Motown legend Stevie Wonder had been showing signs of funk going back to the days of the teasing, blue-note harmonica solo in "Fingertips," but in Talking Book's "Maybe Your Baby," it's struttin …

Classic or contemporary; yesteryear or here-and-now; fast 'n' hot or slow 'n' smooth - however many variations on the R&B formula you'd like to sample, there's one thing we can guarantee: every song he …

Our all-time outstanding collection of R&B iTunes Essentials continues to span the decades here in Deep Cuts, as we trace a line of excellence from Wilson Pickett's monumental, soul-fired 1965 classic  …

Sparks flew when former Sonora Matancera diva Celia Cruz got together with New York bandleader Tito Puente for the recording of the 1966 album Cuba y Puerto Rico Son.... "La Guarachera" was its  …

In 1958, master timbalero Tito Puente released Dancemania - possibly the very best of his more than 100 albums. "A Gozar Timbero" and "Saca Tu Mujer" are culled from those sessions. Back  …

In 1968, visionary Nuyorican keyboardist Eddie Palmieri bowed to the trend of the time by recording Champagne - arguably, the best boogaloo album of all time. Listen to the entrancing combinatio …

Composed by Tito Puente and adapted into Latin rock by Carlos Santana, the ubiquitous "Oye Como Va" may very well be the most famous cha cha cha of all. Here's the original version. Orquesta Arag=n's " …

Oh to be a club kid in the early '80s, a free-wheeling time of discovery where many nighttime spots could get away with playing punk, hip-hop, new-wave, and electro. About that last record store …

Now that you've got the gist of electro's two decade-plus history - you know, lots of queasy drum machines and slippery synth lines - it's time to focus on some of the scene's strongest tracks, the kin …