Latin Explosion
July 11 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 | |
| 3:01PM | Cal Tjader | Manila | The Mambo Terrifico | Fantasy Records | 2006 | |
| 3:05PM | Cal Tjader | Bamboléate | Bamboléate | Fania | 2020 | |
| 3:09PM | Cal Tjader | Mama Aguela | Primo | Fantasy Records | 2017 | |
| 3:15PM | Cal Tjader | Picadillo | Beach Club Jazz | UMG Recordings, Inc. | 2019 | |
| 3:22PM | Cal Tjader | Afro Blue | Latino! (Remastered) | Fantasy Records | 2006 | |
| 3:29PM | Eddie Palmier | Guajira Candela | Bamboleate | Fania | 2019 | |
| 3:33PM | Cal Tjader | Bang Bang | Primo | Fantasy Records | 2017 | |
| 3:38PM | Fajardo y sus Estrellas | Me Voy Pa' Moron | Sabrosa Charanga | Rise International Music Ltd | 2012 | |
| 3:48PM | Orquesta Aragón | La Reina Isabel | One World | Lusafrica | 2011 | |
| 3:54PM | Leonard Bernstein | West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast): Act I: America | West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | SME | 2003 | |
| 3:58PM | Geri Allen | Ah-Leu-Cha | Timeless Portraits And Dreams | Telarc | 2017 | |
| 4:04PM | Orquesta Aragón | Quen Sabe Sabe | Quien Sabe Sabe | Lusafrica | 2020 | |
| 4:06PM | Orquesta Aragón | Son Al Son | The Lusafrica Years | Lusafrica | 2011 | |
| 4:25PM | Orquesta Aragón | Siboney | The Lusafrica Years | Lusafrica | 2020 | |
| 4:27PM | Orquesta Aragón | Me Boté De Guano | The Lusafrica Years | Lusafrica | 2020 | |
| 4:37PM | Orquesta Aragón | Mi Son En Un Vacilon | La Charanga Eterna | Lusafrica | 2011 | |
| 4:42PM | Orquesta Melodias del 40 | El Niño Prodigio | Me Voy Pa' Moron | Essentail World Masters | 2009 | |
| 4:50PM | Chevere de Chicago | Guajira En Las Pampas | Secret Dream | Balkan Samba Records | 2005 | |
| 4:58PM | The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm | Tuxedo Junction | The Best Of | Screenland Records | 2013 |
