Great early work from Joe Cuba! Sure, the tracks were recorded before Joe's legendary Latin Soul years – but the vibe is nice and fresh, and the tight stripped-down approach shows how much Joe was ready to revitalize Latin music in the 60s. The percussion's nice and strong, and many cuts have a very cool Latin vibes sound! Titles include "Joe Cuba's Mambo", "Con Ni Mambo", "Alegre Mambo", and "Carita Sucia". Very tasty! LP, Vinyl record album

Titles include "Caliente Cha Cha", "Mambo Cha Cha", "Embajador", "Fantasia De Mexicana", "Melodia De Trumpeta", and "Chico Italiano". LP, Vinyl record album

Nice album of classic Latin tracks, and one that offers a mix of material from Charlie Palmieri, Emilio Reyes, and La Playa Sextet. Despite the obvious thrown together nature of the release, the material's all quite strong, and lots of hit has a very hard, very percussive sound. Charlie and his Duboney group contribute "Hermanos En Mambo" and "Charlie's Cha Cha"; Emilio Reyes performs "Alegra Cha Cha" and "Cafe Mambo"; and La Play Sextet play "San Luisera" and "Guaguanco En Tropicana". LP, Vinyl record album

Hard salsa jams selected by DJ Lubi – who has put together hot set that's steeped heavily in traditional style – killer stuff from pure NYC salsa, to faithful and feverish jams the west coast, to the UK, Venezuela, Colombia and beyond! Most of these numbers here are from the 70s Fania school of feverish salsa, with a few legends and younger groups that truly generate the proper heat – with tracks from the past couple years by Snowboy & The Latin Section, Johnny Polanco, Grupo Latin Vibe, Ray Rodriguez and many more! Titles include "Oscuridad" by Johnny Palanco & Conjuto Amistad, "No Cuentes" by Santiago Allstars, "El Embajador" by Jimmy Bosch, Atrevete" by Bio Ritmo, "Mas Salsa" by Cheo Linares, "Me Voy Pa La Rumba" by Grupo Latin Vibe, "Bailalo" by Snowboy & The Latin Section, "Baila Con Swing Sabroso" by Ray Rodriguez Y Swing Sabroso and more. CD

Features tracks by Francisco Lomuto, Hermanas Padilla, Angelillo, Valente Y Caceres, Antonio Tormo, Los Embajadores Criollos, Los Bocheros, Fernando Fernandez, Edgardo Donato, Juan Arvizu, Hugo Del Carril and Trio Vegabajeno. LP, Vinyl record album