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Encanto Tropical is a two-hour radio show of salsa music. Hosted by Japan-based DJ Angel Figueroa, it is one of several programs offered by World Salsa Radio, an internet radio station for Latin music enthusiasts. It broadcasts every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 05:00 Pacific (Standard and Daylight Savings). That's 21:00 or 22:00 Japan Time. Episodes appear in one of four formats, as follows.
1) Spotlights & Guest
Featured are 4 spotlights of 3 songs each about newly-released salsa, Latin music by Japanese artists, cover songs of Cuban classics, and a guest's song choices (following their interview). An introductory mix precedes the spotlights.
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Example: Episode 8 (Guest: Jan Reijnders)
2) Theme
This focuses on a certain topic for the entire show.
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Example: Episode 16 (Latin Music in Japan)
3) Open Session
The show is made up of a selection of random songs.
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Example: Episode 19 (Open Session 1)
4) Guest Interview
A talk with a guest is preceded and followed by a mix of songs; the guest chooses a selection of 3 songs.
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Example: Episode 28 (Guest: DJ BoriQua)
All episodes are available for replay on the Archives page.
Latest SHOW
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2024 songlist
Dec 26 2024
The 'best salsa songs' of the year in review! Featured are twenty-five great tunes released between January and December 2024 -- selected from the Spotify playlist Comtemporary Salsa (2024) jointly curated with DJ Rem.
This is subjective territory, so I emphasize that the songlist is really just a bunch of 'personal favourites' which resonated with me for one reason or another.
Upcoming SHOW
How to Listen
• How to listen live
To tune in to the live broadcast, go to worldsalsaradio.com. Then click the play button. Wait a few seconds for it to load. Enjoy!
• How to join the chat
To join the chat during a live, create a username in the white ChatRoom box (below the yellow player). Be sure to say "hi!".
• How to listen by replay
All episodes are stored on SoundCloud, so there are several ways to replay.
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Visit the Archives page, scroll through the episode descriptions and click 'Read More' on the episode which interests you. This will take you to the blog post providing context for that episode; then scroll down to the embedded replay section.
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To see a simple list of embedded episodes for quick reference but without any descriptions, visit the Replay page.
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Visit the Encanto Tropical SoundCloud playlist to listen directly from the source (without written context).
Encanto Tropical
SalsA
radio
2nd & 4th Thursdays
22:00 日本時間 (12:00 UTC)*
5am Pacific / 8am Eastern
13:00 UK / 14:00 Central Europe
*NOTE:
[Standard Time: 21:00 / Daylight Savings Time: 22:00]
FUNDRAISING Set
4th anniversary Set
July 13 2024
The 4th Anniversary Fundraising event for World Salsa Radio featured one-hour sets from several member DJs.
We teamed up to appeal for donations to help cover the expenses of running this volunteer group, such as licensing fees, administrative costs, server fess, and the SoundCloud subscription.
Donations are welcome at any time! Thank you.
Recent HIGHLIGHTS
CHARTS
RECOMMENDED SALSA:
Monthly Top-10 CHARTS
Monthly song charts list ten great examples of recently-released contemporary salsa music. These choices are based on annual Spotify playlists that are collaborative projects with DJ Rem.
NEW! Check out the Spotify playlist containing all the songs of 2024...