This week, it's a rerun of a show made in December 2005, but with some new content added. It's a great hour of salsa variety, starting with Celia Cruz's cover of "Patica de Chivo," then hits by Frankie Ruiz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Orquesta Tabaco y Ron. Then, more mid-tempo hits from El Gran Combo and Johnny Rivera. Then we pump up the tempo with a charged performance by Yolanda Rayo from Colombia. Next, it's off to Cuba once again, with conguero "Patato" Valdez and his groovy band "Muchachos del Barrio." We top it all off with classics from Ismael Miranda and Eddie Palmieri.

This salsa swings so much that our DJ had to bring along TWO pairs of shoes! Yes, were burned up the carpet with this week's lineup: Spanish Harlem Orchestra with Ruben Blades, Willie Rosario with Tony Vega, Oscar D'Leon, Adolescentes, and Miles Pena. The heat got so heavy that he had to cool us down with some traditional Cuban sounds: modern charanga from La Orquesta Original de Manzanillo, then into traditional guitar-driven son from Septeto Matamoros. But the real treat went down as smooth as a creamy helado: a sprawling 8-minute son from Conjunto Oriente. And just when we thought the fire was out, he stoked it up again with some Puerto Rican plena by Angel Torruella, then burned us to a cinder with yet another high-energy bomba-salsa from Cortijo y Su Combo with Ismael Rivera. AAAGGGUUUAAA!!!

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Back again, and ready to swing! This week's lineup: Yet another searing mambo-jazz from Tito Puente, then down to Cuba for another hit from Maraca. Contemporary hits from Los Titanes, La Sonora Poncena, El Gran Combo, Marc Anthony, an all-star performance by merenguera Brenda K. Starr featuring Tito Nieves and Victor Manuelle, and India. Then, a tribute to Al Santiago (pictured), the late producer who started the first latin record label in New York, Alegre Records, and spawned an industry, featuring a rare relic from his collection. More classics from the Alegre-Fania years, with Eddie Palmieri, Cortijo y su Combo with Ismael Rivera, and Willie Colon with Hector Lavoe.

And a very special welcome to our listeners at Sky Valley Radio, FM 88.1 on Victoria Island, Canada, joining us for the first time. Visit Sky Valley Radio's website.