Latin Explosion
July 04 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 | |
| 3:16PM | Cal Tjader | Perfidia Cha Cha | Los Ritmos Calientes | Fantasy Records | 1992 | |
| 3:28PM | Cal Tjader | Close Your Eyes | The Lady Is a Tramp | Fantasy Records | 1993 | |
| 3:48PM | Cal Tjader | Out of Nowhere - Alternative Version | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Cal Tjader, Vol. 1 | Jazz Room | 2010 | |
| 3:58PM | Khadijah Renee | Chill for Real | Sentimental Me | Khadijah "Renee" | 2015 | |
| 4:52PM | Cal Tjader | Viva Cepeda | Latin Concert | Hallmark | 2010 | |
| 4:56PM | Eddie Palmieri | Twist Africano | Champagne | Fania | 2019 | |
| 4:58PM | Trudy Pitts Trio | Mean Perspective - live | Live at the Great American Music Hall | Doodlin' Records | 2009 |
