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Arturo Sandoval and a Sin Miedo after-party
"This instrument is pain," said Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval from the stage of the Jefferson Center in Roanoke last month.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 27 Mar 2009

La Ley celebrates its fifth year; Durham gets a salsa festival
La Ley has made it a point not only to bring blockbusters within arms' reach, but also to be a platform where local bands can connect with a fanbase.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 27 Aug 2008

Durham Latino Festival; Grupo Fantasma
"Some people think that Mexicans are the only people coming to North Carolina. That is not true. And I would like for people to understand and learn a little bit more about our cultures."
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 11 Jun 2008

Raleigh's Rey Norteño sings one for the road
The song opens simply, with two male voices rising and falling in close harmony, singing a cappella in Spanish: "Raleigh, North Carolina, I carry you in my heart."
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 26 Sep 2007

Rey Norteño photos
All photos by Lisa Brockmeier
26 Sep 2007

Braco
Nearly 3,000 people turned up at La Ley's anniversary party to see six transnational bands from both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 12 Sep 2007

Santino returns to Cary for Festival Ritmo Latino.
Eddie Palmieri Trio; Roberto Roena and Chino Nuñez; Live Latin events
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 18 Jul 2007

Besides a taste for fine pork barbecue, Cuba and Carolina now have another thing in common: charanga.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 30 May 2007

Fans hoist a Puerto Rican flag at El Dia Nacional de la Salsa.
I came to Puerto Rico to see El Dia Nacional de la Salsa, a stadium concert extravaganza paying homage to the living gladiators of the genre.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 2 May 2007

Typical Vilató (right): a timbales solo with the John Santos Quintet
John Santos and his quintet rolled quietly into Duke's Nelson Music Room on Yom Kippur.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 1 Nov 2006

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