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EditorsPick: Here's a nice surprise: It's a beautiful and danceable Latin jazz release by veteran pianist Willie Rodriguez. Rodriguez, the pianist for the Johnny Pacheco Orchestra, leads an ensemble that plays regularly at Willie's Steak House in the Bronx. This steamy, intimate and heartfelt live session is packed with drive and sabor. The band is made up of Rodriguez' long standing rhythm section: percussionists Rolland Guerrero and Richie Melo, Andy Gonzalez on bass, timbalero Nicky Marrero and, guesting on this session, Dave Valentin joins in on flute. They play some covers like "Green Dolphin Street," "Sabor a Mi" and "Lamento Borincano" in addition to original tracks like Rodriguez' own "Meet Me at Willie's." Listen to Marrero make his timbales sing on that track. Willie's Steak House, Live! is very well recorded, keeping that up-close and personal feel, and makes me pine for those days when New York City was full of clubs that hosted real players like these. A total pleasure.
Highly Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Green Dolphin Street (5:36) 2. Por Favor (5:18) 3. Tengo Tres Amores (4:12) 4. Meet Me At Willie's (6:26) 5. Sabor A Mi (5:15) 6. I Love You (5:54) 7. Quien Sera (5:37) 8. Lamento Boricano (10:24) 9. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (6:44) 10. Amalia Batista (8:46)
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EditorsPick: Roberto Linares Brown, also known as "El Seña," was born on April 2, 1976 in the city Guaimaro, in Camaguey, Cuba. In 1996, he completed his formal schooling. Soon afterwards he began his professional career, playing with several bands ...and became a pianist for Orquesta Azucar Negra, finding some success. In June 2001, he became the keyboardist for one of the best bands in the country: Adalberto Alvarez y su Son. He was with them for 4 years and also became known as musical arranger on Adalberto's 3 last CDs.
This solo album is his first as a leader, composer, and arranger, and Roberto plays keyboards and percussion, and handles the vocals on several tracks. It is so refreshing when a self-released album with so much maturity, stylistic breadth, fearless invention, and authentic sabor comes along from a relative unknown, beneath the radar. The disk feels like a revelation; this album has something for everyone.
The intention with this CD was to forge ahead into new territory (combining rap, reggaeton, electronic beats with timba and salsa) while making sure that the 'essence is not lost' and that the traditional roots of Cuban music (son, rumba, charanga) are always there just under the surface. The album's signature song, "Que no se pierda la esencia" touches on this theme, and is ably sung by the young Cuban sonero Alberto Alberto. In addition, special care has been taken to create some tasty 'salsa dura' numbers that look back to the double trombone attack of classic Nuyorican sounds of the 70s like Willie Colon, Orquesta Harlow, and El Gran Combo. Just check out "Dale tumbao" as sung by the multi-talented "El Niño" Jesus Alejandro - raging trombones are in effect. There is also a tasty son montuno tradicional, with beautiful analog grand piano by Roberto, accompanied by the gravelly vocals of Roberto's uncle, Julian Jackson 'Tío' Linares, elder statesman of authentic Cuban son. My personal favorite dance floor scorcher is a jaunty charanga/salsa workout called "Open de Door." This tune fearlessly mixes genres at will, combining humorous lyrics about riding a bus (the perils are well known to all Cubans) with infectious Nuyorican trombones, strings, and a classic Cuban flute solo (by another prodigious talent from Cuba, Jesús 'El Niño' Alejandro). The vocals are handled by Luís Salgado, a well-respected sonero based in Canada. DJs beware: there is a whole scene of Cubans in Canada and they are taking over the dance floor. Overall a really fun and challenging album that will keep people talking for months to come. ¡A gozar - move your body!
Highly Recommended. (DJ Bongohead)
SONG TITLES:
1. Esa Niña Es Un Chocole 2. Que No Se Pierda La Esencia 3. Dale Tumbao 4. Que Me Digan Loco 5. Open The Door 6. Un Son Sencillo 7. Pau Pau 8. Pa' Ti DJ 9. Move Your Body 10. Salsa Con Reggaeton 11. Mensae De Fe
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EditorsPick: The most detailed book about the legendary Cuban composer-bandleader that we have come across. Imported from Colombia, this large and heavy (440 page) text is a significant collector's item.

Las significativas obras de nuestro paso por la vida, incluidas las musicales no se materializan tan solo con mirar el sol y alzar el vuelo. De ser asi, las realizciones humanas se multiplicarian como las mejores cosechas orientales de arroz. Aunque a lo advenedizos se les olvida que hay que gatear primero antes de aprender a volar en procura de ampliar el horizonte.
Despues del primer tomo de 'El Son Es Universal', en lo personal no esperaba menos de mi amigo, compinche, alcahuete y hermano de bregas musicales 'Pablo Emilio Delvalle Arroyo'. Mis elogios sobran porque la esencia que produce el fino aroma fluira al leer cada pagina que apuntala los catorce capitulos de este compendio.
Tampoco me voy a desplayar enumerando defectos y sus mayores virtudes que como ser humano pesan en su balanza personal. Simplemente dejo constancia de su disciplina de exagerado lector e investigador de los anales de la musica afro-antillana y afro-cubana. Eso lo resume todo. Sobra añadir que argumentos le abundan para armar un interesante libro.
Hace meses paseo con suficiencia y lujo de detalles el Son cubano desde el Oriente a La Habana y luego se embarco de pasajero en su diaspora continental. Ahora le toco el turno al tresero cubano. En este reto se le advierte no solo inmerso enla savia de su tronco, sino que logro con aigo mas que pasion rastrear con osadia la huella personal y melodiosa del musico. Asi pudo develar y aciarar algunos mitos en torno al 'Padre de la Salsa'.
- Orlando Enrique Montenegro Rolon
Director y Editor, Melomanos Documentos
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Septiembre de 2006
With a prologue by Rafael Lam, cronista de la música Cubana
[from the book's cover]
440 pages, softcover (in Spanish)

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EditorsPick: In 2005 Candido Fabre and his 14 piece band headlined The Fairtrade Gathering World Music Concert, which took place at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh and the Make Poverty History concert in Edinburgh the following day. The aim of these two concerts was to help bring awareness to the meeting of world leaders at the 2005 G8 summit, where they would discuss the financial and political issues facing so many of the world's poorest countries.
The footage from these prodigious events is featured on this full length DVD, as well as scenes and interviews with Candido in his home town of Manzanillo, Cuba, where he speaks of his gratitude to have been accepted to play at an event, which symbolizes so many issues he himself feels so strongly about.
Review to follow shortly. (BP)
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EditorsPick: Hot new reggaeton from Cuba. With guests Yulien, Arienis, Luisito, and Charanga Habanera! Review to follow shortly. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Soñe 2. La Campaña 3. E Gustan Los Artisas 4. Yo Te Enseñe 5. Pa La Calle 6. Manos Pa Arriba 7. La Bendicion (Feat. Yulien) 8. Dime 9. Muñeca 10. La Palestina 11. Como Yo (Feat. Arienis) 12. El Hospital (Feat Luisito) 13. El Cañon Feat. Charanga Habanera 14. Bandolera
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EditorsPick: Fundado en Matanzas en el año 1957 con el objetivo de rescatar y mantener las Raices Africanas mas puras del pateon, Yoruba, Arara, Bantu, Brinkamo, Yyesa y Abakua. Interpretan de manera muy actual la rumba en todas sus variantes. El espectaculo que ofrece esta agrupacion, destaca, sobretodo, por su bello vestuario, musica, danza y originalidad artistica, rigor folclorico, encanto y una contemporaneidad en la puesta en escena.
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EditorsPick: La Original de Manzanilla se formó cuando empezaron a reunirse un grupo de estudiantes y otro de trabajadores durante los fines de semana y noches del año 1963. De estas reuniones, en las que tocaban y cantaban han surgido las mejores charangas Cubanas. Con Wilfredo Naranjo, su director musical y un séquito de los mejores músicos Cubanos, nos aseguran éxito tras éxito de música bailable. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. A Mi Tierra 2. Estas Como Galletica 3. La Jiribilla 4. El Sombrero De Yatey 5. Un Poquito De Muchacho 6. No Me Tises Tiro 7. La Suegra 8. Manigueta Manigueta
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EditorsPick: Esta Orquesta fundada en 1956 por el maestro Elio Reve,y hoy en dia dirigida por su hijo "Elito", puede presumir de ser una de las agrupaciones de mayor prestigio de la musica Cubana. Con un charangon renovado que no pierde sus Raices ni tampoco su sonoridad. Con temas siempres novedosos pensando siempre enel bailador y con letras populares. El charagon goza de una salud envidiable ya que en 2006 cumplio 50 años.
Capitulos:
- "Elio Reve y Su Charangon"
- "En Concierto" con Elio Reve Jr., Juan Formell, Cesar Pedroso "Pupy", Orlando Canto, Juan Carlos Alfonso, Moises Valle "Yumuri", Pichi Valdes y Orlando Matos "El Sinsonte".
- "Orqueta Reve - Mi Salsa Tiene Sandunga" con Yumuri, Pedrito Calvo, Valentin, Tata Guines, El Greco, Juan Formell, Issac Delgado, Oderkis Reve, Papi Oviedo, Pancho Amat, Calixto Oviedo....
- Orquesta Reve Cantando El Indio y Yumuri "Mi Ritmo Changui." (BP)
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EditorsPick: Compilation of videos by RMM artists including La India, Michael Stuart, Johnny Rivera, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Manny Manuel, Tito Nieves, Oscar D'Leon and Tony Vega. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Ese Hombre - India (4:40) 2. En Este Momento - Manny Manuel (4:21) 3. Amor A Primera Vista - Michael Stuart (5:00) 4. No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar - Tito Nieves (4:46) 5. Aparentemente - Tony Vega (4:10) 6. Disculpeme Señora - Jose Alberto "El Canario" (4:07) 7. Dejame Intentarlo - Johnny Rivera (4:45) 8. Mirala Como Se Menea - Oscar D'Leon (4:35)
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EditorsPick: Compilation of videos by RMM artists including La India, Domingo Quiñones, Johnny Rivera, Jose Alberto "El Canario", Manny Manuel, Tito Nieves and Tony Vega. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Dicen Que Soy - India (4:41) 2. Tu Como Estas? - Domingo Quiñones (4:21) 3. Cuando Parara La Lluvia - Johnny Rivera (5:00) 4. Bailemos Otra Vez - Jose Alberto "El Canario" (4:46) 5. Rey De Corazones - Mannny Manuel (3:49) 6. I'll Always Love You - Tito Nieves (5:00) 7. Lo Mio Es Amor - Tony Vega (4:35)
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EditorsPick: A fever dream, a plunging rollercoaster ride, a cinematographer's hallucination, a love song to the power of cinema. Welcome to 'I Am Cuba', the film rediscovery that has changed filmmaking forever - in a new deluxe edition!
Director Mikhail Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying) and cinematographer Sergei Uresevsky's hybrid offspring of Soviet orthodoxy and Cuban tropicalismo is a film of dazzling contrasts. In four intertwining stories of the revolution, Urusevsky's acrobatic camera takes the viewer on a dizzying ride through smoky nightclubs and rooftop pool parties, rickety shantytowns and rustling sugarcane fields, student protest rallies and remote guerilla outposts. 'I Am Cuba' culminates in the most gorgeously filmed funeral procession of all time, as the camera floats through a cigar factory and hovers high above the narrow streets of Havana. A whirling dance through the sensuous decadence of Batista's Cuba. I AM CUBA: The Ultimate Edition is a cinephile's dream come true.
[from the liners]
I AM CUBA : The Ultimate Edition (Soy Cuba/Ja Kuba)
A film by Mikhail Kalatozov:141 minutes.
Disc 1: I Am Cuba new high-definition master from the original Russian 35 mm fine grain master. Bonus video interview with Academy Award winning director Martin Scorcese (26 minutes). Language tracks in both Spanish and Russian with new English intertitles.
Stills, galleries, original trailer, and much more!
Disc 2: The Siberian Mammoth, Vicente Ferraz's award-winning documentary on the making of I Am Cuba. (2005 - 91 Minutes). CUNY City Cinemathetique interview with screenwriter Yevgeny Yevtushenko (2004 - 30 Minutes)
Disc 3: A film about Mikhail Kalatozov--A comprehensive documentary on this giant of Russian cinema. (2006 - 120 minutes) Includes the booklet: I Am Cuba: The True Story (DR)
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EditorsPick: Just in! New salsa release from singer Kevin Ceballo. With pianist Efrain Davila Jr., bassists Sal Cuevas and Alex Duque, conguero Douglas Guevara, percussionist Luis Quintero, trombonists Alberto Barros, Dante Vargas and Kelvin Gutierrez and many others.
Review to follow shortly. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Por Eso Te Quiero (4:34) 2. El Milagro De Tu Amor (4:28) 3. Ella (4:22) 4. Yo No Se Que Paso (4:40) 5. Vivo Por Ella (4:25) 6. Tal Vez (4:28) 7. Se (4:30) 8. Pero No Puedo (3:39) 9. Por Eso Te Quiero (Pop) (3:53)
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EditorsPick: Promoter Alberto Torres selects choice boogaloo from Fania: "Batuka" - Tito Puente, "I Like It Like That" - Pete Rodriguez, "Bang Bang" - Joe Cuba, "King Of Latin Soul" - Joey Pastrana and others.
Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Batuka - Tito Puente (3:12) 2. I Like It Like That - Pete Rodriguez (4:21) 3. El Watusi - Ray Barretto (2:35) 4. Eso Se Baila Asi - Willie Colon (5:12) 5. Palo De Mango - Eddie Palmieri (4:26) 6. King Of Latin Soul - Joey Pastrana (4:12) 7. I Dig Rhythm - Louie Ramirez (3:50) 8. Bang Bang - Joe Cuba (4:02) 9. Use It Before You Lose It - Bobby Valentin (2:50) 10. El Nuevo Barretto - Ray Barretto (5:50)
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EditorsPick: Promoter Alberto Torres selects choice cha-cha-chá from Fania: "El Paso Del Mulo" - Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, "El Faisan" - Johnny Pacheco, "La Marunga" - Roberto Roena, "China" - Tito Puente and others.
Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. El Paso Del Mulo - Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco (4:30) 2. El Pan Sobao' - Charlie Palmieri (8:32) 3. Que Son Uno - Joe Cuba (4:01) 4. El Faisan - Johnny Pacheco (8:22) 5. Cooking With Ali - Louie Ramirez (3:54) 6. El Hueso - Pete Rodriguez (5:54) 7. Ay No - Ray Barretto (6:05) 8. La Marunga - Roberto Roena (5:17) 9. Chanchullo - Tipica 73 (4:50) 10. Guayaba - Tito Puente (2:32) 11. China - Tito Puente (1:57) 12. Buscando Guayaba - Willie Colon & Ruben Blades (5:41)
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EditorsPick: Promoter Alberto Torres selects choice salsa to dance to "on the one" from Fania: "Quimbara" - Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, "Muñeca" - Joe Bataan, "Indestructible" - Ray Barretto, "Aguanile" - Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe and others.
Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Quimbara - Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco (4:48) 2. Que Rico Suena Mi Tambor - Fania All-Stars (4:12) 3. Suena El Bongo - Ismael Rivera (4:30) 4. Muñeca - Joe Bataan (5:04) 5. La Malanga Brava - Joe Cuba (3:39) 6. La Reina - La Lupe (2:16) 7. Yo Soy Asi - Orq. Harlow (5:23) 8. 3 And 1 - Pete Rodriguez (4:21) 9. Indestructible - Ray Barretto (4:10) 10. Salsa Y Sabor - Tito Puente (2:58) 11. La Guarachera - Celia Cruz & Tito Puente (2:41) 12. Aguanile - Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe (6:06)
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EditorsPick: Promoter Alberto Torres selects choice salsa to dance to "on the two" from Fania: "La Llave Y El Candao'" - Charlie Palmieri, "Nicolas" - Ismael Miranda, "Salsa Y Control" - Lebron Brothers, "Fuego En El 23" - Sonora Ponceña and others.
Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. La Llave Y El Candao' - Charlie Palmieri (3:20) 2. Esto Es El Guaguancó - Cheo Feliciano (3:45) 3. Loco - Hector Lavoe (5:21) 4. Nicolas - Ismael Miranda (5:21) 5. Alafia - Joe Cuba (3:28) 6. Ametralladora - Orq. Harlow (5:58) 7. Salsa Y Control - Lebron Brothers (3:44) 8. Yambu - Louie Ramirez (3:58) 9. Si Quieres Bailar - Pete Rodriguez (5:07) 10. Avisale A Mi Contrario - Roberto Roena (3:38) 11. Fuego En El 23 - Sonora Ponceña (4:42) 12. Picadillo - Tito Puente (3:06)
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EditorsPick: Vintage Venezuelan salsa from Federico y Su Combo. Review to follow shortly. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Aunque No Tengo Dinero 2. Campesina 3. El Alacran 4. No 5. Que Dichoso Es 6. Ha Llegado La Pachanga 7. Yuca Y Boniato 8. Oh Baby 9. Dolores 10. Con La Misma Moneda 11. La Humanidad 12. El Timbalito 13. El Prestamista 14. Mira Mis Labios 15. Olvidate De Mi 16. Si Te Fuiste Y Que
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EditorsPick: "This recording was the first reflecting Barretto's passion for Latin jazz music." (Rudolph Mangual, 98/99 Catalog)
"Good Ray early Fania Latin jazz!" (Phil Riggio, 98/99 Catalog)
"My favorite Latin jazz instrumental recording. Features pianist Eddie Martinez (the man from Colombia) and Manny Duran (the man from Mexico). Very imaginative, yet well planned. Great ensemble work. And solos from my favorite conversationalist R.B." (Al Santiago, 94/95 Catalog) (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. The Other Road (6:37) 2. Round About Midnight (6:54) 3. Lucretia The Cat (6:09) 4. Oracion (Thge Prayer) (8:57) 5. Little Thing (6:23) 6. Abidjan Revisted (4:42)
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EditorsPick: "The singer's 1977 partnership with Willie Colon includes the prototypical Blades composition, 'Pablo Pueblo,' and a romantic take on the bolero 'Me Recordaras,' with a virtuosic guitar solo by Yomo Toro." (Mark Holston, 96/97 Catalog)
"Blades and Colon were a perfect combination and this was one of the premier collaborative efforts for the salsa 70s. All I have to say is that this is a 'classic'." (Raul Rico, 94/95 Catalog) (DR)
Description: Willie Colón and Rubén Blades.
SONG TITLES:
1. Pablo Pueblo (6:13) 2. Según El Color (6:00) 3. La Maleta (4:41) 4. Me Recordaras (3:42) 5. Plantacion Adentro (5:08) 6. La Mora (6:10) 7. Lluvia De Tu Cielo (5:41) 8. Fue Varon (5:32) 9. Pueblo (7:05)
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EditorsPick: Here's a compilation of tracks, spanning from 1996 through 2006, that the legendary Cuban pianist-composer recorded for Tumi. "Silver Star," "La Sombra De Tu Sonrisa," "Summertime," "Blues 1080," "Boda De Oro" and others.
Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Cancion Al Mejor (5:07) 2. Silver Star (7:27) 3. Habanera Sola (5:53) 4. La Sombra De Tu Sonrisa (6:02) 5. Pasadas Las 12 (6:41) 6. Summertime (5:00) 7. Balada Para Trompeta #1 (5:54) 8. A Bailar El Cubanco (5:02) 9. Blues 1080 (5:36) 10. Cumbia Dominique (4:26) 11. Boda De Oro (5:53)
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EditorsPick: Very Limited Quantities! What a nice compilation of dance material from Boncana Maiga, flautist and vocalist form Mali. With the help some of New York's finest musicians like Manny Oquendo, Jerry Gonzales, Chombo Silva, Orestes Vilato, Oscar Hernández, Alfredo Valdés Jr., Barry Rogers, Alfredo De La Fé and many others, Maiga manages to tap into the heart and soul of rootsy Afro-Cuban flute and tres tinged salsa and charanga. Late seventies, early eighties I assume? Also with Felo Barrios on vocals; there is some wonderful material here.
Highly recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. El Son De Djeneba (4:11) 2. El Calderito (4:18) 3. Que Bola - Que Bolón (3:14) 4. Lo Que Más Me Gusta (3:04) 5. Montunero De Gao (4:16) 6. Machinambe (5:15) 7. Que Sabrosiao (4:22) 8. Africa Cha Onda (3:27) 9. Abidjan D. R. (4:14) 10. Wa Honou Go (2:30) 11. Koy Raborey (3:56) 12. Africano Nada Más (2:58) 13. R.G. 75 (2:44) 14. Dans Tous Les Bars (4:46) 15. Descarga Boncana (4:28)
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EditorsPick: What a great, special little record. The band, from Guantanamo, works through a bunch of the styles of the eastern part of Cuba, including the Changüí. The musicians use traditional instruments, including the marimbula, a large version of a thumb piano to take the bass parts, and the tres, plus smaller percussion instruments. They throw in other rhythms, like sucu-sucu, as well, and rap cadences, and references to the Lion King and the music has both rhythmic strength of local dance musics, and the lightness of acoustic music. It's pretty amazing, the sort of music that often shows up over-sweetened. Not here: hard acoustic music, super refreshing, Changüí Duro. I'll listen to this all day.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Vini Dance Resiñe (3:16) 2. Nengon De Rios (2:53) 3. Changui - Sucu Sucu (4:35) 4. El Changui Esta De Moda Ahora (3:18) 5. Mayumbon No. 1 (3:34) 6. Conga - Changui (2:30) 7. Changui - Merengue (5:01) 8. Me Voy A Vestir De Blanco (3:23) 9. Danzon - Nengon (2:54) 10. Kitipa (1:32) 11. La Fiesta Esta Buena (3:30) 12. Kiriba A Baracoa (1:51) 13. Changui Maraciabo (2:50) 14. Soy Caribeño (3:35) 15. La Music De Haiti (3:02)
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EditorsPick: A sparkling, old school Cuban Latin jazz recording. It's all acoustic, and isn't, weirdly enough, touched by fusion and Irakere - but there's a rapper on the album, too. Go figure. Cabrera's the heavy duty bassist, and he's been in a bunch of Cuban bands, including Iya, cabaret bands, the Ciso Guanche group, El Zun Zun de la Salsa, among others. He's leading a descarga band, with typically good dance musicianship (though the horns aren't always in tune); this stuff goes down easy, isn't dumb and has the sort of swing you need to keep people interested. The coros and singing, though taking a second position to the instrumental solos, are the motor to the whole thing, which occasionally hints at timba. It sure is good, whatever you want to call it; I'd turn this into a timba band and get it over with. Have to love John Coltrane's workout, "Giant Steps," done Cuban style, even if the soloists come out of the experience a bit bruised.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Echale Sazon (4:33) 2. Saboreando (3:43) 3. A Tempo (5:26) 4. Linda Trigueña (4:32) 5. Ven, Te Necesito (4:50) 6. Okey Boss (4:52) 7. Seguro No Hay Na (4:42) 8. Tocallo Raul (4:29) 9. Te Gusta El Zorreo (5:10) 10. 6x8 Afrodisiaco Blues (7:09) 11. Danzon Bass (4:20) 12. Pasos Gigantes (3:14) 13. Tilan-Tilan (4:38)
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EditorsPick: A tribute to La Sonora Matancera, the album runs through the great Colombian group's repertoire. It's a spare recording, made in Colombia, with lots of percussion and some nice piano solos. The vocalists include Charlie Gomez, Roberto Acosta, Linda del Castillo and Leo Caceres. Everything's in order; this is music to make you move, not overpowering, but with all the parts in the right place.
Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Descarga Caney 2. Estamos Chao 3. El Caballo Y La Montura 4. Cien Mil Cosas Oye Mima 5. El Negro Bembom 6. Todo Me Gusta De Ti Caramelo 7. El Limoncito 8. Pepe Antonio Y El Baranquillero 9. Rompe Esa Cadena 10. En El Bajio 11. La Cinta Verde 12. Dos Caminos Y A Media Noche 13. La Piragua
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EditorsPick: Two Cuban singers, based in the Netherlands, and produced by the pianist Marc Bischoff (part of Our Latin Groove), have put out a rocking little salsa album. Totally amiable, modern salsa, ready for dance floors around the world. On tunes like "Te Lo Dire Todito" the singers and the band really get going, verging into timba territory. Good deal.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Doble Jugada 2. Como Le Digo Ahora 3. Te Lo Dire Todito 4. No Me Digas Adios 5. La Mujer Ideal 6. No Voy A Dejarte Ir 7. Quiero Ser Quien Soy 8. Intentalo 9. Nada Sera Igual 10. Esta Rumba
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EditorsPick: Timba's young genius comes up with another masterpiece of modern Cuban dance music. On track after track Duarte, a singer, composer and pianist, exposes his version of modern timba. Duarte worked with both Charanga Habanera and Pupy - the two best working bands in Cuba today - and it shows with brilliant choice after choice in coros, tumbaos, the mixture of singing and a type of rapping, the breakdowns, Duarte's own pitch specific singing, and on and on. Lots of street wisdom, bitter harmonies at times, and a wide range of rhythms; it's music that brings so much to the table it's a paradigm for modern dance music, one that subverts the idea that dance music is limited.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. La Madre Maria (5:28) 2. Olvida La Peña (5:56) 3. Fin Del Juego (5:40) 4. Yo Soy Tu Papi (6:09) 5. Regalame La Silla (6:38) 6. El Chino Chulo (4:19) 7. La Cosa Mas Bella (5:15) 8. El Asesino (5:54) 9. Maldito Dolor (6:55) 10. Ceci (5:28)
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EditorsPick: I guess the news here is that Pedro Calvo's son, P.C. Jr. is the lead singer. He's not bad, a bit stentorian, but rhythmically in the groove, with lots of nice phrases. The band, from Havana, but recorded in Italy - the record is the second the band's put out - is fine, a bit pop at times, but when the whole thing starts moving, it's good. Solid salsa, Cuban style.
Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Salsa Salsita (4:05) 2. Eres Todo (4:34) 3. Arrimate (8:47) 4. Quiero Amarte (3:51) 5. Chica Mala (3:08) 6. Se Lleva (4:10) 7. Nada De Ti (4:06) 8. Tumba El Coco (4:04)
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EditorsPick: The Cuban singer who now lives in the United States recorded this in Cuba in 1997; it has that sort of pop sheen you'd expect from the time, with lots of keyboards. It's clear she's a gifted singer; it'd be nice to pry off the keyboard strings and dump them somewhere. Anyway, a gifted singer going through the motions on what is by now a historical object; when the band and she decide to rock, hinting at timba, you understand why she has the reputation she has, as a singer and an improviser.
Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Que Manera De Quererte (4:31) 2. Si Tu Te Vas (3:04) 3. Pero No Te Vayas (5:37) 4. Un Amor Asi (6:04) 5. Quiero Reencontrarme (5:46) 6. Siempre A Tu Lado (6:16) 7. Huellas De Un Mal Amor (5:49) 8. Enamorada De Ti (4:46) 9. Coppelia (5:12)
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EditorsPick: The veteran Venezuelan singer puts out a strong dance recording, his first, backed by a big horn section. He's worked with most of the major bands in Venezuela, and looks to Fania for a big part of his sound; not a bad thing at all. He wrote the material, and produced the album, and what comes out is smooth, real salsa, the sort that you'd love to hear in a club. When he digs in and starts tossing off lines, the music really takes off - check out the tune "Psicosis."
Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Aque He Llegado (4:43) 2. Psicosis (4:12) 3. Morena Magica (3:38) 4. Ojos Que No Ven (4:10) 5. Te He Perdido (4:40) 6. Niño De La Calle (4:49) 7. Enamorarme De Nuevo (4:07) 8. Mas Salsa (3:55) 9. Nos Cansamos (3:33) 10. Mujer Venezolana (4:40) 11. Caminando (5:17)
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EditorsPick: The percussionist who leads the band, Gerardo Rosales, is from Venezuela and Amsterdam, and he's put together a session that looks to New York and salsa (and boogaloo) for its inspiration - another example of how boogaloo has been percolating around the world, and showing up on a bunch of new recordings. Anyway, this is totally unpretentious dance music. Rosales is a historian, and included on the album is a tribute to Joey Pastrana, plus a rap in English about New York boogaloo and more. It has swing, and it works.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Our Latin Groove (2:55) 2. Doctor Salsa (2:55) 3. Tibute To Joey Pastrana (8:06) 4. Bringin' It All On Back! (2:41) 5. Sin Cuero No Hay Na' (4:10) 6. Oogo-Boo-Ga-Loo (4:40) 7. El Quinto Habla (1:36) 8. The Salsamba (4:37) 9. Recuerdos De Arcaño (5:37) 10. Que Pasa? (3:58) 11. Boricua's Groove (1:34) 12. Gira Y Gira (4:18) 13. Buenos Dias, Good Morning (3:06) 14. My Shingaling (3:52) 15. Rumbon Melon (4:19) 16. Cosas De La Vida/Chaca Boo/Malambo (3:32)
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EditorsPick: Damn, I want another hundred recordings like this. Pozo, a distant relative of Chano, is a mean, mean conga player, and this recording puts him in front of a heavy dance band, one that on "Auxilio, Socorro," a comparsa styled tune, has the band playing in a few tempos at the same time. The recording has Pozo, who runs a rumba band as well, mixed way up, and his sound is beautiful, and his swing just makes you want to get up and dance. On "Cayo Hueso Con Armonia," Pozo takes a rumba and adds piano and bass, and it's about as beautiful as Cuban music gets, flexible and deep, some sort of a meeting of the John Coltrane quartet and the rumba. Good singing, great grooves; lot of people try this, and don't get it. An instant classic.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Perico, No Llores Mas (5:56) 2. Auxilio, Socorro (6:54) 3. Cayo Hueso Con Armonia (4:44) 4. Mami, Dame Mantecado (5:05) 5. Acomodate (6:34) 6. Envidia Por Dentro (4:36) 7. Me Siento Feliz (3:12) 8. Un Mensaje Para Ti (6:08) 9. Algo Especial (5:29) 10. Daysi Baila Mozambique (4:23)
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EditorsPick: As one might imagine from an all-star powered project, the recording just doesn't stop handing out good things. Albita joins with Rey Ruiz and Donato Poveda (Willy Chirino's in there, too) for music that takes its direction from the almighty son Cubano, with detours into classic big band dance music. There's a theme here, that each tune takes on a place in Cuba, and that allows the three singers to stretch out on the great traditional tunes like Marianao and Santa Isabel de Las Lajas, along with new material. The band includes Omar Hernandez on bass and Omar Hernandez Jr. on piano, Ed Calle on saxophone, Eduardo Rodriguez on percussion and more. There's a lot of variety here, including the tune "Hermosa Habana," featuring a vocal choir that has a lot to do with Vocal Sampling; it's amazingly beautiful. There's great singing here, and often enough the singers trade the lead; it's all perfectly executed, perfectly sung, with passion and a surplus of ability. An achievement, masked in casual friendly, even nostalgic music.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Conozca A Cuba Primero 2. Me Voy Pa' Pinar Del Rio 3. Marianao 4. Hermosa Habana, Hoy La Habana Se Acuerda De Ti 5. Seis Lindas Cubanas 6. Santa Isabel De Las Lajas 7. Un Son Para Sancti Spiritus 8. Cienfuegos 9. Hablenme De Jatibonico 10. Frutas De Caney 11. Changui De Alto Songo 12. Carnavales De Oriente
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EditorsPick: This radiates joy from the get-go, a project from a great Colombian band (well, based in Miami, with musicians from all over the world) that merges the power of Fania era salsa with modern Colombian blast-off swing. Great singing, cool nasal coros, Colombian style, great band, good material, including a medley of Hector Lavoe's "La Murga" and "Che Che Cole," plus classic tunes like "Nadie Se Salva da La Rumba," and a bunch of originals. This is letter perfect salsa, no mistakes, no bad tempos, no intonation problems; everything's for dance euphoria, percussion slapping away, the coros accentuating the proceedings, the singer winding his way through the backdrops, everything coming together in a non-stop festival. Put this one on, wash away the blues.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. El Bikini Amarillo (4:13) 2. Aguanile (4:04) 3. Nadie Se Salva De La Rumba (4:21) 4. Tambor Sono (3:59) 5. Baila Mi Rumba (4:04) 6. Mosaico Lavoe: La Murga & Che Che Cole (4:38) 7. Comiendo Solo (4:04) 8. El Tocon Salao (4:05) 9. No Se Necesita Permiso (4:07) 10. Trumpet Cat (4:10) 11. Como Manda El Señor (4:06)
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EditorsPick: The trombonist Vasquez moved a big band into the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia in March of last year, and put together a recording that offers a blueprint for some of the possibilities in the mash up of jazz and Latin music. Vasquez, who spent years with Batacumble, called on some local talent, too, including the tenor saxophonist Willie Weeks; the solos cruise through the music, harmonically sophisticated and very, very cool. Vasquez has been a big proponent of Afro Puerto Rican music, and the orchestra gets into bombas and plenas, helped by the percussionists Anthony Carrillo, Juan Gutierrez and Camilo Molina; the great John Benitez holds down the bass. At times there's a Mingus-like insistence to the music; check out "Blue Ray" and, surprisingly, "Pa' Mingus." Mingus would have liked Vasquez, who can make the trombone talk. A major piece of work.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Buenos Dias 2. Happy To Be Here 3. Blue Ray 4. Aguinaldo Pa' Dico Y Caneco 5. Bomba A La Hermeto 6. El Batallon 7. Pa' Mingus 8. Julia Jibarita 9. Race Against Time
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EditorsPick: A pop jazz album by the Cuban saxophonist Velazco. It sounds like a time capsule of music from the 1980s, when instrumental pop music was played on the radio here, with walls of corny fake strings. That said, damn, these guys can play, including the guitarist Elmer Ferrer. They're chasing Kenny G, not that Kenny G would notice. Plus, they use drum machines. In Cuba? Huh? Sacrilege!!!! No comment. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. Expresso (3:13) 2. Invitacion (2:58) 3. Jungla (4:33) 4. Sax-Soul (4:02) 5. Transparencia (4:26) 6. 5/4 (3:49) 7. Sambi (2:22) 8. Corca Del Cielo (8:17) 9. The Secret Life Of Plants (4:38) 10. Oceanos (5:04) 11. West (4:08) 12. Equilibrio (4:53)
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EditorsPick: If anyone doubted the genius being produced in New York by the meeting between exile Cuban jazz musicians and their North American brethren, they'd only have to check out Villafranca's new album. With Dafnis Prieto on drums for most of the tracks, and Eric Alexander on saxophone, and Villafranca in between on piano, the music has to work, and it does. This is enlightened, modern jazz, the sort of thing that's become almost common around here, the sort of music that sets the standard for the rest of the world. Villafranca's into the Blue Note experimentalism of the 1960s, and suggestions of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock waft through the music; it's all original music, including a suite dedicated to the Afro Cuban god Oddua (which features some pretty blow-out piano improvising). Yosvany Terry shows up on a few tracks; the bassist is Jeff Carney.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
SONG TITLES:
1. The Source In Betwen 2. The Lonely One 3. Oddua Suite 4. Three Plus One 5. In The Dark 6. Faces, Not Evil 7. Resurrection Of The Incapacitated 8. Don't Ever Say Never 9. Luna 10. The Source In Between (Latin Re-Mix)
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EditorsPick: Rock en Espanol, from Cuba, which is news in itself. Not a bad band, either, one that draws on all sorts of sources, including Manu Chao, and all the forgotten reggae-esque groups, plus a touch of big band horn writing etc., etc. Nice Dvd comes with the package, that features a bunch of their videos and a documentary. It's nicely melodic, and sometimes rockish, and the lead singer has the rhythmic accuracy one might expect, so the phrases have some nice sharpness and shape to them.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous)
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1. CD: El Feo (3:39) 2. Tengo Nada (3:26) 3. Cara Mascara (3:36) 4. Infinita La Vida (3:44) 5. Tranquilo Y Pega O (3:12) 6. Mar De Antojos (3:31) 7. Vibora (:34) 8. No Esta Tan Mal (3:26) 9. Manuela (3:28) 10. Otra Noche (3:00) 11. Plegaria A La Habana (2:42) 12. Oxigeno (Invitado Paulo FG) (4:18) 13. DVD: Documental: No Esta Tan Mal 14. Videos: Tranquilo Y Pega O/El Feo 15. Ella Prefiere/Daisy 16. Dolor Y Pena 17. Extras: Making Of Tranquilo Y Pega O 18. Entrevista (2005) 19. Oxigeno 20. Vibora (version 2005)
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EditorsPick: Back in stock! Also with tresero Nélson González, percussionists George Padilla, Carlos Rodriguez and Felix Torres, trombone players Domingo (Minguí) Torres and Antonio (Toñito) Vázquez, others. Review to follow shortly. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Mujer Celosa (6:34) 2. El Poeta (5:49) 3. Azuquita Para Bailar (3:20) 4. Na Mio Ho Rengue, Kio (4:13) 5. Le Moustique Amourouse (4:27) 6. Mañana Es Domingo (6:17) 7. Si No Eres Tú (4:14) 8. Paris De Noche (7:32) 9. Paris De Noche (Version Courte) (3:05)
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EditorsPick: Hard to find cd by the Venezuelan salsa band (based in Colombia). Led by trombonist Félix Suárez "Shakaito." Also with trombonist Benny Pacheco, pianist Tomas Herrera Jr., bongocero Franklin Monterrey, flautist Pamir Guanchez, vocalist Orlando Platt and guest coroista Jose Mangual Jr. joining Rodrigo Mendoza.
Review to follow shortly. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Marie 2. Pa' Que Lo Gocen 3. La Rareza 4. Ramoncito 5. Chango Ta' Veni 6. Lo Que Se Da No Se Quita 7. Encadenados 8. El Cha Cha Cha
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EditorsPick: Cuban singer Jacqueline Castellanos stirs up some piquant salsa as she fronts the orchestra of Lazara Cachao and Piel Canela. Recorded in Barcelona, Spain, 1997.
Review to follow shortly. (BP)
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1. Venus 2. El Que No Corre Vuela 3. Tres Deseos 4. Camas Separadas 5. Alta Marea 6. Te Quiero, Porque Te Quiero 7. Dame La Mano 8. Candito 9. Sientate 10. Vete 11. Candito (Version En Vivo)
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EditorsPick: New salsa release by singer Sol (Marchena). With a bevy of East Coast heavy hitters like Pablo "Chino" Nuñez on timbales, trombonists Luis Bonilla and Jose Davilla, conguero George Delgado, bassist Jose Tabares, and others. Also with singer Wichy Camacho and an all-star coro brigade: Willie Ruiz, Eddie Rosado, Marcos, Hernan, Freddy Colon, and Wichy. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Intro: Sol' Dad (Julio Marchena) Opening (:08) 2. Si Te Vas (4:16) 3. Tu Recuerdos (duet W/Wichy Camacho) (5:06) 4. El Rey/La Reina (5:10) 5. Intro: Los Hermanos Colon W/Wichy Camacho (1:00) 6. Sabre Olvidar (featuring Los Hermanos Colon) (4:56) 7. Ganas (4:36) 8. Venganza (4:41) 9. Intro: Wichy Camacho W/Los Hermanos Colon (:09) 10. Alla En Los Caserios (4:53) 11. Imprescindible (4:50) 12. Sol's Dad Closing (:04)
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EditorsPick: IASO is pleased to present "Mujer de Cabaret," the debut release of singer, guitarist and master sonero José Manuel Cobles, "Puerto Plata". Puerto Plata is an 84 year old veteran of the guitar tradition of the Dominican Republic, adept in all of its many forms-bolero, merengue, ranchera, mangulina, bachata-and above all, son. Son is a style which is most often associated with Cuba, and soneros all over Latin America owe a tremendous debt to great Cuban groups like El Trio Matamoros, El Septeto Nacional, Los Compadres and Antonio Machín. Nevertheless, the Dominican Republic is home to an unbroken native son tradition, and José Cobles has personally lived a good part of its history. He offers us a taste of the living music of the great soneros which only a contemporary of theirs could give us, yet his interpretations of classic sones and boleros have a particularly Dominican flavor. When he plays merengue, he takes us back to a time, before the dominance of saxophone and accordion, when son, merengue, guaracha and música jíbara were much closer in their nature, being merely different regional variations of the same Afro-Iberian fusion.... Puerto Plata's debut album, "Mujer de Cabaret", will take you back to the golden age of Dominican guitar music. The sones, boleros and merengues on this album are a testament to a time gone but not forgotten, of serenades, carousing and revelry. Puerto Plata's sweet, nostalgic voice is accompanied on the requinto by two of the Dominican Republic's finest virtuosos, Edilio Paredes and Frank Mendez, who each contribute their unique style to the tracks they accompany.
(from the iASO website) (DR)
SONG TITLES:
1. Amarrao Con Fe 2. Dolorita 3. Mujer De Cabaret 4. La Cotorrita De Rosa 5. Te La Dejo Toda 6. Baracoa 7. Santiago 8. Jala Leva 9. Los Piratas 10. Sabor De Engaño 11. La Comelona
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EditorsPick: iASO Records' Bachata Roja is the first ever compilation of classic Dominican bachata. From the early 1960's to the late 1980's the legendary voices of Eladio Romero Santos, Leonardo Paniagua and Blas Duran spoke to the hearts of a generation. The dizzying guitar accompaniment of pioneers like Edilio Paredes and Augusto Santos charted the course of bachata's rise, and for three decades theirs was the sound of the streets of Santo Domingo. IASO has selected here some of the defining songs of bachata's pre-electric era. Initially the term "bachata" referred to an informal backyard party with food, drink, music and dance. In rural areas of the Dominican Republic in the 1950's and earlier, the music played at these events was more often than not guitar-based and included a variety of popular styles such as Cuban bolero, guaracha and son, Puerto Rican jíbaro music and Mexican ranchera. Drawing on all these influences, a bold new guitar style emerged in the heart of Santo Domingo's burgeoning urban shanty towns. Much despised by elite society - who controlled the island's television, radio and major recording studios - the new music was dubbed disparagingly "bachata," an allusion to perceived rural backwardness.
Though boycotted by major media outlets, a grass-roots movement coalesced around favorite singers of the time - who expressed in unvarnished terms the pain, sorrow, humor and romance of daily life. Arising from the urban bordellos and the campos, bachata music grew to become wildly popular across all strata of society. Throughout this period, the defining sound of bachata was that of the Spanish acoustic guitar, whose florid phrasing seduced dancers, chastised faithless lovers and softly serenaded coy mistresses of the night. Today bachata has become part of the troika of popular tropical Latin music: salsa, merengue and bachata. Yet, many of bachata's newer fans are not aware of its humble beginnings, and most have not had an opportunity to hear what real bachata sounded like before it was "dressed up" to enter the mainstream. Bachata Roja is an extraordinary and long-overdue collection of some of early bachata's most exceptional and versatile musicians. It will, at long last, give devoted fans a chance to discover, or re-discover, the richness of bachata's roots.
(from the iASO website)
With "Muero Contigo" - Rafael Encarnacion, "Ladrona" - Felix Quintana, "Yo Pagare La Cerveza" - Julio Morales, "Asesina" - Juan Bautista and many others. Highly Recommended. (DR)
SONG TITLES:
1. Muero Contigo - Rafael Encarnacion 2. O La Pago Yo O La Paga Ella - Marino Perez 3. La Muñeca - Eladio Romero Santos 4. Equivocada - Blas Duran 5. Ladrona - Felix Quintana 6. Estoy Aqui Pero No Soy Yo - Juan Bautista 7. Olvid Ese Hombre - Augusto Santos 8. Si Me La Dan La Cojo - August Santos 9. El Salon - Julio Angel 10. Yo Pagare La Cerveza - Julio Morales 11. Amor Del Bueno - Ramo Cordero 12. Esta Noche Me La Llevo - Efrain Morel 13. Mi Secreto - Leonardo Paniagua 14. Asesina - Juan Bautista
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EditorsPick: An irresistible and vibrant dance form, bachata calls people of all ages to dance to its infectious rhythms. Originally from the Dominican Republic, bachata's popularity has rippled out to Latin America, the USA and beyond. Filling the soul with impassioned lyrics of love and betrayal, this album features some of the finest bachateros and is bursting with dynamic rhythms and beautiful guitar arpeggios.
With "La Jaula De Oro" - Antony Santos, "Guitarra" - Yoskar Sarante, "Chica De Mi Barrio" - Zacaria Ferreira and others. Recommended. (DR)
SONG TITLES:
1. La Jaula De Oro - Antony Santos (5:19) 2. Dos Mujeres - Teodoro Reyes (4:14) 3. Amor De Mi Vida - Raulin Rodriguez (5:34) 4. Ve Y Dile - Luis Vargas (4:42) 5. Por Mi Timidez - Antony Santos (4:40) 6. Guitarra - Yoskar Sarante (4:03) 7. Te Amo - Zacarias Ferreira (4:20) 8. Ya Encontre La Mujer - Yoan Soriano (4:06) 9. Chica De Mi Barrio - Zacaria Ferreira (4:32) 10. Cartas Del Verano - Joe Veras (4:01) 11. Perdidos - Monchy & Alexandra (4:27) 12. La Avispa - Zacaria Ferreira (4:22) 13. Princesa - Frank Reyes (3:25) 14. Serpiente - Elvis Martinez (3:23)
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EditorsPick: The Rough Guide to Latin-Arabia journeys to the little known but highly musical region of Latin-Arabia, located somewhere between Cairo and Havana. Here, it fuses three of the most popular dance styles: belly dance, salsa and flamenco, and is a vibrant and playful release that invites you to dance!
With "Mambo El Soudani" - Salamat, "Chan Chan" - Rhany, "Mahani-Zin" - Emil Zrihan and others. Recommended. (DR)
SONG TITLES:
1. Mambo El Soudani - Salamat (4:06) 2. Ya Nour El Ein - Amr Diab (5:07) 3. Je Suis Naif - Cheb Sahraqui (4:36) 4. Chan Chan - Rhany (4:02) 5. Alabina - Ishtar & Los Niños De Sara (3:52) 6. Ole Aman - Omar Faruk Tekbilek Feat Einrique Morente (6:27) 7. Macondo - Alfredo De La Fe (6:30) 8. Paquita La Guapa - Benjamin Escorza (4:17) 9. Oran Oran - Maurice El Medioni Feat Roberto Rodriguez (8:38) 10. Mahani-Zin - Emil Zrihan (10:11) 11. Ah Ghanilek (Et Je Chante, Yole Canto) (3:57)
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EditorsPick: Contemporary Latin music offers a unique melting pot of fresh flavours reflecting ever-widening influences and cross-pollinations. This experimentation has paved the way for artists to create previously unheard sounds with an entirely new, international flair. From surf-rock band Cuban Cowboys to the sultry Colombian lilt of Héctor Buitrago's trance-inducing electro-cumbia, The Rough Guide To Latino Nuevo is your passport to the intriguing world of fresh Latin sounds.
With "Ride La Ola" - Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca, "La Candela" - Yerba Buena, "Musica Somos" - Hector Buitrago, "Lay Em Down" - Rico Pabon and others. Recommended. (DR)
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1. Ride La Ola - Jose Conde Y Ola Fresca (5:59) 2. Jardin De La Verdad - Cuban Cowboys (3:10) 3. Una Noche Mas - Baku (3:37) 4. Abor - Quantic Feat Tempo (7:00) 5. Oh Kuri - Alex Wilson (3:28) 6. La Candela - Yerba Buena (5:43) 7. La Sonidera - Los De Abajo (2:53) 8. La Temperatura - Ozomatli (3:04) 9. Afrika - The Spam Allstars (6:33) 10. Yanbando - Juan Carlos Formell & Son Radical (3:03) 11. Musica Somos - Hector Buitrago (4:01) 12. Se Acabo - Welfare Poets (7:13) 13. Lay Em Down - Rico Pabon (3:48) 14. Mayahuel - Quetzal (6:10)
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EditorsPick: Salsa is the infectious, upbeat Latin dance style that has spread like wildfire across the globe and continues to soar in popularity. From the non-stop swing of La Sonora Carruseles ("El Alacron") to the Grammy award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra ("Salsa Pa'l Bailador"), Think Global: Salsa is the ultimate collection of red hot salsa beats.
Also with "Kasango Boogaloo" - Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, "Rumba Pa'Rumberos" - Rigo Y Su Obra Maestra, "Pa' Puerto Rico" - Wayne Gorbea and others. Recommended. (DR)
SONG TITLES:
1. Salsa Pa'l Bailador - Spanish Harlem Orchestra (4:38) 2. Kasango Boogaloo - Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (4:55) 3. El Loco - La Excelencia (3:43) 4. Como Si Nada - Adriana Santana (5:11) 5. Sals Na'Ma - David Cedeño (4:12) 6. El Perro Rumbero - Ray Ramos Y La Sonora (5:51) 7. All That Vibe - Grupo Latin Vibe (4:23) 8. Nueva York - La Verdad (3:58) 9. Rumba Pa'Rumberos - Rigo Y Su Obra Maestra (4:17) 10. El Alacron - Sonora Carruseles (3:35) 11. Enamorado - Grupo Caneo (4:00) 12. Barranquilla - Phil Robinson & Sonora Pa Gosa (4:54) 13. Barrunto - Son De Madre (4:41) 14. Pa' Puerto Rico - Wayne Gorbea (5:57)
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