Latin Explosion
September 26 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 | |
| 3:09PM | Arturo O'Farrill | Para Chico | Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico | Motema Music, LLC | 2017 | |
| 3:11PM | Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez | You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Euro House Mix | Radio Activo | Santa Clara Music | 1995 | |
| 3:15PM | Chamaco Ramírez | Casimira | Salsa Sin Rodeos | Melvin Music Inc | 2020 | |
| 3:22PM | Chico O'Farrills Y Sus Estrellas Cubanas | El Bodeguero | Chico's Cha Cha Cha | Musart-Balboa | 2020 | |
| 3:26PM | Beny Moré | La Culebra | Los Reyes del Sabor Tropical | SME | 2014 | |
| 3:29PM | Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra | Havana Blues (Live) | Final Night At Birdland | ZOHO | 2013 | |
| 3:37PM | Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez | Calle Ocho | Calle Ocho | Santa Clara Music | 2018 | |
| 3:42PM | Tommy Olivencia | Tus Mejores Horas | La Herencia | Fania | 2019 | |
| 3:46PM | Chico O'Farrill | Rumbonsito | Mambo Latino Dances | Verve Reissues | 2020 | |
| 3:48PM | Arturo O'Farrill | Picadillo | Song For Chico | ZOHO | 2008 | |
| 3:53PM | Os Mutantes | A Minha Menina | Carnaval MPB | UMG Recordings, Inc. | 2020 | |
| 3:58PM | Trudy Pitts Trio | Mean Perspective - live | Live at the Great American Music Hall | Doodlin' Records | 2009 | |
| 4:04PM | Os Mutantes | Bat Macumba | Everything is Possible World Psychedelic Classics 1 | Universal Music Ltda. | 2012 | |
| 4:09PM | Orishas | Madre | A Lo Cubano | Suerte Publishing LLC | 2000 | |
| 4:09PM | Stephen Adly Guirgis | Our Lady of 121st Street - Act One, Pt. 1 | Our Lady of 121st Street (Audiodrama) | L.A. Theatre Works | 2005 | |
| 4:13PM | Orishas | Orishas Llego | A Lo Cubano | Suerte Publishing LLC | 2000 | |
| 4:22PM | Beny Moré | Me Voy Pal Pueblo | Grandes Éxitos de Beny Moré | Cherry Red Records | 2020 | |
| 4:44PM | Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez | Yayabo / Conga Yayabera - Party Version | Yayabo | Santa Clara Music | 1997 | |
| 4:48PM | Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez | Vehicle / Tu Carrito | Yayabo | Mojito Records | 2000 | |
| 4:52PM | Irakere | Dile a Catalina | Calzada Del Cerro | EGREM | 2011 | |
| 4:57PM | Terry Klinefelter | Swagger | Zingaro | Vectordisc | 2013 | |
| 4:59PM | Bebe | Ella | Pafuera Telarañas | PLG Spain | 2019 |
