Que Viva La Música, #107, 4-25-26

About this episode

This episode pays tribute to the late Tito Puente on his birthday, celebrating his legacy in Latin music.

Saturday, April 25th, 2026, we paid tribute, with all our love and respect, to our beloved late icon, "El Rey" Tito Puente, in honor of his birthday. He was born on April 20th, 1923 in New York City. He and his music will be with us always. In the photo that accompanies this episode, he is pictured with Vicki Solá's son, Frank S. Grillo , in NYC, in 1994. Celebrated Latin music radio program Que Viva La Música , created decades ago by Vicki Solá , now streams worldwide direct from the NYC-metro area on Mundo Salsa Radio ( mundosalsaradio.com ) Saturday afternoons from 1-6 pm (ET) . Listen from any mobile device, computer, or tablet as we bring you the Salsa, Latin Jazz, Charanga , and Latin Soul of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

People in this episode

Host: Vicki Solá

Topics covered

• Tito Puente
• Latin music
• Salsa
• Tribute
• Music history

Keywords

• Tito Puente
• Latin Jazz
• Salsa
• Charanga
• Latin Soul

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mundo Salsa Radio

Places: New York City

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