European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hip hop Tracy s hot by Wendy Bourland stall writer a s International music editor of he monthly Bab report disc jockey at hiphop am radio Stalion Day in lob Angel Sand Host of a soul in uric Sho on  Nadio. Don Iracy is a Man Wilh Hlll time 10 spare. Bui he Spenlan Alto noon Al an Headquarters in frankly to last week wrapping up a two week visit to Europe the Lime became available alter he found i Moll in fran Turl International Airport with an unexpected Layover on thu Way Home the result of an Nul Jno error Tracy covered that Cannes music festival for a As editor. I get to pick Ilio Juiciest assign Only then visited Paris " my friends said i should Sec i he cily he said Between typing of radio spots and a prime time Triploi Isian segment Lor the network. Tracy said he has been a disc jockey in . Lor 11 a cars. Hut won t divulge How Long he s been in the business a Tong me is All hell say. To said he or 1 his Job at Day Whon the broadcast manager listened to a tape he had made then let him ill m or a sick do. As it turned out. The do suffered irom a serious illness and never returned. Tracy refuse to Label Day a soul station preferring the Ferni Urban contemporary or hip hop with so Many Black artists noting the pop charts and so Many White singers wiling music influenced by Black a lists Tracy feels the line Between while and Black music has All but disappeared As an example he cited Black pop Star Lionel Richie s hit stuck on you. Which a Cal id the top of the pop. Soul and country charts. However Tracy said that some disc jockeys believe in Black Rado. There Aie some who would want Hal to wednesday february 10, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 tos angles Dulic jockey Don Tracy hosts a soul music show on american forces radio. Sas a twisty Dave Odio keep the Purily. I d rather incorporate the Bestol  yet in look a specific incident to change Tracy s approach to his audience. An observer once said to to you Only interact with the Black people. There Are a lot of White people that listen to your show ii reality brought Home the Point Hal. As a professional i want to have you he swept his Arm around him everybody in this room As a listener. As a broadcaster i m trying to incorporate All the people not some of the people. I Don t want to alienate anyone who wants to  Tracy said no two Days Are alike in his business and each of his jobs enhances the others Al my jobs Are interconnected. I have More resources than an isolated do he said. I be been having so Many differ enl experiences. There s a lot of different records. The i Oduol is different the locus is different it might be an All girl group then Prince then rap. The Only constants Are the  an airs Tracy s pm radio show monday through Friday from 9.05 to 10 . Puerto Rico s music War Rock is. Salsa by Ian Simpson United press International for puerto Rico s Youn people you Are what you hear and  musical tastes Are split Mio t to warring fac hons wish devotees of american style Rock n Roll battling fans of Brassy Homegrown  Homo nos Vilh lists there s that difference Between the iwo groups they re always lighting said  Salsa enthusiast Johnny to 22, during a stroll in suburban san Juan the Sals Cros Don i like Ock and the Job zoos Don t like Salsa " Tho split can be heard on the airwaves seen in a haircut or the length of a pants Teg noted in Llie Point of a shoo and Felt in schools and on dance floors including jammed discotheques in san Juan s cobbles loved colonial Section that play Only Rock Only in English. You never find an agreement when you have the two groups together said Charlie Rodriguez. 17. When the Lime comes to listen to music Tho Sal Scroi and Roquero Lake their iwo  the conflict Between Sal Seros ans of the spicy Alro Caribbean dance music and Rock n1 Ralleis is not sparked by Dille fences Over Tho merits of heavy Metal Rock bands such As Flipper or the top of the charts top pop singles i Covolo be been Tillay 1 season Chance of Cost 3 i want to be Toul Man flog 4 Hilo vetes  5 what he Roohe to of Selve this pm shod Boul dully sprmywi6 hero Tou tonight inks 7 hazy Shade of Winter Bangui b Saffy will two or g Don t sh�0 a te4h Nul i Tiki 10 51lt s like the wind palio s3 it top pop albums 1 Faith go l or Rusl a y 8. Pump map the Vatu me a a re a 9 some k no of Lover arty of a id a via you Riyu of a a hot i Chi Tine Points of Salsa up and Comer Eddie Santiago ii is another chord in the Long running debate about puerto rican identity and the influence of its giant Northern neighbor Witti undertones at class and language blended in the people Wilh Money of a higher class. The Loch said Evelyn Berlos a clerk Al the Casa Berlos record store. Salsa it s he music of the  Rock has been spurred by the perception that it was a technological Advance and because ils simplicity makes it easy to consume said Edgardo Diaz dial former music critic or �1 Mundo newspaper and a music lecturer at Tho University of puerto Rico. Salsa is one of Tho main puerto Fri can expressions. It s what the most marginal people identify with said Diaz. Masseros and Roquero said Rock nourishes among those who know English of can afford to learn it mostly private school students or those who have stated in the United slates. Salsa is More Potta in dropout plagued Public High schools and in conservative working class neighbourhoods Wheir English is rarely spoken the Rich like Rock the poor like  said William Codero a 17-year-old Roquero. It s the language Banier. That s it Salsa also can bring a Meas me of Pride in Tho Ace of u s. Domination of the Island where the average annual income is about 14.500 and half the population receives Federal assistance. I m a Sarsero. 1 Tike it a lot you can dance to it and the songs make sense said Harvey Perez 18, a supermarket cashier. I Don t like Rock a the concerts there Are too Many drugs too much drinking the experienced can pick out Roque ios and Sal Setos instantly. Male Noqueras War jeans olten fashionably dyed and Lorn at tha knee and thigh. Pants tags Are Tong. Olten lucked inside unplaced High top Tennis shoes sunglasses and tousled sometimes spiked Naif Complete the look. Female Roquero or Noqueras Wear mini skirts and plenty of necklaces and earrings. Sarsero men keep their pleated Linen or Cotton pants Well above the ankle. Long sleeved shirts Ere buttoned to the neck Wilh or without a tie. Shoes Are either slippers of pointy toed leather. Haircuts lend to to Short on the front and Side and Tong on the Back. Sal Soras female Sal Seros lean to tight dresses reaching below the knee and High heels Rock also is seen As upscale by advertisers. For enam to. Youth fun Oque Fos with sunglasses and a Tectrix guitars dominate advertisements Lor coca cola. Rock s in Lunce is Osing because of increased airplay by radio stations seeking aul enl listeners although record distributors note Hal Satsa and Rock Are almost even in sales. Roquero were Salse ios until the radio started playing  said Bobby Rodriguez distributor for combo records a Label specializing in Salsa and other latin music. Ii they played chinese music they would listen to chinese