The Trombonanza Blast!
There are those that say that it's the trombone that puts the oomph in the best hard-driving Latin music. It ain't got swing without that moña thing! Here we've selected nearly 400 great titles that have a little more of that 'bone thing goin' on.
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 ALEGRE ALL STARS
Te Invita
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1993
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: "I’m not intending to add much here to what has been written elsewhere about the importance of the Alegre label and the historic New York studio descarga sessions convened by Al Santiago. This is also a cop-out from recommending a particular Alegre ...continues
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 JOE ACOSTA
The Power Of Love - Introducing Joe Cruz
Latin Soul Records
Originally released: 1971
Reissued: 2006
Category: LATIN SOUL/BOOGALOO; LATIN SOUL, CLASSIC 60s or 70s
Editors Picks: For the first time in over 30 years, the best LP that was originally recorded on the rare and short-lived record label Ghetto Records in 1971 is now available on CD with a few extra bonuses. CD includes the sweet latin soul hit “I Need Her” that peak ...continues
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Búscame
Universal/Union/WEA (original import)
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: Back in stock!
Well polished, crisp, pop salsa release by the popular Venezuelan band. This one has a sense of clarity and drive, and although well polished, it avoids becoming overproduced. Nice bottom swing provided by the baritone sax and trombone ...continues
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Clasicos En Vivo DVD & CD Set
Codiscos/Salsa Power (original import)
Originally released: 2008
Category: DVD; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Since the mid-'90s this curiously named Venezuelan salsa orchestra has been heating up passions and filling dance floors throughout South America and beyond. Though the three vocalists featured on this live CD/DVD collection are indeed youthful, they ...continues
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 AFRICANDO
Martina
Sterns
Originally released: 2003
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA; AFRICA
Editors Picks: The famed West African vocalists return with a terrific salsa release that focuses on (what else?) women. Along with New Yorks best Latin rhythm players (Papo Pepin, Bobby Allende, Ruben Gonzales, Pablo "El Chino" Nuñez and *many* others).) these gre ...continues
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 JUAN DE MARCOS AND THE AFRO-CUBAN ALLSTARS
Distinto, Diferente
Nonesuch
Originally released: 1999
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA; CUBA
Editors Picks: If I have to tell you to quickly click the "add to my shopping cart" button, then you must be from mars. Highly recommended followup release. Get it now. ...continues
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 FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
Cubacan
CuBop
Originally released: 2002
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ; CUBA
Editors Picks: Veteran percussionist Francisco Aguabella returns with a smoker of a Latin jazz-mambo release that very well may his best release to date. Each finely crafted tune, which includes some classic covers like “My Favorite Thing” (in which Aguabella plays ...continues
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 FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
Ochimini
CuBop
Originally released: 2004
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Latin jazz with funk and soul. Old school rumba inflections on "Ochimini" open the door for more traditional hard-driving west coast Latin jazz with plenty of improvisation. Listen to the bass lines and trombone on "Tumbaito" I would have liked an ex ...continues
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 JESUS ALEJANDRO "EL NIÑO"
Soy Montuno
SAR/Guajiro
Originally released: 2001
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: This is a fiery salsa-son release steeped heavily in the SAR tradition of rich dance grooves, seasoned vocals, a relentless rhythm section and tasty, hot flute and tres riffs. Highly recommended. ...continues
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 CHICO ALVAREZ
Los Barbaros Del Ritmo - Chico Alvarez Y Nosotros
Mafimba
Originally released: 1981
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA
Editors Picks: Now here's a collector's item worth collecting: A treasure trove of classic salsa/son-montuno/descarga jams as typified by the much respected New York based Nosotros. Originally from 1981, this session is released here for the first time ever. I rep ...continues
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 LAYLA ANGULO
Live At The Triple Door
Layla
Originally released: 2005
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Sizzling hot live salsa performance led by Seattle based sax player and vocalist Layla Angulo. This one was a totally unexpected surprise that features extended old school salsa jams including the fiery 13-1/2 minute "La Rumbera." One of the best li ...continues
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 MARC ANTHONY
Libre
Sony Discos
Originally released: 2001
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Marc Anthony's new release is a solid, pop salsa project that won't disappoint his hard-core fans. This listener, however, would wish that he try not to take each tune so seriously, as if it were his last. So much emoting can be exhausting, and I fo ...continues
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 THE BAD STREET BOYS
The Bad Street Boys
JAP
Originally released: 1995
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
Rightly or wrongly, I regard The Bad Street Boys as a short-lived descendant of the late Bobby Rodríguez's band La Compañia. Not only did they perform a similar bilingual repertoire of típico and salsa in English material, but ...continues
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 BAILATINO
Ante Los Ojos Del Mundo (Before The Eyes Of The World)
Performance
Originally released: 2005
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: Another fine Venezuelan salsa offering, Bailatino's rootsy, two-trombone flavor is the perfect recipe for the dancers. Led by timbalero percussionist José "Cheo" Navarro, Ante Los Ojos Del Mundo is a strong record that owes much to the '70s New York ...continues
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 BAILATINO
Bailatino Llegó... Con Todo!!!
Faisan
Originally released: 2003
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: Yet another terrific Venezuelan entry this month. Superb old school trombone-based salsa in the style of Manny Oquendo y Conjunto Libre. Very danceable with rich, infectious grooves throughout. Includes a fiery rendition of the Eddie Palmieri classic ...continues
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 BAILATINO
La Resistencia
Bailatino (original import)
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA INTERNATIONAL; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: The Venezuelan band comes with some deep cool and reserve, taking its time to get to lift off, the sort of approach that only a road band can understand and pull off. Classic salsa, elegant, a two trombone attack, a flute and super swinging, with a r ...continues
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 ORCHESTRA BAOBAB
Made In Dakar
Nonesuch
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA INTERNATIONAL; AFRICA
Editors Picks: This is the venerable group Orchestra Baobab’s best effort to date. A wonderful selection of songs, in diverse styles, some old, some new, all beautifully recorded and packaged, as is usually the case with a Nick Gold production. There are the requis ...continues
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 RAY BARRETTO
Rhythm Of Life
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1982
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be ...continues
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 RAY BARRETTO
Standards Rican-ditioned
Zoho
Originally released: 2006
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: From the first track of Barretto’s last date, you can hear that something special is happening. First, Barretto and Adam Cruz, behind a great David Sánchez solo, seem as if they’re about to explode with happiness. After a few other solos, Sánchez and ...continues
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 JUAN PABLO BARRIOS & HIS SALSA LATIN JAZZ
...Algo Diferente
American Latin Music
Originally released: 2007
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ / SALSA
Editors Picks: Ok, let's get specific: Algo Diferente is a full-throttle swinging salsa and mambo jazz project that dancers often pine for. Led by Venezuelan timbalero Juan Pablo Barrios, this is music that channels the Afro-Latin big band traditions of mixing the ...continues
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 8 Y MÁS!
Juega Billar
Q&A
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Okay folks, here's the salsa CD we've been waiting for — and just in time to make our Best of 2006 list: A bulls-eye salsa dura featuring New York's best players... vocalist supreme Frankie Vázquez, conguero Bobby Allende, Marc Quiñones on timbales, ...continues
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 ALBERTO BARROS
Sin Ataduras - Alberto Barros Y Su Titanez De La Salsa
My Music
Originally released: 2003
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: The Colombian musician -- he's been a part of virtually every important Colombian salsa group-has put together a tightly swinging recording that has elements of Colombian salsa, but seems a bit broader, too. Barros, who plays trombone, piano and sing ...continues
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Tributo A La Salsa Colombiana - DVD & CD Set
Talent Beach
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: If you had any doubts about Colombia being the new epicenter of salsa, the DVD-CD combo Tributo A La Salsa Colombiana will be sure to set you straight. The power and intensity of a grand-scale production has been concentrated to accommodate a smaller ...continues
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 JOE BATAAN
Riot!
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1972
Reissued: 2006
Category: LATIN SOUL/BOOGALOO; LATIN SOUL, CLASSIC 60s or 70s
Editors Picks: 1968's Riot! was Mr. Afrofilipino's gold record-winning third outing for Fania Records on which he further developed the Latin soul style he pioneered on his 1967 debut Gypsy Woman and '68 follow-up Subway Joe; again throwing in typical and boogaloo ...continues
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 JOE BATAAN
Saint Latin's Day Massacre
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Reissued: 2006
Category: LATIN SOUL/BOOGALOO; LATIN SOUL, CLASSIC 60s or 70s
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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 JOE BATAAN
Subway Joe
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1969
Reissued: 2007
Category: LATIN SOUL/BOOGALOO; LATIN SOUL, CLASSIC 60s or 70s
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be ...continues
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 BATATA Y SU RUMBA PALENQUERA
Radio Bakongo
Network (original import)
Originally released: 2003
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Now here's a gem of a find. The Network label from Germany is known for recording black music of the Americas, and the music of Paulino Salgado "Batata" is central to the Caribbean coast of Colombia: San Basilio de Palenque to be exact. It is the vi ...continues
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 BENEDICT & THE MAGIC BAND
Swing Sabor 3
Col Musica
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Wow, you want swing? We got yer swing right here! This full-metal-jacket salsa number from Medellín Colombia, the second release from bandleader/vocalist Benedict Patiño, is swanky and full of funky twists - like the fuzz toned electric guitar that w ...continues
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 JUSTO BETANCOURT
Leguleya No
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1982
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Regarded as a "singers' singer" in his heyday, Cuban émigré Justo Betancourt joined the Fania stable in 1968. Released in 1982, Leguleya No was his final solo album for the label. The project is distinguished by some fine arrangements and playing fro ...continues
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 BIO RITMO
Bio Ritmo
Locutor
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Back in stock!
Terrific old-school salsa -- with trumpets *and* trombones -- and plenty of sabor and verve.
Some tracks are in the style of, say, Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta, or Conjunto Libre where a simple coro phrase is often used as the basis fo ...continues
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 RUBEN BLADES
Maestra Vida I (Compact Disc)
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1980
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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Maestra Vida II
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1980
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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 RUBEN BLADES
Metiendo Mano
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1977
Reissued: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: A ‘must-have’ for any serious fan of great music – not just Latin music. Rubén Blades and Willie Colon were a team that transcended the sometimes narrow confines of the salsa world. Poetry, politics, and dance? Those two could pull it off, though sev ...continues
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Siembra (Compact Disc)
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1978
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: The big one! Willie and Rubén's record-breaking bestseller Siembra made them a new force, with Blades' compositions "Pedro Navaja" (perhaps his most famous song: a reworking of "Mack the Knife") and "Plástico" (a critique of artificial and shallow li ...continues
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 RUBEN BLADES
Siembra (Vinyl LP)
Fania_Vinyl LP
Originally released: 1978
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: The big one! Willie and Rubén's record-breaking bestseller Siembra made them a new force, with Blades' compositions "Pedro Navaja" (perhaps his most famous song: a reworking of "Mack the Knife") and "Plástico" (a critique of artificial and shallow li ...continues
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 RUBEN BLADES
Siembra: 25th Aniversario Edicion, Incluyendo Sus Letras (Very Limited Quantities!)
Fania
Originally released: 1978
Reissued: 2002
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: With the approaching 25th anniversary of the original release of this landmark salsa album, Fania records has sought fit to create a reissue, in handsome digipack form, complete with lyrics and some rare studio pictures.
For those of you who don't kn ...continues
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 JOHNNY BLAS & HIS LATIN JAZZ
Indestructible Spirit
CuBop
Originally released: 2007
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: What an intriguing Latin jazz project — his first release since his '99 King Conga. On this one, Mr. Blas, known for his strong conga playing, also picks up the soprano sax for "Afro-Rican" — ...continues
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King Conga
CuBop
Originally released: 1999
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Mr. Blas never seems to disappoint us with his special blend of trombone based salsa jazz. Recommended. ...continues
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 BLASINI IROKO LA BANDA
Marcando La Distancia
Primo Discos
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Blasini’s a good, pinched singer who leads a local band around New York. The recording’s straight ahead, salsa dura, and totally pleasing. There’s some flute on it, and violin, but at its heart the project is a salsa dance record, and at that it succ ...continues
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 ANTHONY BLEA Y SU CHARANGA
Virgen De La Caridad
Rumba Jams
Originally released: 2004
Category: DANCE TRADITIONS; CHARANGA
Editors Picks: This finely constructed debut release from young violinist Anthony Blea comes packed with rich sabor and dance grooves. With some of the West Coast's most respected players including percussionist John Santos, flutist John Calloway, trumpeter Bill Or ...continues
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 ORQUESTA BORINQUEN
El Trombonista
Borinquen
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: The new CD by Bay Area band Orquesta Borinquen opens with the blistering "Descarga Borinquen," and you can tell that the band is making a statement. The other track titles clearly tell the story: "La Rumba Del Bailador," "El Trombonista," "La Salsa D ...continues
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 JIMMY BOSCH
El Avión De La Salsa
JRGR Records
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: It has been five years since Jimmy Bosch's highly acclaimed Salsa Dura, so one can say that El Avión De La Salsa has been five years in the making. And this well produced hard salsa CD, which features a who's who of mus ...continues
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Jimmy Bosch Allstar Band Live In Puerto Rico DVD
JRGR Records
Originally released: 2006
Category: DVD; SALSA/SON
Editors Picks: Now here's a real salsa band: Rubén Rodríguez on bass, George Delgado on congas, legendary timbalero Nicky Marrero, bongocero Geroge Padilla, Angie Machado on trumpet, Jeff Lederer - tenor sax, pianist Eddie Sánchez, Mauricio Smith Jr. on baritone sa ...continues
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Jimmy Bosch Live In Concert - DVD (NTSC Format)
Cedecom (original import)
Originally released: 2005
Category: DVD; SALSA/SON
Editors Picks: Here's a terrific live concert DVD from trombonist/bandleader Jimmy Bosch and his hard-driving band. Direct from the 2001 Etnosur festival in Andalusia, southern Spain, this one is packed with grinding montunos, sizzling moñas, powerhouse tumbaos. Sp ...continues
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 JULIO BRAVO & ORQUESTA SALSABOR
10 Años De Salsa
Jam Latino Records
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Killer uptempo salsa from Orquesta Salsabor fronted by the energetic young vocalist Julio Bravo. Salsabor has been a hardworking danceclub band in California's Bay area for the past decade, and these ten tracks (5 of which were penned by Mr. Bravo) s ...continues
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 ORQUESTA BRONKO
Bronko Recargado - 20 Aniversario
Envidia (original import)
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA INTERNATIONAL; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: Crisp up-tempo pop salsa from this fine trombone based band from Venezuela. Just to clear up some confusion, they, in fact, reside in Colombia. Led by singer Félix Suárez "Shakaito," Bronko is celebrating their 20th anniversary. ...continues
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Orquesta La Bronko
La Bronko (original import)
Reissued: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA INTERNATIONAL; VENEZUELA
Editors Picks: This reissue of a sought after collectors item from the mid-80s is a welcome addition to the little known story of Venezuela’s important role in salsa music in the 1970s and 80s. Orquesta La Bronko brings to mind a quicker, more tightly wound an ...continues
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 BRONX ORQUESTA
Pisando Fuerte
Zazon Productions (original import)
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Bronx Orquesta was founded in 2006 in Bogotá, Colombia, gaining popularity in the Festival del Verano in Calí soon after. The sound is that of double trombones, prominent percussion, and multiple vocalists. Though they wish to emulate Bronx natives E ...continues
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 BROOKLYN SOUNDS
Libre - Free
Mary Lou
Reissued: 2002
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: Here’s another great reissue for your collection. This free-wheeling, trombone-based 70s salsa number swings from beginning to end. You know those terrific hard-driving salsa-guajira numbers that were peppered throughout the mostly boogaloo records o ...continues
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 EL BRUJO Y SU TIMBA
Música Del Viejo Chocó
Guana Records (original import)
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Rich, rootsy, slow and midtempo grooves are laid down by seasoned Colombian singer Alfonso Córdoba "El Brujo." "Música Del Viejo Choco" is the Colombian answer to the beautiful lilting sounds of Orchestra Baobab from Senegal which come to mind as I l ...continues
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 YURI BUENAVENTURA
Salsa Dura
Universal/Mercury France (original import)
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: It's called Salsa Dura and on select tracks here, he's not kidding. The critically acclaimed singer, composer and bandleader stays the course here with capital "S" salsa alternating with the soulful ballad (like the quite beautiful "3046") But it's t ...continues
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 ISRAEL "CACHAO" LOPEZ
Descarga Guajira
Caney (original import)
Originally released: 1959
Reissued: 2002
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA/SON DESCARGA; CUBA
Editors Picks: This superb collection of late ‘50s descargas (jam sessions) features what may arguably be the best Cuban rhythm section on record.
A master at fusing Cuban rhythms with the improvisational elements of jazz, Cachao and his spellbinding extended jams ...continues
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¡Ahora Sí! Andy Garcia Presents Cachao - CD & DVD Set
Univision
Originally released: 2004
Category: DANCE TRADITIONS; DESCARGAS/MAMBO; CUBA
Editors Picks: About the DVD:
The package comes with a DVD that is not simply a bonus video track. This is a full length, highly polished, thoroughly enjoyable production produced by actor/director Andy Garcia, complete with eight unforgettable high resolution tra ...continues
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 BETTO CAICEDO
Aqui Estoy Yo!
Envidia (original import)
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Wicked swinging Colombian salsa that would light up any radio show, and smoke the dance floor. Smooth production, hyper-syncopated arrangements surround Caicedo’s singing; he does it with an occasional rasp to his voice, a slight distortion that give ...continues
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 PEDRITO CALVO
50 Años: Pedrito Calvo Y La Nueva Justicia - CD & DVD Set
Egrem (original import)
Originally released: 2008
Category: DVD; SALSA CUBANA; CUBA
Editors Picks: Egrem, one of the state owned Cuban recording companies, has decided that Pedrito Calvo, best known as one of the more impressive singers for Van Van, deserves a big project. And here it is, a cd that comes accompanied by a dvd of mostly live perform ...continues
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 CAMBALACHE
Clasiqueando
Cambalache
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Killer dance club salsa with fiery covers like "Vamanos Pa'l Monte" and "Moliendo Cafe," as well as crisp original tracks like "Y Se Llama Peru" which features special guest Melcochita. These are highly combustible, get-on-the-dancefloor tracks with ...continues
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 ANGEL CANALES
Sabor Con Angel Canales
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1975
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
"Angel's singing style and showmanship made people turn around to listen and watch him perform rather than dance," said Louie Cruz, who wrote arrangements for Angel Canales, during a conversation with me for the Descarga.com pi ...continues
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 FRANK CANO
A Beautiful Day / Un Lindo Dia Featuring Francisco Aguabella
Frank Cano
Originally released: 2007
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Direct from the West Coast comes the debut Latin jazz release by trumpeter Frank Cano. Frank is joined by legendary percussionist Francisco Aguabella on these mostly original tunes - the exception being the Jose Fajardo and Justi Barretto composition ...continues
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 OSKAR CARTAYA
My Music, My Friends, My Time
Oye Records
Originally released: 2004
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: New highly percussive Latin jazz release by bassist Oskar Cartaya features a who's-who list of special guests like Justo Almario, Marc Quiñones, Michito Sanchez, Bobby Allende, Humberto Ramirez, Sheila E, and many others.
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 CONJUNTO CASINO
Montuno En Neptuno #960
RealRhythm (original import)
Originally released: 2001
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA; CUBA
Editors Picks: A four-star shout goes straight out to this latest incarnation of the legendary Conjunto Casino. This twelve-member group (actually, on this CD, the amount of participating musicians, including special guests, totals twenty) is back, and rocks this s ...continues
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 KEVIN CEBALLO
Renacer
Sony/J&N/MP
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Commercial big budget salsa. If you like young heartthrob r&b salsa by the likes of Marc Anthony, Anthony Cruz, Jerry Rivera, or Huey Dunbar, then vocalist Kevin Ceballo, with his model looks and glossy sheen, is for you. The romantic ballads and ...continues
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 LUIS CENTENO Y SU ORQUESTA MELAZA
Guaguanco De Caserio
Melaza Records
Originally released: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Ouch! This stuff has the deep swing all over it. The first track thumps over a baritone sax, breaks into a reggaeton section, then back into salsa dura, swinging with the beauty intrinsic to this music. Willie Sotelo, the great arranger and pianist, ...continues
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Rumba Callejera
Melaza Records
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Wow, here's a terrific hard salsa dura CD led by singer/director Luis Centeno. On the best tracks, as on the cover track “Rumba Callejera” and the swinging “A Luchar,” Centeno’s reminiscent in style of, say, early Oscar D’Leon sporting a killer coro ...continues
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 WILLIAM CEPEDA & AFRO RICAN JAZZ
Expandiendo Raices / Branching Out
Blue Jackel
Originally released: 2001
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: The multi-talented William Cepeda (he is here playing trombone, conch shells, pandero, bomba drum etc.) continues to explore his Afro-Puerto Rican roots through his jazz. In this release, he has also incorporated influences of African, Indian, Andalu ...continues
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 WILLIAM CEPEDA & AFRO RICAN JAZZ
Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival
Casabe/Carimoods
Originally released: 2006
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ; PUERTO RICO
Editors Picks: Cepeda’s on a mission to make highly imaginative, achieved music out of a bunch of different sources. There’s the modern jazz element, a post Herbie Hancock thing (along with some electric era Miles), plus the heavy rhythmic tradition of Puerto Rico. ...continues
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Unity - William Cepeda's International Quintet
Casabe/Carimoods
Originally released: 2006
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: The trombonist Cepeda’s been busy recently, and on Unity he brings together a bunch of great musicians, including Pedro Giraudo on bass (Giraudo leads one of the better big bands in New York), Andres Forero on drums and more together for a live date, ...continues
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 SANTIAGO CERON
Navegando En Sabor
Salsa International
Reissued: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: What a nice surprise. This circa 1980 sizzling salsa album by veteran singer Santiago Cerón sports wonderful 24 channel sound and is churning with sabor. Cerón, who sang with La Protesta, Pete "El Conde" and Arsenio Rodriguez, has surrounded himself ...continues
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Tumbando Puertas: Luis "Perico" Ortiz Presenta A Santiago Ceron
Salsa International
Originally released: 1980
Reissued: 1994
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
I remember Tumbando Puertas being good, but when I went back to it: WOW! Perico was definitely at the top of his game when he produced and directed this solo debut project for the smoky-voiced Dominican, Santiago Ceron, who had ...continues
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 CHARANGA PARA TODOS
Charanga Para Todos
Sacodisc
Originally released: 1980
Reissued: 2005
Category: DANCE TRADITIONS; CHARANGA
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
Akin to the Charanga De La 4 albums issued by the SAR label from 1979, the original vinyl issue of Charanga Para Todos in 1980 on the Ivory Coast based Sacodis label only contained four extended tracks, namely, "Son De La Loma" ...continues
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 WILSON "CHEMBO" CORNIEL
Beyond Standards - Chembo Corniel & Andrea Brachfeld
Chemboró Records
Originally released: 2006
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Beautiful collaborative effort by two of our favorite musicians: percussionist Chembo Corniel and flautist Andrea Brachfeld. This is also perhaps the last session pianist Hilton Ruiz participated in. Highly Recommended. ...continues
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 WILLY CHIRINO
35 Aniversario En Vivo - CD & DVD Set
Latinum Music
Originally released: 2006
Category: DVD; SALSA/SON
Editors Picks: A two disc — one CD, one DVD — begins with Chirino singing a song "Yo Soy Un Tipo Tipico" that has him drifting though salsa, quoting everything from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to Cuban son. The recordings are taken from a concert that celebrated h ...continues
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 WILLY CHIRINO
Pa' Lante
Sony Norte/Latinum/Eventus
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: It’s easy to forget what a great singer Chirino can be, given the too wide range of his ambitions. But, at his best, the man is one of the more gifted singers of his generation and Pa’Lante shows him off well, with a few straight-ahead salsa pieces — ...continues
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 CHOCOLATE ARMENTEROS
Roberto Torres Y Chocolate: Juntos
Salsoul
Originally released: 1974
Reissued: 1997
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
I know it's a cliché, but Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros had literally worked with a who's who of Latin luminaries, ranging from Arsenio Rodríguez, through Beny Moré (his cousin), to Machito, before turning bandleader in 1974. ...continues
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 CHOCOLATE ARMENTEROS
Y Sigo Con Mi Son — Lo Mejor Vol. 2
SAR/Guajiro
Originally released: 1982
Reissued: 1991
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA
Editors Picks: **Classics Revisited**
The hoo-ha caused by the deserved international success of the trademarked Buena Vista Social Club over the last decade has eclipsed the significance of a number of major US-based Cuban artists. One example is trumpeter Alfredo ...continues
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 CHRIS WASHBURNE AND THE SYOTOS BAND
Land Of Nod
Jazzheads
Originally released: 2006
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: The land of nod, referring to Swift’s poem of the same name, is, like the poem, political, decrying the sonambulance of our country in the face of, well just read the paper or Washburne’s liner notes. The music works, with dissonance in the opening p ...continues
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 CHRIS WASHBURNE AND THE SYOTOS BAND
Nuyorican Nights
Jazzheads
Originally released: 1999
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Now here's a very nice Latin jazz release by one of salsa's finest session trombonists. With Ray Vega on trumpet and one of our favorite percussionists, Bobby Sanabria. ...continues
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Paradise In Trouble
Jazzheads
Reissued: 2003
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Mr. Washburne returns with a dazzling record that not only pushes the envelope, it does away with it. This is the soundtrack of an alternate universe, with sophisticated, yet fun to listen to arrangements (not an easy thing to do), Paradise in Troubl ...continues
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The Other Side / El Otro Lado
Jazzheads
Originally released: 2001
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: Here is a lovely find. Chris Washburne's second venture with his Syotos Band was originally meant as a tribute to Tito Puente, doing only Puente numbers and having the King himself sit in. The project changed, however, after Puente died and Washburn ...continues
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 LUIS MARIO OCHOA CIMARRÓN
Cimarrón: Luis Mario Ochoa & Friends
Cuban Music Productions (original import)
Originally released: 2005
Category: LATIN JAZZ; LATIN JAZZ
Editors Picks: The second offering from Luis Mario Ochoa is a fresh, uptempo and high caliber Latin jazz release that provides a well conceived format for his fine guitar work. There are tight, well-knit instrumental tracts as well as some with vocals (provided by ...continues
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 CLARASALSA
Baila Con Ella
Daynomar Productions
Originally released: 2004
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Deep swing from yet another unknown group, this time from Florida. Recorded in New York, with the great Ruben Rodriguez on bass, the three vocalists (one of whom is a woman, Lee Malavet, who sang with Conjunto Imagen) pack the tunes with a fat sound. ...continues
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 EDWIN CLEMENTE
Timbal Pa'l Bailador
E&E Records
Originally released: 2005
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: Direct from Puerto Rico, here's a high voltage crate-full of hard-hitting Salsa Durisimo led by Edwin Clemente, the veteran timbalero who has played with the likes of Pupy Santiago, Ray Barretto, Plena Libre, Protagonitas De La Salsa, Kim De Los Sant ...continues
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 GILBERTO "PULPO" COLÓN
Pulpo's Hot Bread
The Mambo Project
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: A recording like this will probably be overlooked today, though not tomorrow. The greatness of the groove, the explosion of the Puerto Rican/New York style so late in the day will be appreciated in historical terms — you know, a work of genius after ...continues
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Asalto Navideno (Volume 2)
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1973
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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Doble Energia - Willie Colón & Ismael Miranda
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1980
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be ...continues
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El Baquine de Angelitos Negros
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1977
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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El Juicio
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1972
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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El Malo
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1967
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: Willie's 1967 debut album El Malo for Fania marked the beginning of his carefully cultivated bad guy image that he sustained until the mid-'70s. The album's recording director, Fania co-founder Johnny Pacheco, bought Héctor Lavoe in to sing lead voca ...continues
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La Gran Fuga
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1970
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
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Lo Mato
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1973
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
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Siembra (Compact Disc)
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1978
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: The big one! Willie and Rubén's record-breaking bestseller Siembra made them a new force, with Blades' compositions "Pedro Navaja" (perhaps his most famous song: a reworking of "Mack the Knife") and "Plástico" (a critique of artificial and shallow li ...continues
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Siembra: 25th Aniversario Edicion, Incluyendo Sus Letras (Very Limited Quantities!)
Fania
Originally released: 1978
Reissued: 2002
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: With the approaching 25th anniversary of the original release of this landmark salsa album, Fania records has sought fit to create a reissue, in handsome digipack form, complete with lyrics and some rare studio pictures.
For those of you who don't kn ...continues
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Solo
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1979
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: We are happy to offer the new digitally remastered reissues from the classic salsa label, Fania. Brought to you by Emusica, which, over time, will be reissuing the entire catalog with improved sound and superb liner notes too - some of which are wri ...continues
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The Hustler
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1968
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: Back in stock!
Classic 1968 second album by Willie Colón. With, of course, Héctor Lavoe on vocals, Nicky Marrero on timbales, and the great Mark "Markolino" Dimond on piano. With "The Hustler," "Se Acaba Este Mundo," "Guajiron," and "Havana."
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There Goes The Neighborhood - Willie Colón & Mon Rivera
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1975
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
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Vigilante
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1983
Reissued: 2006
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
Editors Picks: See all of the new remastered Fania classics Here!
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 LA COMBINACION LATINA
Volviendo A Las Raices
Combinacion (original import)
Originally released: 2008
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA COLOMBIA; COLOMBIA
Editors Picks: Terrific trombone-packed salsa from Colombia. With singers Rodolfo Sepulveda, Gary Cardona and Jhon Fabio Arce. Review to follow shortly.
Highly Recommended. ...continues
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 JOSE CONDE Y OLA FRESCA
Revolucion
Pipiki / Mr. Bongo
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SON, GUARACHA, GUAJIRA
Editors Picks: Conde’s a singer of Cuban descent living in the United States, and he’s put together a nice band with a deep hipster vibe. He’s like say, a Cuban American version of Jack Johnson (not the boxer, the pop singer), a bit slurry and cool; Brazil shows up ...continues
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