© 2024 Kansas City Public Radio
NPR in Kansas City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
KCUR 89.3 will be intermittently broadcasting on low power this week to allow for tower repairs. Streaming is still available online at KCUR.org and on smart devices.

DJ Session: From Afro-Cuban Funk To A Michael Jackson Salsa Tribute

For this week’s DJ Session, Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson sits down with DJ Luis “Speedy” Gonzalez, who hosts “Latin Jazz and Salsa” on WMNF in Tampa, Florida. He shares new Latin and salsa sounds, including artist Tony Succar’s new tribute to Michael Jackson, and the Afro-Cuban funk group Palo.

Note: We have a Spotify playlist for our weekly DJ Sessions segment. The playlist is updated each week with new songs. Spotify is free to use, but requires a login.

Songs In This Segment

Tony Succar, “Smooth Criminal”

Array

Nils Fischer, “Timbazo Llego”

Array

Federico Britos, “Dark Eyes”

[Youtube]

PALO!, “Fumando”

[Youtube]

Guest

  • Luis “Speedy” Gonzalez, DJ and host of “Latin Jazz & Salsa” on WMNF in Tampa. Listen to past shows here or stream live on Saturdays from 6-7 p.m. Eastern.

Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

KCUR serves the Kansas City region with breaking news and award-winning podcasts.
Your donation helps keep nonprofit journalism free and available for everyone.