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Bronx Pachanga U.S.A. listen >
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In interview after interview, Eddie Palmieri has repeatedly stated that his older brother Charlie was a much better piano player than him. In reality, comparing Charlie and Eddie Palmieri is an exercise in futility....MORE >
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A contemporary of Hector Lavoe, Papo Lucca and top arranger José Febles, Gómez was born in less-than-advantageous conditions in the former Juana Díaz sector of Santo Domingo (not too far from where the newer Urbanización Santo Domingo now stands, close to the Jacagüas River)....MORE >
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Salsa Suite Pt 1 Africa listen >
In the credits for his groundbreaking 1977 album, La Raza Latina, producer/pianist Larry Harlow drops a cryptic clue to the source of inspiration for this symphonic salsa suite....MORE >
Orlando Marín and His Orchestra Que Chévere, Vol. II
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Quien Llorara (Guaguancó) with Elliot Romero listen >
Casera Ten Cuida’o (Son Montuno) with Cheo Feliciano listen >
Bronx-born timbalero and bandleader Orlando Marín has been a part of New York’s Latin music scene since his mid-teens when he formed his first band with vocalist Joe Quijano and pianist Eddie Palmieri....MORE >
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Recognized as one of the rarest treasures in the history of Latin jazz, El Sonido Moderno rightfully takes its place among the most elusive, sought-after gems ever pressed to vinyl....MORE >
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It is unthinkable that the third album by one of the most beloved salsa outfits of all time would have been overlooked for so long....MORE >
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When Ray Barretto released El “Ray” Criollo (“The Creole King” in pun form) in 1966, he was a few frustrating years past his first big hit, Charanga Moderna’s proto-boogaloo “El Watusi” on Tico Records, and on the cusp of a breakthrough that would send his already respectable career into orbit....MORE >
Kako & His Orchestra Live It Up
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In 1967, Puerto Rican bandleader and timbalero Francisco “Kako” Bastar was approached with a proposition to record a Latin boogaloo album. The man extending the offer was Al Santiago, former founder of Alegre Records where Kako was one of the Alegre All-Stars....MORE >
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Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, Willie Colón almost single-handedly redefined salsa as a movement and way of life. Originally a trumpeter and a self-taught trombonist, his lack of technical virtuosity did not hinder him becoming salsa’s trombone icon par excellence.
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Pablo “Tito” Rodriguez remains a towering figure whose influence overn modern Latin music must never be underestimated....MORE >
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This anthology captures the nascent career of Panamanian singer/songwriter Ruben Blades just as he is about to become a household name throughout barrios in the United States and Latin America....MORE >