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Latin Explosion 20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz & Afro Cuban. Claire Montenegro, producer, Harvey Averne, consultant, Juan Montenegro, host.

Started Chicago, 1970's - reborn Sarasota, 2018
Fridays 7-9AM
WSLR 96.5FM or wslr.org
Sarasota's Pacifica affiliate!

12/11/2025

Afro-Cuban Music and Dance Reverberate in Wifredo Lam's Work, on Display in MOMA's Historic Retrospective
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hear it here! 96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT Houston90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis Be...
17/10/2025

hear it here! 96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT Houston90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach Bandshell

Final live WSLR show was this morning, October 17. Here are more pics of those that made Latin Explosion....
17/10/2025

Final live WSLR show was this morning, October 17. Here are more pics of those that made Latin Explosion....

These are some of the people that made Latin Explosion...more coming..... 96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul G...
15/10/2025

These are some of the people that made Latin Explosion...more coming.....
96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach BandshellNPR

12/10/2025

LATIN EXPLOSION radio show at WSLR, Sarasota is ending! October is our last month! We are moving back home to Chicago. Thanks for listening and for following Latin Explosion Facebook! Juan Montenegro

SUNDAY October 12! "ASK ME ABOUT THE CELIA CRUZ QUARTER" at Fogartyville's OPEN HOUSE and RECORD FAIR. Get a Celia Cruz...
09/10/2025

SUNDAY October 12! "ASK ME ABOUT THE CELIA CRUZ QUARTER" at Fogartyville's OPEN HOUSE and RECORD FAIR. Get a Celia Cruz Quarter when you donate $40 or more to WSLR! We NEED your $$ now more than ever!
96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach BandshellNPR

IRAKERE at Ronnie Scott's! And a lot more 20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban, this Friday 10/10/25 7-9AM...
06/10/2025

IRAKERE at Ronnie Scott's! And a lot more 20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban, this Friday 10/10/25 7-9AM! WSLR 96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach BandshellNPR

"Ask me about the Celia Cruz Quarter!" Issued in 2024 by the US Mint, the quarters will be available at the Jorge Luis ...
24/09/2025

"Ask me about the Celia Cruz Quarter!" Issued in 2024 by the US Mint, the quarters will be available at the Jorge Luis Pacheco concert October 9 at Forgartyville! Claire and I will be handing them out when you contribute to WSLR's Fall Membership Drive! Celia Cruz is the first Afro-Latina to be featured on U.S. currency!
96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach BandshellNPR

20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban! This is next, on September 26, wslr.org 7-9AM on Sarasota's Pacifica aff...
23/09/2025

20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban! This is next, on September 26, wslr.org 7-9AM on Sarasota's Pacifica affiliate, WSLR 96.5FM Tune in! Walfredo de los Reyes (1933-2025) Tito Nieves,
Jorge Luis Pacheco, who's coming to Fogartyville, Lebron Brothers, and two versions of "MUNECA" from the Sing Sing and the University of Puerto Rico albums by Eddie Palmieri. Burn!
96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach Bandshell

20/09/2025
"No me la toque mama que me la rompe"Eddie Palmieri "Live at Sing Sing" (1972) Ismael Quintana, Jimmy Norman, Arturo Cam...
11/09/2025

"No me la toque mama que me la rompe"
Eddie Palmieri "Live at Sing Sing" (1972) Ismael Quintana, Jimmy Norman, Arturo Campa, Arturo Franquiz and an interview with Harvey Averne of Coco Records.
Friday 9/12 on Latin Explosion!
7-9AM Eastern
wslr.org
96.5 Community Radio90.1 FM KPFT HoustonRaul GalvanAngel EstevezDavid StockmanLuis BermudezMiami Beach BandshellNPRWilfredo Nieves

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The story of “LATIN EXPLOSION”

The original LATIN EXPLOSION radio show (1972-1982) goes back to Chicago at the peak of the Salsa explosion! Tito Puente, Joe Cuba, Johnny Pacheco, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Gran Combo, Cheo Feliciano, Ruben Blades, Sonora Poncena and many more.

LATIN EXPLOSION was a midnight show seven days a week on WEDC 12.40AM Chicago. LATIN EXPLOSION’s last years were on another Chicago station, WOJO FM 105.1 weekday afternoons, then evenings and finally late night.

Incredibly, we got LATIN EXPLOSION on the air again in Sarasota! In June 2018 LATIN EXPLOSION launched! It is a two hour show Fridays 7-9AM Thank you, WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota Community Radio and Sarasota music fans!

And thanks to friends, listeners, music lovers and supporters in Chicago, Florida, across the country and the world that tune in!