sâmbătă, 31 octombrie 2015

TITO RODRIGUEZ



TITO RODRIGUEZ (1923-1973)

Puerto Rican singer and bandleader ...
Band he performed with: 

Cuarteto Mayari, 
Cuarteto Caney, 
Orq. de Enrique Madriguera, 
Orq. Noro Morales











1. Compone Cundunga
2. Sobando el Son
3. A callarse
4. Bacalao salao
5. Ahora me toca a Mi
6. El Látigo
7. Manteca de coco
8. Que cocine Caridad
9. El Panuelo
10. Oiganlo

marți, 18 august 2015

JERRY GONZALEZ



JERRY GONZALEZ and THE FORT APACHE BAND

Jerry GONZALEZ is a jazz trumpeter and percussionist born in New York City. He started playing congas with Dizzy GILLESPIE in 1970.

Jerry and his brother Andy are the founders of the CONJUNTO ANABACOA and of the GRUPO FOLKLORIKO Y EXPERIMENTAL NUEVAYORQUINO. They recorded two albums:

Concepts in Unity (1974) and
Lo Dice Todo (1975)


ANABACOA




CHOCO'S GUAJIRA




... with Andy Gonzalez (Jerry's brother), Sonny Fortune, Milton Cardona, Kenny Kirkland,


The River Is Deep (1982)
Obatalá (1988)
Rumba Para Monk (1988)


Monk's Mood



EARTH DANCE



joi, 13 august 2015


CARLOS "TABACO" QUINTANA (1943-1995)

was a bongosero and salsa singer born in Caracas/Venezuela. He was member of SEXTETO JUVENTUD ...




TABACO Y SU SEXTETO - PONTE EL RITMO





 TABACO y SUS METALES - NEGRO





ARROLLANDO EL BONGO



UN SOLA BANDERA (1978)



TABACO con METALES

duminică, 9 august 2015

GRABACIÓN HISTÓRICA - ESTRELLAS de AREITO



ESTRELLAS DE AREITO (formed in 1978)


explores the roots of Afro-Cuban music ...Over thirty Cuban musician were member of the ensemble:
Miguelito CUNI
Ruben GONZALEZ
Nino RIVERA
Arturo SANDOVAL
Pio LEYVA
Paquito D'RIVERA
Tata GÜINES
Richard EGÜES
Felix CHAPPOTIN ....


GRABACIÓN HISTÓRICA >>>>>>> LOS HEROES (1979) EGREM


PONGASE PARA LAS COSAS



GUAGUANCO A TODOS LOS BARRIOS



QUE TRAIGAN EL GUAGUANCO

joi, 6 august 2015

EL GIGANTE DEL TECLADO (2)



CHARLIE PALMIERI ...

... playing the organ ... Vitin AVILES (vocal)


LA HIJA DE LOLA (1972)


THE ALEGRE ALL-STARS

Al SANTIAGO created in 1961 THE ALEGRE ALL STARS...


EL MANICERO (1964)



ESTOY BUSCANDO ...(1977)
con CHARLIE PALMIERI, 
KAKO, 
BOBBY RODRIGUEZ, 
LOUIE RAMIREZ,
CHIVIRICO DAVILA


THE CESTA ALL-STARS 

SONERO EN UNA CESTA

Charlie PALMIERI, Bobby RODRIGUEZ,
Kako BASTAR, Louie RAMIREZ,
Johnny "Dandy" RODRIGUEZ, Willie ROSARIO,
Barry ROGERS, Orlando MARIN,
Frankie MALABE, Pedro PERDOMO,
Joe WOHLETZ, Jose RODRIGUEZ,
Victor PAZ, Pedro "Puchi" BOULONG,
Roy ROMAN, Jose "Chombo" SILVA,
Mario RIVERA, Cheo FELICIANO,
Joe QUIJANO,
Yayo El INDIO, Jimmy SABATER,
Victor VELAZQUEZ, Chaguito MONTALVO,
Willie TORRES, Dioris VALLADARES



EL QUINTO DE BEETHOVEN


CHARLIE PALMIERI and HIS ORCHESTRA - ADELANTE, GIGANTE (1975)


1. El Susto
2. La Fuente
3. Al Que Le Pique
4. Tema de Maria Cervantes
5. Que Te Vas, Pues Vete
6. Por Querer Tener Dos
7. Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado
8. Cachita



The album THE HEAVYWEIGHT (1978) ALEGRE Records... was produced by Jerry MASUCCI

TIENE SABOR
was written by Ignacio Piñeiro and Rolando Valdés


joi, 30 iulie 2015

EL GIGANTE DEL TECLADO (1)


CHARLIE PALMIERI (1927 - 1988)

was a famous salsa musician and bandleader born in New York City. He and his brother EDDIE PALMIERI participated as kids in many talent contests ...
He made his musical debut with Rafael Muñiz Band.

In 1947 Charlie PALMIERI joined the TITO PUENTE Band, where he stayed until 1953.
In the 1960s CHARANGA craze in the United States. Charlie PALMIERI formed the band called CHARANGA LA DUBONEY ...



CHARLIE PALMIERI Y SU CHARANGA DUBONEY 
- Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh, Eh Ah


DOCTOR DE FAMA


COSITAS COSITAS

ALEGRE RECORDS

Charlie Palmieri recorded two hits for the ALEGRE RECORDS... Alegre Records was a record label founded in New York in 1956 by AL SANTIAGO. .. It was specialized in Latin music ...


COMO BAILA LA PACHANGA
y


LA PACHANGA SE BAILA ASI

When the pachanga declined in popularity Palmieri swiched to BOOGALOO ...


Charlie PALMIERI and HIS DUBONEY ORCHESTRA -
TENGO MAQUINA Y VOY A 60
SIDE A

1. Tengo Maquina y Voy a 60
2. Son Sasonao
3. El Pachadengue
4. Summer Love

SIDE B

1. La Timba Es Mia
2. En Mi Viejo San Juan
3. My Guaguanco
4. Mulata Guapacha

In 1968 Palmieri recorded for the ATLANTIC Records the album LATIN BUGALÚ ...


BITTER SWEET


PANAMA'S BOOGALOO

duminică, 26 iulie 2015


LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015 (3)


YOMO TORO (1933 -  2012)

was a guitarist and a cuatro player born in Guanica/Puerto Rico. He played traditional Puerto Rican and Mexican music on guitar and cuatro ... such like with the Trio Los Panchos.... Yomo Toro appeared on hundred of albums.


Eydie GORME & Trio Los Panchos (1964) 




YOMO TORO - LAS CUATRO PACHANGAS

A great succsess was the album ASALTO NAVIDEÑO (1972) recorded by FANIA Records ...




Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe & Yomo Toro - ASALTO NAVIDEÑO, Vol. II (1973) Fania Records
Producer: Willie Colón 


1. Pesca'o
2. Recomendación
3. La Banda
4. Doña Santos
5. Cantemos
6. Pa' Los Pueblos
7. Arbolito
8. Tranquilidad

JERRY RIVERA (b. 1973)

is a Puerto Rican salsa singer born in Humacao/Puerto Rico. He won in 




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