A little late on this one, but the song of the day is by Elvis Crespo, or as we Latinos call him Elvees Creespy.  We have not had a merengue for the song of the day, so I thought I would give this oldie some props.  Okay, so Crespo can’t really sing, in my opinion, but he writes some very good music and the musicians or on point.  This song has some rhythmz!  The beat is fast enough that it makes you wanna get down, but unlike the really fast “merengue ripiao’”, it’s slow enough to have some good melody and musicality.

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I have to admit that I have only heard a couple of songs from this Puerto Rican artist, but Isaac Delgado got it right with this one! He has smooth Victor Manuelle-like vocals and the music is outstanding. I’ll let you take a listen and judge for yourself. The following is NOT the original video, but rather just a few pics over the track.

The song has kind of a slow, piano solo beginning and then goes into a soft vocal intro. Once you get into the chorus, however, you will be singing and moving your feet for sure.

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Don’t forget that this weekend is Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival. It’s located at the Blank Park Zoo at 7401 SW 9th Street in Des Moines.

Come check out the entertainment which will include a couple of 90 minute sets by VJ Julian Serrano mixing up some Reggaeton and Latin Hip Hop, DJ Oscar playing some Regional Mexican, and DJ Sergio playing some Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and more.

Tell your friends and come out the Latino Heritage Festival. For more information about the Festival, click here.

You can also check out a news clip (KCCI) with a little preview, here.

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Today’s song is a bachata by Domenic Marte, a.k.a Domenic M or D Marte. It starts off with a really cool track of a sort of Middle Eastern sounding voice in a typical type of chant with a classical acoustic guitar and bongos in the background. Domenic has more of soulful almost R&B type of voice, not typical of this genre, but does a really nice job with the vocals. This is a very popular song at Latin dances and a favorite for couples

Hope you like it… here is “Ven Tu”

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Today’s oldie but super goodie is one of my favorites by “El Pavarotti de La Salsa”, Tito Nieves. You’ll have to pardon the corny, sappy video, but this is a true classic. A couple of friends of mine used this song as their first dance at their wedding. Another couple really made this song memorable for me though… Jorge and Melissa, if you’re reading this, I loved watching you guys dance this.

Tito remakes this song and gave it a style all his own… this guy has some chops! Most songs, especially salsa, fit into either the “great to listen to” or “great to dance to” category… this one fits well in both! Here…check it out yourself and feel free to dedicate it to the one you love…

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