Latin Explosion
August 01 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 | |
| 3:06PM | La Sensacion | Soy Como Soy | Guajira de Cunagua | ARO Records | 2006 | |
| 3:09PM | William Millan | Lejos Del Batey | Siempre Seré Guajiro | factory music inc | 2017 | |
| 3:15PM | William Millan | Siempre Seré Guajiro | Siempre Seré Guajiro | factory music inc | 2017 | |
| 3:20PM | Seis Del Solar | Last of the Mo-Ricans | Alternate Roots | Timba Records | 2019 | |
| 3:24PM | Senén Suárez y su Conjunto del Tropicana Night Club | La Negra Margot | Guaguancó Callejero | Fresh Sound Records | 2009 | |
| 3:28PM | Orquesta Sensación | Contigo | Panamá y Caracas (Remastered) | Capital Music | 2024 | |
| 3:31PM | Saoco | Que Tenga Sabor | Macho Mumba | Salsoul Leyendas | 2017 | |
| 3:41PM | Luis Santi | Cambia el Paso | Musica Original de Cuba | Zebralution | 2019 | |
| 3:48PM | Bobby Shew | Linda Chicana | Salsa Caliente | MAMA Records | 1998 | |
| 3:55PM | Orquesta Sensación | Puchunguita | Tiene Sabor | Tropical Hits | 2013 | |
| 3:58PM | Kenny Barron | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Freefall | Verve | 2008 | |
| 4:00PM | Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround | Mr. EP | Mr. EP: A Tribute to Eddie Palmieri | HighNote Records | 2017 | |
| 4:08PM | Abelardo Barroso | Rico Vacilón | Aprendiendo el Cha, Cha, Cha | NS | 2013 | |
| 4:11PM | Abelardo Barroso & La Orquesta Sensación | Tiene Sabor - Remastered | Cha Cha Cha | World Circuit | 2019 | |
| 4:14PM | Willie Colón | Doña Lele | Mis Favoritas | SME | 2020 | |
| 4:22PM | Luis Santi | Con El Cuchillo En La Boca | Con el Cuchillo en la Boca (Digitally Remastered) | Zebralution | 2019 | |
| 4:27PM | Willie Colón | Homenaje A Héctor Lavoe | Mis Favoritas | SME | 2020 | |
| 4:32PM | William Millan | Yo No Como Camaron | Siempre Seré Guajiro | factory music inc | 2017 | |
| 4:36PM | Saoco | Paso Fino | Macho Mumba | Salsoul Leyendas | 2017 | |
| 4:43PM | Rubén Blades | Tras La Tormenta | Mis Favoritas | SME | 2010 | |
| 4:50PM | Los Van Van | Permiso Que Llego Van Van | The Hottest Music On Havana Caliente Vol. 1 | Pimienta Records | 2007 | |
| 4:53PM | Chevere de Chicago | Guajira En Las Pampas | Secret Dream | Balkan Samba Records | 2005 | |
| 4:58PM | Khadijah Renee | Chill for Real | Sentimental Me | Khadijah "Renee" | 2015 |
