Blog: La Onda Tropical

Even after all those years of listening to, searching for and blogging about latin music, the genre still has many suprises for me. I was astounded to find out that Willy Chirino , author of the fresh and bubbly salsa "Pa'Lante", is credited as one of the creators of the "Miami sound" that characterized the salsa sound of the first Cuban exiles (after the revolution in '60). But "Pa'Lante" for some reason emanates the feelgood vibe that's so characteristic for vallenato . It might be the playful accordeon, or the positive message ( "Live your dreams!" [...]

• Willy Chirino - Pa' Lante