"Asalto Navideño" with Miguel Zenón, and the Ray Conniff Singers

Twelve Songs of Christmas by Alex Rawls

Dec 18, 202576:26Music

This week’s episode features two interviews—one with Grammy-winning jazz saxophone player Miguel Zenón helping us appreciate the salsa Christmas classic Asalto Navideño by Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe. Asalto Navideño w...

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