It's the hottest hour of music in the podosphere, and this week, we reach back and pay tribute to '70s salsa... No, wait, '20s salsa... Oh, whatever. We start with some modern dance favorites from Sonora Carruseles, Frankie Ruiz, the MP All-stars in an unabashedly self-promoting, but tasty, track, and Orquesta Tabaco y Ron. Then, it's time to play "Name that Tune" once again, and this time DJ John tests us with an easy one, reaching all the back to, yes, the 1920s. Next, into a classic set, with Mario Bauza, an encore from Larry Harlow's Orchestra, and both the Palmieri brothers, back to back once again. Finally off to Cuba, with two tracks from the island, and one from Miami Cuban superstar Willy Chirino. Young or old, everybody's got a reason to dance at MACONDO!

The hottest hour of music on the Internet is back again, this week featuring a great mix of salsa, son, mambo, and plena--romantica or dura, classic or new. We start with Eddie Torres, then a tribute to Cuban tres player Nino Rivera by the Afro Cuban All-stars; then into some "sweet" salsa, with Victor Manuelle and Jose Alberto delivering some tasty, mellow treats, and Ismael Miranda reminding us how this music can make us fall in love. Next, DJ John plays "Name that Tune," as he takes a look at one of the greatest and most covered of all Cuban standards--written, of course, by Miguel Matamoros (pictured at right), and performed by Tito Puente. Celia Cruz joins in with a classic 60's son-boogaloo, followed by Joe Cuba with Cheo Feliciano, and Larry Harlow's great 70's big band. We go bold and brash with Hector Lavoe in one of his defining live performances, then Fruko y Sus Tesos from Colombia. And we close out the podcast with a real Puerto Rican plena. What a mix! It's simmering at first, exploding at the end... RADIO MACONDO!

RADIO MACONDO takes you into the new year, with the hottest weekly hour of music in podcasting: an hour of pure salsa, classic and new. This week's artists: Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Quintana, Pedro Jesus, Hansel y Raul, Erick, Descarga Boricua with Justo Betancourt, Roberto Roena y Su Apolo Sound, Bobby Quesada with some true boogaloo, Hector Lavoe with Willie Colon, and Orquesta Reve from Cuba.