Ajiaco is a Colombian potato soup. Although several regions of Colombia have their distinct recipe, the most famous is ''ajiaco santafereño'', named after Santa Fé de Bogotá (the former name of Bogotá) capital of Colombia, where it is a cultural mainstay. It typically contains pieces of chicken, large chunks of corn on the cob, two or three kinds of native potatoes (tiny ''papas criollas'' that fall apart and thicken the soup, and give the soup its characteristic dark yellow color; the waxy ''sabanera'' and/or the soft ''pastusa''), and ''guasca'' (''Galinsoga parviflora''), a weedy, aromatic herb common in all America that lends the dish part of its distinctive flavour.

The soup is typically served with table cream, capers and avocado all mixed in just before eating in the proportions each individual prefers. Ajiaco is so heavy that it is usually considered a full meal. In the highly regional Colombian cuisine, this is most representative dish of Bogotá.

Soups called ''ajiaco'' can be found in other regions of Latin America, though some share almost nothing with the traditional ''bogotano'' recipe apart from the name. The name is likely derivative of the word ''ají'' , a Taíno word for "hot pepper" which has become generalized in South American Spanish (equivalent to ''chile'' in Mexican Spanish). Though the modern Colombian ajiaco contains no ''ají'', it is probably derived from spicier indigenous dishes .

Ajiaco is also a Cuban recipe, a kind of stew. Cuban ethnologist Fernando Ortiz once defined the country as an ''ajiaco'', alluding to the role that Spanish, African and Chinese cultures had in the definition of the national identity . For Cubans, ''ajiaco'' also means something that contains many ingredients.

See also

External links

Cuban Ajiaco Recipe

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Ismael Quintana (born June 3, 1937) is a singer and composer of salsa music.

Early years

Quintana was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His family moved to the Bronx sector of New York when he was only two weeks old; here he went to school and whilst he was still in high school he formed a band with his neighborhood friends.

Orchestra "La Perfecta"

In 1961, bandleader Eddie Palmieri heard Quintana sing for an audition and invited him to join his newly organized orchestra "La Perfecta". Quintana accepted and became the lead singer of the band between 1961 and 1971. During this time he co-wrote some of Palmieri's major hit songs. With Palmieri, Quintana was awarded the 1966 Trophy for the "Most Popular Latin Singer of the Year", awarded at the famed Palladium Ballroom in New York.

Quintana left Palmieri for a solo career and signed with the Vaya Records (subsidiary of Fania Records) . Between 1974 and 1983, he recorded five albums as a solo artist, scoring his first major hit with "''Mi Debilidad''" (My Weakness).

Recordings

Among Quintana's recordings are the following:

Soloist

"Punto y Aparte"

"Dos Imágenes"

"Ismael Quintana" (1974)

"Lo Que Estoy Viviendo" (1976) (What I'm Living Through) and

"Amor, Vida y Sentimiento" (1977) (Love, Life and Feelings).

"Jessica" (1979) (with Ricardo Marrero and The Group).

"Mucho Talento" (1980) (with Papo Lucca).

"Quintana y Papo: Mucho Talento" with Papo Lucca

With Eddie Palmieri

"Eddie Palmieri y la Perfecta" (1961)

"El Molestoso" (1963)

"Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso" (1964)

"Straight Ahead - Echando Pa’ Lante" (1964)

"Azucar Pa' Ti" (1965)

"Mozambique" (1965)

"Molases" (1967)

"Champagne" (1968)

"Justicia"

"Super Imposition"

"Vamonos Pa'l Monte"

"Recorded Live at Sing Sing, Vol. 1"

"Recorded Live at Sing Sing, Vol. 2"

"Sentido"

"Timeless Live Recording"

"Eddie Palmieri (1981)"

"Live At The University of Puerto Rico"

With Eddie Palmieri and Cal Tjader

"Bamboleate: Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader"

"El Nuevo Sonido Nuevo: The New Soul Sound: Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader"

With The Fania All Stars

"Live at Yankee Stadium, Vol. 2"

"Fania All Stars in Japan"

"Live in Africa"

"Salsa: Original Motion Picture Sound Track Recording"

"Tribute To Tito Rodriguez"

"Habana Jam"

"Commitment"

"Lo Que Pide La Gente"

"Live In Puerto Rico 1994"

"Bravo 97"

"Viva Colombia"

With Tito Puente

"Homenaje a Beny Vol. 1"

"Homenaje a Beny Vol. 2"

With Jimmy Delgado

"Salsa con Dulzura"

In addition to solos Quintana also participated with the Fania All-Stars and went on tour with them to Africa, Japan, France, Central and South America and the United States. In 1976, he made an appearance in the movie "Salsa", with Celia Cruz and the Fania All Stars. During the 1980s he recorded "''Vamos Hablame Ahora''" (Come on Talk to Me Now) with Papo Lucca.

Later years

Ismael Quintana semi-retired from the world of music and lived with his family in New York. He currently lives with his family in Colorado.

See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

Popular Culture

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Coordinates	23°33′″N46°38′″N
Name	Eddie Palmieri
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth date	December 15, 1936
Origin	New York City, New York
Genre	Salsa, Latin jazz
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Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936), is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.

Early years

Palmieri's parents migrated to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1926, and settled down in the South Bronx, a largely Hispanic neighborhood. Both he and his older brother, the late Charlie Palmieri, were born in New York. When he was only 8 years old, he would musically accompany Charlie and together they entered and participated in many talent contests.

Palmieri continued his education in the city's public school system where he was constantly exposed to music, specifically jazz. He took piano lessons for and performed at Carnegie Hall when he was 11 years old. His biggest piano influences were Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. He was inspired by his older brother and was determined to someday form his own band - something he achieved in 1950, when he was just 14. During the 1950s, Palmieri played in various bands, including Tito Rodríguez's.

First recordings

In 1961, Palmieri formed the band Conjunto La Perfecta, which included trombone player Barry Rogers and singer Ismael Quintana. During that decade, the Charanga was the Latin dance craze. The music to the Charanga required an orchestra with a flute and violins, but Palmieri also added a mixture of trumpets and trombones. He also experimented by including a touch of jazz in his recordings. He recorded, among others, ''Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso'' (What I Bring is Juicy) and ''Mozambique'', before the group disbanded in 1968.

In 1971, Palmieri recorded ''Vamonos Pa'l Monte'' (Going to the Mountain) with his brother Charlie at the organ. That same year he also recorded ''Eddie Palmieri & Friends in Concert, At the University of Puerto Rico''. In 1974, Eddie won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording with ''The Sun of Latin Music'' (produced by Harvey Averne). On July 21, 1979, he appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory and Patti LaBelle, amongst others.

In the 1980s, Ismael Quintana returned to the band, which also included Cheo Feliciano. Palmieri won two Grammys for the recordings of ''Palo Pa Rumba'' and ''Solito''. He also recorded the album ''La Verdad'' (The Truth) with salsa singer Tony Vega in 1987. Next year the happiness of his success was set back by the sudden death of his brother, Charlie.

In the 1990s, Palmieri had participated in various concerts and recordings with the Fania All-Stars and the Tico All-Stars; he also introduced La India with the production of ''Llego La India via Eddie Palmieri'' (La India has arrived via Eddie Palmieri), released in 1992. In 2000, Palmieri announced his retirement from the world of music. However, he recorded ''Masterpiece'' with Tito Puente and won 2 Grammys; additionally he was also named the "Outstanding Producer of the Year" by the National Foundation of Popular Culture. Palmieri has won a total of 9 Grammy Awards in his career, most recently for his 2006 album ''Simpático''. On November 6, 2004, Palmieri directed a "Big Band Tribute" to his late brother Charlie at Avery Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

''La Perfecta'''s influence

Palmieri's ''La Perfecta'' departed from the traditional Caribbean sources of salsa instrumentation by introducing a new stylistic device into the New York Latin sound. Their signature sound relied heavily on two trombones and a flute instead of trumpets. On the liner notes of their first album, Eddie's brother Charlie dubbed this combination the 'trombanga', referring to the trombones and the still popular charanga which typically featured the flute . The combination helped to give La Perfecta a rich and bold sound which contributed to Palmieri's success with his new band. The trombone-based sound was later adopted by salsa band leader Willie Colón among others.

Currently

Palmieri currently continues to be actively involved with music. He formed a new band, La Perfecta II, with whom he recorded the CD ''Ritmo Caliente'' (Hot Rhythm). On April 30, 2005, "Mi Día Bonito", a tribute to Eddie Palmieri celebrating his 50 years in the world of music, took place at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The event included the participation of Lalo Rodriguez, Ismael Quintana, Cheo Feliciano, La India, Hermán Olivera, Jerry Medina, Luis Vergara and Wichy Camacho.

In November and December 2005, Palmieri teamed up with longtime trumpeter and band member Brian Lynch to record the Artistshare CD release ''The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático''. This CD and accompanying multimedia web site features music by an all-star roster of jazz and Latin jazz artists, including Phil Woods, Lila Downs, Donald Harrison, Conrad Herwig, Giovanni Hidalgo, Gregory Tardy, Mario Rivera, Boris Kozlov, Rubén Rodríguez, Luques Curtis, Robby Ameen, Dafnis Prieto, Pedro Martinez, Johnny Rivero, Edsel Gomez, Yosvany Terry. In 2007, the recording was awarded a Grammy as the best Latin Jazz Recording.

On March 26, 2010, an 81-year-old woman was charged with trying to kill Palmieri’s wife during a confrontation that took place in a New York City condominium.

Discography

''La Perfecta'', 1962

''El Molestoso'', 1963

''Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso'', 1964

''Echando Pa'lante (Straight Ahead)'', 1964

''Azucar Pa'ti (Sugar for You)'', 1965

''Mozambique'', 1965

''El Sonido Nuevo: The New Soul Sound'', 1966 (with Cal Tjader)

''Bamboleate'', 1967 (with Cal Tjader)

''Molasses'', 1967

''Champagne'', 1968

''Justicia'', 1969

''Superimposition'', 1970

''Vamonos Pa'l Monte'', 1971

''Live at the University of Puerto Rico'', 1971

''Harlem River Drive'', 1971 (as part of Harlem River Drive band)

''Recorded Live at Sing Sing, Vol. 1'', 1972

''Recorded Live at Sing Sing, Vol. 2'', 1972

''Sentido'', 1973

''The Sun of Latin Music'' (with Lalo Rodriguez), 1974

''Unfinished Masterpiece'', 1974

''Eddie's Concerto'', 1976

''Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo'', 1978

''Eddie Palmieri'', 1982

''Palo Pa Rumba'', 1984

''Solito'', 1985

''E.P.'', 1985

''The Truth, La Verdad'', 1987

''Sueno'', 1992

''Music Man'', 1992

''Llego La India via Eddie Palmieri'', 1992 (with La India)

''Palmas'', 1994

''Arete'', 1995

''Vortex'', 1996

''El Rumbero Del Piano'', 1998

''Live'', 1999

''Masterpiece / Obra Maestra'', 2000 (with Tito Puente)

''En Vivo Italia'', 2002

''La Perfecta II'', 2002

''Ritmo Caliente'', 2003

''Listen Here!'', 2005

''Simpático'' (The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project), 2006

''Salsa Brothers'', 2011 (with Charlie Palmieri)

See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico

Charlie Palmieri

References

External links

www.eddiepalmierimusic.com — Official Homepage

www.berkeleyagency.com

www.musicofpuertorico.com

www.warr.org

Video interview with Eddie Palmieri on Salsa-Central

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Willie Rosario a.k.a. "Mr. Afinque" (born May 6, 1930) is a musician, composer and bandleader of salsa music.

Early years

Rosario (birth name: Fernando Luis Rosario Marin) was born and raised in Coamo, Puerto Rico into a poor, but hard working family. His parents realized that as a child Willie was musically inclined and had him take guitar lessons at the age of 6. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother also had him take saxophone classes; however, what he really was interested in was the conga. In 1946, he formed a band called Coamex but, a year later when he was 17 years old, his family to moved to New York City. The family rented an apartment in a Manhattan community known as Spanish Harlem.

Rosario came into contact and played the conga for various orchestras. After he graduated from high school he continued his education and studied journalism and public relations. On one occasion Rosario visited the famed Palladium Ball Room in New York, where Tito Puente was playing the timbales. This was the beginning of his love affair with that instrument. He was 22 years old when he took classes with percussionist Henry Adler.

Rosario's first band

In 1959, Rosario organized his first band and played for three years in the Club Caborrojeño in New York. When not playing, he would work as a disc jockey for WADO, a Spanish speaking radio station in New York.

In 1962, he signed with the Alegre Records label and traveled and performed with his band in Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands and all over the United States. In the 1980s he opened the Tropicana Club in Puerto Rico in association with fellow Puerto Rican musician Bobby Valentín.

Compositions

Among his best known compositions and arrangements are "''De Barrio Obrero a la Quince''", "''El Timbal de Carlitos''", "''Mi Amigo el Payaso''" (My friend the Clown) with lyrics by Luis Antonio Ruiz, "''El Revendon''", "''Lluvia''" (Rain), "''Cuando No Hay Cariño''" (When there's no Love). Plus, he also composed the following jazz tunes "''Flip, flop''", "''Stop and go''" and "''My Favorite Thing''".

Rosario also produced the following songs with the participation of Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tony Vega, Papo Lucca and Bobby Valentín; "''Latin Jazz Go-Go-Go''", "''El Bravo soy Yo''" (I'm the tough guy), "''Too Too Much''" and "''Willie Rosario y su Ritmo''".

Awards and recognitions

Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rosario are a nomination in 1987 for a Grammy Award for his song "''Nueva Cosecha''" (New Harvest), various Gold and Platinum Records, the Golden Agueybana Award, ACE, Diplo and Paoli Awards. In 2000, the Puerto Rican Senate paid tribute to Willie Rosario in recognition of his 40 years in the field of music. In 2002, Willie Rosario was inducted into The International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

Wllie Rosario's last production was "''La Banda Que Deleita''". He continues to play small venues in the San Juan area, having last been seen performing at Shots Bar & Grill in the Isla Verde Mall in late October 2006. Since his October 2006 performance, Willie Rosario and his band also performed for the Puerto Rican Medical Doctors' Association of El Paso (Texas) Gala in December 2007.

See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

External links

Popular Culture

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Coordinates	23°33′″N46°38′″N
name	Denisse Oller
birth place	Puerto Rico
gender	Female
status	Married
spouse	Juan Montoro
ethnicity	Puerto Rican
credits	former Anchor and Correspondent (Univision WXTV)
url	http://www.denisseoller.com/ }}

Denisse Oller (born September 30, 1955, in Puerto Rico) is a broadcaster, journalist, newspaper columnist, and a former cooking show host and news anchor at WXTV in New York City.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Denisse is an acclaimed and award-winning reported for the Univision's network. Prior to joining the network's station in New York, Denisse served as a national reporter for television stations in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington. She joined ''Noticiero 41'' in 1999 and became the main anchor of the station's weekend edition shortly afterwards.

She won an Emmy award in 1992 for her coverage of the Gulf War, and served as host of Telemundo's popular newsmagazine ''Primera Hora'' from 1995 to 1999. In addition to her experience as a news anchor, Oller has interviewed many world leaders including former US President Ronald Reagan and Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Sanchez, artists, and writers such as Isabel Allende and Mario Vargas Llosa. She won national recognition when she covered the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba in 1992. Her interview with Zoilamérica Narváez, the stepdaughter of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega was highly covered by the Latin American press after she disclosed details of alleged sexual abuse by Ortega.

Her hard work and dedicated approach to informative and professional journalism has won a total of five ''Emmy's'', two ''Gracie''s which are awarded by ''American Women in Radio and Television'' association. She has also been awarded the prestigious ''Edward R. Murrow Award'' for journalism for her coverage of the exit of the United States Navy from the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico after 60 years of military occupation.

In addition to her hosting duties, in 2006, Oller was given her own cooking show on WXTU, which airs weekday mornings. Besides her television career she is a columnist for local Spanish-language newspapers ''El Diario La Prensa'' and ''Hoy''. In addition to her television work, she sits on the boards of the ''Committee for Hispanic Children and Families'' and the ''Puerto Rican Family Institute'', as well as several other charitable and social organizations.

Oller resides in New Jersey with her husband, Cuban essayist Juan Montoro and their two daughters and is an activist for Latinos, immigrants' and women's rights.

On November 2, 2007, Oller officially ended her 20-year career with WXTV to pursue independent ventures and plans on forming a multimedia company that will involve television, print, radio and Internet projects.

See also

List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

Official website

Denisse Oller on Facebook

Denisse Oller on Twitter

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