The Cincinnati-based Latin music ensemble Son del Caribe is widely acknowledged by both dancers and listeners as the top salsa band in Ohio, with an exciting and very danceable pan-Caribbean and pan-American sound that includes not only salsa but also such styles of Latin dance music as merengue, cumbia and bomba. Son del Caribe is led by trombonist Jaime Morales, an assistant professor of music at Miami University, acclaimed classical composer, conductor and arranger and a top salsa musician from Puerto Rico who has played alongside such Latin music legends as Eddie Palmieri and Gilberto Santa Rosa. The popular band appears regularly at Latin dance clubs, community events and music festivals in Cincinnati, Dayton and northern Kentucky and will perform July 14 with renowned Puerto Rican percussionist Rolando Morales-Matos at the upcoming CincyLatino Festival at Sawyer Point Park in Cincinnati.