Latin Explosion
May 09 2025 03:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Hosted by Juan Montenegro of Pacifica Affiliate WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota.
The original LATIN EXPLOSION radio show (1972-1982) goes back to Chicago at the peak of the Salsa music explosion! First launched as a midnight show seven days a week on WEDC 12.40AM, the program's last years were on another Chicago station, WOJO FM 105.1 weekday afternoons and finally late night.
Incredibly, we were able to get LATIN EXPLOSION on the air again after moving to Sarasota. In June 2018 LATIN EXPLOSION launched as a two hour show Friday mornings 7-9AM Thank you, WSLR 96.5FM Sarasota Community Radio and Sarasota music fans!
Big thanks to the listeners, music lovers and supporters across North America that tune in week after week to hear the best in 20th Century Salsa, Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban music!

Playlist
Time | Artwork | Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
3:00PM | Eddie Palmieri | Revolt/La Libertad Logico | Vamonos Pal' Monte | Fania | 2019 | |
3:00PM | Joe Cuba | The Latin Way | Steppin' Out... Again! | Envidia | 1998 | |
3:05PM | Julio Cueva y su Orquesta | Piru, Piru, Pirulí | Desintegrando | Mangomysuc | 2020 | |
3:09PM | Joe Cuba | Callejero | Super Salsa | Fania Records | 2019 | |
3:11PM | Joe Cuba | Liegue | Salsa Y Bembe | AudioSonic Music | 2015 | |
3:13PM | Joe Cuba | A Thousand Ways | Joe Cuba - El Alcalde Del Barrio | Fania | 2019 | |
3:16PM | Xavier Cugat | Green Eyes | The Legend Collection: Xavier Cugat | AP Music Ltd | 2014 | |
3:21PM | Cuban Masters | Santa Cecilia | Cuban Masters Los Originales | Pimienta Records | 2006 | |
3:38PM | Cuban All-Stars | Blem Blem Blem (feat. Merceditas Valdes) | The Enja Heritage Collection: Pasaporte | Starsing | 1995 | |
3:42PM | Cubanismo | Danzon Daulena | Malembe | Ryko Rhino | 2008 | |
3:53PM | Joe Cuba Sextet | Sabroso Cha Cha | Bailadores | Mundo Digital USA | 1961 | |
3:56PM | Xavier Cugat | Bim Bam Bum | The Original Latin Dance King | Columbia | 2002 | |
3:58PM | Betty Carter | Feed The Fire | Feed The Fire | Verve Reissues | 2017 | |
4:01PM | Julio Cueva | A Romper el Coco | Flan y Merengue | Vsom | 2012 | |
4:01PM | Julio Cueva | Con la Comida No Se Juega - Remastered | Grandes Éxitos - Remastered | Master Tape Records | 2020 | |
4:05PM | ¡Cubanismo! | Ni pa'ca ni pa'lla | Jesús Alemañy's ¡Cubanismo! | Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group | 2021 | |
4:22PM | Trío Cuba | Bésame mucho - Remasterizado | Ayer, hoy y siempre (Remasterizado) | Legacy Recordings | 2017 | |
4:27PM | Cubanismo | It Do Me Good | Mardi Gras Mambo - ¡Cubanismo! In New Orleans Featuring John Boutté And The Yockamo All-Stars | Ryko/Rhino | 2008 | |
4:52PM | Juan Formell y Los Van Van | La fruta | Van Van 30 Aniversario. Vol. 2 (30 Year Anniversary) | BisMusic | 2001 | |
4:58PM | Kenny Barron | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Freefall | Verve | 2008 |