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In 'Latin Dance Party' William Vean takes us along to sunny, seemingly care-free places. Happy faces, catchy music, delicious drinks are images that come to mind when listening to this 'feel good' mus...

The rhythm of the samba was originally created in Africa and brought to Brazil by the slaves. Here it became the national dance. For every festive occasion and especially the carnival festivities (Rio...

A solo for alto saxophone or flugelhorn. Recommended for beginners. A good percussion performance will create a certain tension. The solo part does not require a developed technique, but rather a good...

By means of its simplified rhythms 'Mas Que Nada' allows the starting musician to play some typical Brazilian music. Both performances by Black Eyed Peas and by Sergio Mendes have recently made this t...

This single from Ritchie Valens from 1958 is originally a Spanish song from Mexican folklore. Years later it was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as the only non-English song in their 500 Greatest Son...

This beautiful waltz-tango is written by Astor Piazzolla (music) and Horacio Ferrer (lyrics). Together with 'Balada Para Un Loco', this one is the most famous they composed together. 'Chiquilin de Bac...

Santiago Lope was born in Ezcaray (La Rioja, Spain) on May 23. 1871. He studied violin and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Madrid. When the city of Valencia organized a municipal band in...

Imagine an extravagant magic show at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. All shows like this feature great superstars as guest artists. For instance, it can be Celine Dion and Josh Groban who enters the sta...