Written by Cumba on February 22, 2009 – 12:54 pm
In 1977, when Hector Lavoe left Willie Colón to pursue a solo career, many feared that Willie will never be able to find a comparable collaborator. Eventually, he teamed up with Rubén Blades and took his career in a different direction. Their collaboration brought about many new classics most of the written by Rubén. Eventually, [...]
Written by Cumba on February 14, 2009 – 2:17 pm
It’s a shame that many of the singers that gave us so much pleasure through their music have to suffer in silence while the music business continues to profit from their talent. Angela Bofill is one of those extraordinary talents, born on May 2, 1954 in the Bronx, she became the most successful Latina in [...]
Written by Cumba on February 7, 2009 – 12:56 pm
I recently posted a photo slide show with images from an old magazine called “The Mentor” published in 1921. The articles that accompanied the images have been scanned and I am posting them as a historical insight into Puerto Rico in 1921 as seen through an outsider’s point of view. The articles have been posted [...]