Joe Arroyo (1955 -2011)

Yesterday was the  one year anniversary of Joe Arroyo's passing. He was one of the most influential  singers in the history of salsa. Today, while in the library I let these two students listen to some of my music. I played everything from Ray Charles, Earth Wind and Fire, Paul Simon, Jay - Z, to Led Zeppelin. I played songs from all around the world. The only criteria was that the song be up-beat. I took this photo of them at the exact moment I put on Joe Arroyo's most popular song entitled En Barranquilla Me Quedo. Their faces light up and they began to move as though the salsa music had taken control of them. Joe Arroyo will forever be a musical and cultural icon for Barranquilla.