DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness

As the winter rolls into town here in Seattle we get a lot less daytime and a lot fewer sunny days. Here's a set of songs that make me feel the sunshine even when our buddy is hiding. Enjoy! Alexander Abreu – Después de un Beso Santiago All Stars – Bochinchosa Oscar D'León – Ardiente Deseo Lucky 7 Mambo – El Colibri Chicho Severino – Si no me quieres yo no te quiero Beny Moré – Tumba, Tumbador Los Titanes – Sobredosis The Hawaiians – Kou Kino Mambo Los Cinco Caballeros – Panama Myrta Silva Con Joe Quijano Y Su Conjunto Cachana – Camina Como Chencha Rene Simon Y La Iguana – Girasol - Rene Simon Y La Iguana Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome to the Party Los Gatos – Mambo At The M El Nene - Las Estrellas de Areíto – El tumbaito DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness please comment (and donate) http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com

While spending a fun holiday weekend in New York City, it seems only fitting to publish a playlist of music from New York. I've hit 3 generations, Palladium Era, 70s Salsa Dura, and modern salsa and bachata. It's impossible to cover the depth and breadth of New York's contribution to latin music or even to provide a representative sampling, though here's at least a little sampling of some greats. Machito – Tanga Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Mama Guela Jimmy Sabater – Laura Willie Colón – Calle Luna Calle Sol Loisaidas – Ayer Cheo Feliciano – Anacaona Joe Cuba – La Palomilla Wuelfo – Bueno Y Pico Tito Puente – Corta El Bonche Aventura – Amor De Madre Tipica 73 – Guaguanco de los Violentos Ray Barretto – El Hijo De Obatala Tito Rodriguez – Ahi No Xavier Cugat – Aquellos ojos negros DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness please comment (and donate) http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com

There comes at time on some salsa nights when the lights get a little lower, when the room is full of only friends, and something in the air changes, and the music needs to change to go with it. Here's a podcast that marks that point in the night, when the salsa gets a bit jazzier, the bachatas get a heavier rotation, kizomba comes out, and we transition to the dark set, or what the Salsa Con Todo folks call Oaxia. Latin Pete Terrace – A La La E (La La La) Charles Fox – Macho Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno – Dub Y Guaguanco Bachata Heightz – Me Puedo Matar [bachata] Calo Pascoal – Titiriti [kizomba] Romeo Santos – Promise [bachata] Tito Puente – Azukiki [cha cha] Al DeLory – Via Nilton Ramalho – Si bu era di meu [kizomba] El Gringo De La Bachata – Solamente Llame (feat. Opalo) [bachata] Anselmo Ralph – Um Dois [kizomba] Bajofondo – Fairly Right [oaxia] Spalding Rockwell – Cocaine [oaxia] Slackwax – Close to my fire [oaxia] DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness Please leave comments, donations appreciated http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com

A very fun set of music to get you dancing. Salsa, bachata, and wraps with a cha cha! If you don't move to this, you're dead. Bobby Valentin – Mi Ritmo Es Bueno La 33 – Te Lo Voy A Devolver El Timba – B Side Mambo D.L.G. – Volvere [bachata] Johnny Zamot – La Musica Es Mi Vida Orquesta Aragón – No Hago Otra Cosa Que Pensar En Tí Kiko Rodriguez – Vagabundo, Borracho y Loco [bachata] Puerto Rican Power – Juguete De Nadie La Sucursal S.A. – Baila El Muerto Pornoson – Threesome Loisaidas – Porque Te Amo [bachata] Salsa – Cali Pachanguero El Nene – quinto [chacha] DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness Please leave comments, donations appreciated http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com

Podcast #8 - Practica Speed Salsa I love DJing at practices, the enthusiasm that the dancers bring to learning and having fun is really infectious. For practicas, I play slower music, around 180bpm (or 90bpm if you count pulses). Here's a little subset from a recent gig. Si Entendieras and La Sombra are around 185bpm, and the Jerry Rivera song is a big faster (varying between 191-196bpm throughout the song), yet the beat is clear and timing is laid back, so it's still very good for a dance practica. Having this little speed variation tends to keep the practica fun, too. Please let me know what you think of this set, because I'm currently thinking of doing several more practica speed sets. For a lot of folks, it's much easier to find great faster songs than great songs at this slower pace, so I suspect that there's some demand here. Drop me comments on Podomatic or Facebook. Enjoy! Gilberto 'Pulpo' Colon Jr – Cross Body Groove New Swing Sextet – Bobo Tu Te Quedaras Wayne Gorbea's Salsa Picante – Ven Baila Conmigo Erick – Quiero Olvidarte y No Puedo Al DeLory – Zum Zum Babae Billy Carrión – Esta Fiesta Jerry Rivera – Amores como el nuestro Roberto Roena – Mi Desengaño La Sucursal S.A. – La Sombra Africando – Tiembela Grupo Niche – Sin Sentimientos Alex Matos – Si Entendieras El Gran Combo – Gota de Lluvia DJ Essey's Salsa Sickness Please leave comments, donations appreciated http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com

Witches, vampires, ghosts, demons! Here's a fun set with a lot of great suggestions from awesome folks on Salsaforums.com who've been posting and researching various tracks for Halloween. It seemed like a great opportunity to put these together in a set for folks who might be throwing a Halloween party tonight. Enjoy these salsa and cha cha tracks that feature creepy sounds and ambience, supernatural beings, scary themes, or reverence for the dead. Use this to get in the mood this week or throw it on during a dance party. Fruko Y Sus Tesos – El Brujo Y La Bruja Orquesta Sociedad 76 y Orquesta Zodiac – La Caldera del Diablo Rey Reyes – Vampira! Paquito Guzman – Sobre Una Tumba, Una Tumba Willie Colón – El Brujo Havana Power Band – Pobre Diabla El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico– Don Goyo Angel Canales – La Sombra Orquesta Aragón – Los Fantasmas Ray Barreto – Quitate La Mascara Johnny Ray Salsa Con Clase – Mascarada El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – El Barbero Loco Tommy Olivencia – Evelio Part II (El Muerto Se Fue De Rumba) Orquesta Zodiac – Panteon De Amor Salsa Sickness DJ Essey Please leave comments, donations appreciated http://facebook.com/djedessey http://djessey.podomatic.com