So, I’m Cuban, and I grew up in New York and L.A., which means that salsa music was and is a large part of my musical landscape. Nothing can have me so down that a little Celia Cruz won’t get me shimmying. So, after Barack Obama’s masterful performance at the WHCD, a little tour of the salsa world.
The ultimate Nuyorican, Marc Anthony:
La dama de la salsa, Celia Cruz:
He was there at the birth of salsa in New York: Willie Colon
If this doesn’t get you dancing, you must be a Republican.
And this is more of a cha cha, but it’s freaking Poncho Sanchez from the city of my heart, L.A.!
This is your late night Saturday / early Sunday dancing open thread.
The Obama Diary 
hola!!
que pasa?!
Congrats Isonprize!
I’m re-watching PBO at the WHCD. Does anyone know what the magazine was that PBO joked about around 2:00 into the video?
No, I missed it. I was on the WH feed at the time.
On the Huffington Post they said they showed him golfing on a magazine named “Senior Leisure”
Hah!
Hahahaha.
Every time I watch President Obama I relive several videos from the past. I hope you don’t mind LL, but I could not resist in wanting to share this AGAIN!
All of this music ultimately comes from Africa. So it’s all good.
I didn’t post it for the music. I just wanted to look at President Obama. I guess I should have used “OT”.
Sabreen, HERESY!!!!
Looking at Pres. Obama is NEVER, never, never, NEVER “off topic”!!!
Precisely!
Indeed.
Smooth. . .
Awwww, I miss Celia Cruz; she was divine! Was blessed to see her and Tito Puente at the Newport Jazz Festival a year or two before he died. The Buena Vista Social Club also performed.
I saw Celia live once. It was heaven.
IF you aren’t tappin’ a foot or a finger, moving SOMETHING!! listening to Celia Cruz, you need to go the the ER, STAT!! You may not be alive!! 😎 😎
the song I posted was her last big hit before she died. It will always hold a special place for me.
That sheldon adelson ‘he could have simply paid me that 100 mil’ crack was effing funny.
Also. Too. teann crack of covering every angle hoping to get at least one right.
I loved how he said “Michelle would’ve taken it. I’m not joking.” I died.
Of course I know FLOTUS wouldn’t have taken it, it was a joke.
So the Icelanders vote back the same corrupt clowns who killed their economy in 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22320282
Voters are really, really stooopid everywhere.
Sadly, yes.
Am I the only one that is still up? Hello! hello! is anyone there?
All by myself… don’t want to be all by myself anymooooooooooooooorrrreeee
Some of us are still here! 🙂
Yeaaahhhhhhhhhh.Thank god for you theo 🙂
😀
Thanks again for the music. Will listen more in morning.
Off to bed for me but I want to shout out theo67 and carolmae for being up. I love a great party and tonight or should I say last night was fun but my eyes are betraying me. Wow 24 doesn’t feel that young anymore. Lata!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good night, Mellesia! 🙂
One of the reasons I love this place is the music that people share. Thank you LL for sharing the music for us night owls. I am absolutely convinced that music speaks a universal language.
Riddick trailer-
Y’all have hangovers this morning?….feet hurt from dancing or did you throw a hip out of joint?…..I just want to say….thank you Steve Kornacki for bringing our plight in NC to national attention….
Kathryn, I saw some of that too. And I saw the guy from the NAACP and I want to get in touch with him to encourage him to please don’t give up on this, fight it all the way to the SC if necessary.
New post.
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/04/28/rise-and-shine-the-after-party/
This is wonderful to wake up to!! I looked salsa. Definitely makes me want to move. I love to dance, just not very good. I love the music posts.
My kids bought dinner over last night. We were thru eating the in time to watch the President and Conan. PBO is such a master! We thought Conan did a good job. At least he wasn’t a dud.
Canon wasn’t a dud like Jimmy Kimmel was.
This is wonderful to wake up to!! I looked salsa. Definitely makes me want to move. I love to dance, just not very good. I love the music posts.
My kids bought dinner over last night. We were thru eating the in time to watch the President and Conan. PBO is such a master! We thought Conan did a good job. At least he wasn’t a dud.
It is another beautiful morning in Montana. Looking forward to a great Sunday at home.
Yeah……Don’t Stop the Party…