AFN Latin Tempo 1980

  

1980 was HOW many years ago?  Anyone know who was doing the Spanish show on AFN in 1980?  Good stuff.

AFN Latin Tempo 1980

AFN Latin Tempo 1980

 

In the early 1980s Guenther recorded a lot of AFN off air.  Most of the time just the music but there are some neat breaks on these tapes.  I've heard from several Germans that really liked the latin shows.  There were some interesting similarities in the music.  Question for you, I've seen the local AFN Spanish show listed as Latin Tempo and Latin Tiempo (Time).  Do you remember?

AFN Latin Tempo 1980

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AFN Latin Tempo 1980

 

Norteno is a type of primarily Mexican music that's closely related to polka.  Not surprisingly it was quite the hit with Germans listening to AFN.  It's a small world after all...

AFN Frankfurt did a local Spanish show.  Take a listen.

AFN Latin Tempo - 1980

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AFN Latin Tempo 1980

 In Mexico there's a form of music called Norteno it's 3/4 time and sounds like a polka.  There's something full circle about Sunday morning, AFN and Latin Tempo.  Today Santiago Minchaga, I know I spelled that wrong, plays some wonderful music.  The program was popular with the Germans...

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AFN Latin Tempo 1980

In 1980, Germany based Latin soldiers had the Voice of Home with Latin Tempo from AFN.  Guenther, a German who liked the music used to record it a lot.  It had an impact.  Here's another of his tapes.

AFN Latin Tempo 1980

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