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Willie Colon helps Ismael Miranda get a new sense of energy in his music – backing the vocalist here with a tight set of salsa backings that are every bit the best Colon sound of the late 70s! The arrangers here are varied – and include Luis Cruz, Marty Sheller, and Luis Garcia – ... LP, Vinyl record album
By the mid 70s, the New York Latin scene was boomin' so large it could easily fill venues like Yankee Stadium – as you'll hear on this excellent live set from the Fania All-Stars, a monster record that easily ranks with the best live Latin sides of the time – like Eddie Palmieri at Sing ... LP, Vinyl record album
An all-star collection, and one that features key Fania work from years that are even before the big 70s boom – titles that include "El Pito" by Joe Cuba, "Muneca" by Eddie Palmieri, "Oye Como Va" by Tito Puente, "Juana Pena" by Willie Colon, "El ... LP, Vinyl record album
A real gem recorded at the height of the Latin Disco years – a trio of female singers, set up in a style that's similar to the First Choice/Three Degrees Philly style of club work, but produced by Larry Harlow with loads of great New York Latin touches! There's actually a bit more salsa in ... LP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked salsa smoker by Orquesta Inmensidad – a group who came to the Fania label later than most of the big stars, but who did some excellent work for the imprint during the 80s! Raul Gallimore leads the group on piano and vocals, and also handled arrangements as well – and the ... LP, Vinyl record album
The hard ones serve up a great blend of Latin soul, late 60s pop, and some heavy-hitting touches! Bobby Cruz is still singing a few of these tunes in his slightly more romantic style of the 60s – but the best cuts on the album have a snapping, upbeat quality that really makes them groove ... LP, Vinyl record album
A great document of the crossover between the New York Latin scene and the Catskills – the upstate resort community that was as important to the Latin groups as the uptown clubs! Like many groups of the period, Machito's found a heck of a lot of work in the Catskills during the 50s – ... LP, Vinyl record album
Features vocals from Tito Nieves – and titles that include "La Corriente", "Haciendolas", "Mi Pueblo", "Vuela Paloma", and "Mi Vieja Se Muere". LP, Vinyl record album