El Sindicato De La Salsa
¡Afíliate Bailador!
Import
CD
(Envidia 7158),
Released 2006;
Editor's Pick:
From the first blasting shout from the horns, you can hear that this session is ready to take on the world. Straight up salsa from the hand of Willie Sotelo, the pianist and part producer whose presence guarantees real deal, hard swinging salsa. He’s joined by a tremendous group including William Thompson on congas, Pedro Pérez on bass along with a coro including Pedro Brull, Henry Santiago and Reil Peña — the best Puerto Rico can offer. As for singers, Pupy Cantor’s joined by Gino Melendez, Rafi Andino, and Bernie Pérez; this is non-stop salsa durissima. For those fans of Envidia’s Cuban catalog — the project’s overseen by Luis Dominguez, Envidia’s owner — there are some familiar tunes, including "Dime que lo Tengo que Cuadrar," that were first heard on Cuban discs. This stuff reminds me of the greatest moments of salsa from Puerto Rico; with the baritone riffing on the bottom of the horns it sounds like Willie Rosario. The coro, with perfect melodies, envelopes the music, and the singers, always mindful of the percussive elements of their job, peck out rhythms while Sotelo’s piano gracefully churns out the montunos. And — this makes me happy — not one ballad. It’s pure, uptempo, sleek, killing salsa, littered with great singing and playing and arrangements. I can hear it in a club, late at night, driving the dancers wild.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2006-06-09)
Song titles include:
Cara De Lata
Dime Lo Que Tengo Que Cadrar
Tiene De Todo
Guarachero De Esquina
Cualquier Cosa
Te Fuiste
El Matrimonio
De Aqui P'alla
Rico Guarapo
Como Lo Canto Yo
Musicians include:
Willie "Mundial" Sotelo Piano y teclado
William "Kachiro" Thompson Congas
Rigoberto "Rigo" Diaz Timbal
Rafael "Tito" De Gracia Bongo
Pedro Perez Bajo
Rolando "Rolo" Alejandro Trompetas
Jorge Diaz Trombon
Sammy Velez Baritono
Pedro "El Pote" Brull Coros
Henry Santiago Coros
Rei Peña Coros
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa
=> Puerto Rico
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