beny Moré Vol. 2, 1979

Dime; Commitment, 1980

Soy Guajiro; Live at Yankee Stadium, 1975

Mi Sueno; A Portrait Of Santos Colon, 1967

Amantes; Historia De Un Amor, 1971

Que Te Vaya Bien; Mis Grandes Exitos-El Bolero De Amor

Siempre Por Siempre; Santitos 1970

Remembering and honoring Rafael Hernandez Marin (1898-1965) after what would have been his 130th birthday! Enjoy, leave a comment and tell me what you think! Also follow me on social media 

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Pobre Jibarito-Rafael & Su Conjunto;

Campanitas De Cristal-Joe Valle; Lo Mejor De Rafael Hernandez, 1958

Enamorado De Ti-Felipe Pirela; Interpreta a Rafael Hernandez

Lo Siento Por Ti-Tito Rodriguez & His Orch.; My Heart Sings For You, 1965

Preciosa-Johnny Albino;

Amor Ciego-Eddie Palmieri. Ismael Quintana; Justicia

Si Me Muero Madre Mia-Rafael & Su Conjunto;

Lamento Borincano (live)-Facundo Cabral; America Canta (En Vivo), 2008

No Me Quieres Tanto-Los Panchos;

Tu No Comprendes-Santito Colon; A Portrait of Santos Colon, 1967

Que Te Vale-Johnny Pacheco; Los Compadres, 1970

Canta-Cheo Feliciano; The Singer, 1976Ep. 10

The second part of my two part conversation with Aurora Flores! “A breakthrough woman of salsa talks about taking a quantum leap through machismo as she reports on Machito receiving the keys to NYC, Roberto Roena’s patriotic defense of bomba music and the misogynistic envy toward a female led band”. Listen to part two of my incredible interview with Aurora Flores, a true cultural warrior, journalist, activists, writer and CEO of Aurora Communications.

Song: Cuembe Cortijo Y Su Combo con Ismael Rivera

“A breakthrough woman of salsa talks about taking a quantum leap through machismo as she reports on Machito receiving the keys to NYC, Roberto Roena’s patriotic defense of bomba music and the misogynistic envy toward a female led band”. Listen to my incredible interview with Aurora Flores, a true cultural warrior, journalist, activists, writer and CEO of Aurora Communications.

Today’s episode will be celebrating Ismael Rivera’s 90th birthday and the 27th anniversary of the passing of Chivirico Davila. We will be exploring their music and impact on our music. Listen and enjoy. 

Lejos de ti - Ismael Rivera con Cortijo Y Su Combo; Bienvenido, 1965

Lagrimas Puras - Ismael Rivera Y Sus Chachimbos; Traigo De Todo, 1973

Las Caras Lindas -  Ismael Rivera Y Sus Chachimbos; Esto Si Es Lo Mio, 1978

Witinila - Ismael Rivera Y Sus Chachimbos; Traigo De Todo, 1973

Las Ingratitudes - Ismael Rivera con Cortijo Y Su Combo; Invites you to dance,  1958

Yenyere - jala - jala - Chivirico Davila with Richie Ray; On The Scene With Richie Ray 

Babalao - Chivirico Davila; Chivirico, 1973

Mar Y Cielo - Chivirico Davila; Para Mi Gente, 1976

Perfidia - Chivirico Davila; Chivirico, 1971

Lloviendo en Puerto Rico - Chivirico Davila

“You have to see past all the flaws and mistakes a man commits in his life. Once you can see beyond a person’s imperfections in life, that’s when you can discover how beautiful an individual can be” (Antonio Mejias, The Life and Times of the Legendary Joe Cuba)"

Those are words of Joe Cuba when asked about Héctor Lavoe...Today's episode is about one of Salsa's greatest stars Héctor Lavoe who would have celebrated his 75th birthday on September 30. We will also be celebrating Vitín Avíles who would have celebrated his 91st birthday on September 30.

Borinquen - Héctor Lavoe; El Malo, 1967

Ah ha, oh no - Héctor Lavoe; El Juicio, 1972

Joven Contra Vejo - Héctor Lavoe feat. Daniel Santos; Feliz Navidad, 1979

Ausencia - Héctor Lavoe; Cosa Nuestra, 1969

Todo Tiene Su Final - Héctor Lavoe; Lo Mato, 1973

Tu Bien Lo Sabes - Héctor Lavoe; Tu Bien Lo Sabes, 2001

El Cantante - Héctor Lavoe; Comedia, 1978

Triste Y Vacia - Héctor Lavoe; Vigilante, 1983

Por Que No Puedo Ser Feliz - Héctor Lavoe; Revento, 1985

Ponce - Héctor Lavoe; Strikes Back, 1987

At Ti Que Te Pasa - Vitín Avilés with the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra; Tito Rodriguez Presenta Vitin Aviles, 1964

Read the article I wrote last year about Hector Lavoe. http://voiceofthelily.water.blog/2020/06/29/hector-lavoe-el-cantante-de-los-cantantes-27-years-after-his-passing/

In today’s episode we will be celebrating the 47th anniversary of the iconic Fania All Stars performance, Live In Africa. We are also going to honor the life and work of Roberto Roena who joined the ancestors yesterday at the age of 81. There are links to see the videos of the performance. 

Songs:

Quimbara Fania All Stars Live In Africa feat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_uamNoDhP4

El Raton Fania All Stars Live In Africa feat. Cheo Feliciano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-gyQ2M-Upw

En Orbita Fania All Stars Live In Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-uvOriFxXI

Mi Gente Fania All Stars Live In Africa feat. Hector Lavoe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah2GLqomT9c

Ponte Duro Fania All Stars Live In Africa feat. Ray Barretto, Nicky Marrero and Roberto Roena (on percussion; Congas, timbales and bongos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgB1Y-ZwyY

Guantanamera Fania All Stars Live In Africa feat. Ismael Quintana, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda and Santos/Santito Colon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPaZHqn5FHM

Traición Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound; Apollo Sound 6

 

Read my article about Roberto Roena http://voiceofthelily.water.blog/2021/09/24/roberto-roena-1940-2021-has-joined-the-ancestors/

Here is the full video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SJfoBFjdnQ

Todays episode is celebrating the life and work of Maestro Israel Lopez 'Cachao' (1918-2008), multi instrumentalist, arranger, composer, bandleader and co-creator of mambo. 

Read my blog post about Cachao: http://voiceofthelily.water.blog/2021/09/14/celebrating-israel-cachao-lopez-on-what-would-have-been-his-103rd-birthday/

Songs:

El Son No Ha Muerto - Cachao; Master Sessions Volume 1, 1994

Africa Viva - Cachao; The Last Mambo, 2010

Ko-Wo Ko-Wo - Cachao; Dos, 1977

Buenaventura - Cachao; The Last Mambo, 2010

Isora Club - Cachao; The Last Mambo, 2010

Descarga Guajira - Cachao; Perlas Cubanas: Cuban Music in "Jam Session" 

Sorpresa De Flauta - Cachao; Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature, 1957

Part 2 of my two part show on historical, social, spiritual and political consciousness in Latin Music. We will explore how Latin music has always told the story of the people, their struggles and their resistance. 

Songs:

 20 de Deciembre - Ruben Blades; Tiempos, 1999

La Fama -  Hector Lavoe; Reventó, 1985 

Sobre Un Tumba Humilde - Cheo Feliciano; Sentimiento Tú, 1980

La Abolicion - Pete 'El Conde' Rodriguez; Este Negro Si Es Sabroso, 1975

El Tiburon - Ruben Blades and Willie Colon; Canciones Del Solar de los Aburridos, 1980

Caonabo -  Tite Curet Alonso; Aquí Estoy Con Un Poco De Algo, 1974

Agueybana Zemi -  Jerry Gonzalez; Ya Yo Me Curé, 1979

La Bendicion -  Ray Barretto; Contact, 1997

Tiempos -  Ruben Blades; Tiempos, 1999

The first part of a two part show on historical, social, spiritual and political consciousness in Latin Music. We will explore how Latin music has always told the story of the people, their struggles and their resistance. 

Link to video of Ismael Rivera in La Perla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik19r4YuuQM

Songs:

Lamento Borincano-Daniel Santos written by Rafael Hernandez 

Preciosa-Daniel Santos written by Rafael Hernandez 

Que Bonita Bandera-Ramito Morales written by Ramito Morales 

En Mi Viejo San Juan-Trio Los Panchos con Javier Solis written by Noel Estrada 

El Negro Bembon- Ismael Rivera con Cortijo Y Su Combo written by Bobby Capo

La Perla-Ismael Rivera y Sus Chachimbos written by Tite Curet Alonso

Como Esta Mi Conuco-Benny More written by 

Boco Boco-Tito Rodriguez and his Orchestra written by Chano Pozzo

Together-Ray Barretto written by Ray Barretto

Justicia-Eddie Palmieri written by Eddie Palmieri and Ismael Quintana