ArtsQuest announces salsa orchestra as 8th Musikfest headliner

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - ArtsQuest has announced a salsa group as its latest Musikfest headliner. Grupo Niche will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on July 30 for preview night of the ...
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Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99

Rafael Ithier, founder of the emblematic salsa group El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died at age 99. The pianist, composer and arranger — who served as the orchestra's longtime musical director ...
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Eddie Palmieri, Latin Music’s Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s.

Latin music steps into The JUNOS spotlight — and Canada's sound is better for it

The category arrives as Latin music continues to expand its cultural and commercial footprint, driven by artists whose work ...