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	Ian Malinow Latin Music Examiner
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Ian Malinow is a Latin music correspondent and blogger for www.billboardenespanol.com in Puerto Rico. As a feature/music journalist with over 12 years of experience, his work has been published in Billboard Magazine, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel & various newspapers & magazines in his native Caribbean Island. Now, he takes on the National Examiner challenge. ianmalinow@yahoo.com

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Nueva Trova pioneering band sounds as good today as 35 years ago

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In the wake of World War II, three of the most celebrated and influential Cuban musicians of all time got together and created some of the best...
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Milton Nascimento shines in 1988 Verve release

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Pupy Santiago serves up a plateful of Cuban flavors

On “Pupy Santiago y la Descarga Cubana,” Cuban percussionist, arranger and singer Pupy Santiago combines old musical traditions from...
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Wicked jazz twists from Holly Cole

She may be an unknown to many, but Canadian jazz/pop singer Holly Cole made the cut for this week’s pick with “The Best of Holly...
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Guerra's 'Ojala que llueva cafe' revolutionized merengue

While merengue has been around for decades, the scene went through a complete renovation phase in the early ‘80s, when a young poet and musician...
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'Siembra' best-selling salsa album of all time

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When it came out in 1978, it rattled the salsa scene with the power of a quake tipping 10 on the Richter Scale.And then it shook it some more.The...
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'Larry Harlow: Live in Quad' a classic salsa gem

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Purim's 'Speak No Evil' an essential Latin-Brazilian set

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For over three decades, Brazilian singer and instrumentalist Flora Purim has been building cultural bridges with her music.Together with her husband,...
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