After this weeks Fania post it seems a good idea to honour
this remarkable salsa label a bit more. This LP brings us 11
superb Fania songs by 11 different artists, mixed for us by Richard
Pampinella. An outstanding compilation of typical salsa brava.
And how about the artwork by Jorge Vargas ? Stunning..

tracks;

1 Ismael Quintana – Mi debilidad
2 Bobby Cruz – Sonido bestial
3 Celia Cruz – Quimbara
4 Ismael Rivera – Mi negrita me espera
5 Santos Colon – Ay cariño
6 Justo Betancourt – Pa bravo yo
7 Pete ‘Conde’ Rodriguez – Los compadres
8 Adalberto Santiago – Alma con alma
9 Ismael Miranda – Asi se compone un son
10 Cheo Feliciano – Anacaona
11 Hector Lavoe – El todopoderoso

Some time ago I got confused finding two ‘Sambistas’ with the name
Noël Rosa. Yesterday I got confused over two African artists both
using the name ‘Papa Noël’. Isn’t that strange ? Now, Noël means
Christmas and since it’s december it seems appropriate to post some
music with that theme. This is Chuito, a Jibaro from Puerto Rico.
With the Orchestra of Johnny el Bravo. ( I love that name, makes me
think of the Johnny Bravo Cartoons ) Executive Producer; Jerry Masucci
for Fania Records, I don’t know about you but this is the stuff
I listen to with Christmas.

tracks;

1 Fiesta de los viejos
2 Que bueno es cantar
3 Recuerdos de ayer
4 La viuda del Mayoral
5 Hay que tener fe
6 Yo me tomo el ron
7 Non Chu con Johnny el Bravo
8 Las cadenas
9 Lamento Jibaro
10 Tenia menos que yo

Next friday I’ll be doing another evening of deejaying in that same
local bar I did an African night not so long ago. This time it will be
an evening with only South-American music. From Salsa to Reggaeton and
from Merengue to Samba. Both Old and New sounds, Urban and Traditional.
I am getting in the mood already by posting this great album from 1975.
Rhythm and Percussion hero Cortijo is a titan, he brings us Guaracha,
Plena, Bomba and Bolero on this LP. I especially like the young female
voice which appears to be from his daughter ( if I’m not mistaking ) Fe
Cortijo. If you like some Salsa, don’t let it pass, it’s a true pearl.

Do you live nearby and want to come dancing ?
Friday, october 23
from 21.00 to 3.00
in Café ‘t Wapen van Hilversum
Groest 27, Hilversum

tracks;

1 Pica pica
2 Los aduaneros
3 Esto no es amor
4 El bochinche
5 Watergate
6 Birinbombeo
7 Dilo tu
8 Bum-Bin
9 Amor
10 Ponganse duro

I felt like posting some salsa today and choose an album with
the voice of Adalberto Santago. Debut album of Los Kimbos,
good music, good voice, good atmosphere.

tracks;

1 Los Kimbos
2 Enamorado
3 Te soy sincero
4 Salamera
5 Canto a elegua
6 El lapiz
7 Bonco
8 Tras un vacio
9 La verdad
10 Los Kimbos

From the Dominican Republic, these are Los Virtuosos with
Cuco Valoy. The name El Brujo would stay with him after this LP.
Inside the cover we find a little booklet with some magical
recipes. They are in Spanish and if you want, they’re included.
A great piece of salsa and merengue, beware of El Brujo !

tracks;

1 Corre, Policia, corre
2 La receta de un brujo
3 Do re mi
4 El lio de mi vecino
5 No te descuides
6 Mi tumbao
7 El baile de las toallas
8 Homenaje a Matamoros
9 Estatutos 76
10 Mi rumbon

In August of 2008 I posted an album by Orchesta Revé, this one
is by the same artist but under his own name. Find the other
here . Elio Revé created a sound totally unique.
Born out of ‘Son’, his ‘Changüi’ with it’s almost funky warm bass
and hypnotic rhythms is the most famous. I found some more information
on this_page.

tracks;

1 Negra con pelo
2 Señores silencio
3 Tu eres mi ilusión
4 Mi ritmo changüi
5 A mí
6 Oyan coro
7 Matingó
8 Tu lunar
9 Vamos a Artemisa
10 Manyé pa’Catalina

When I was running through the records in that Paris
recordstore, I found this jewel by Raphy Leavitt. Listening
to it, another customer wanted it too. Shame, but hey, I gave
him this URL and promised to post it this week. So here it is.
It’s got that great salsa brava sound of the early seventies.
An LP that makes the hair stand up on your arms.

In the meantime our new year at the Global Groove is starting.
I would love to give you all a big piece of birthday cake, but
instead we’ll go into the new year posting music as we use to.
You can expect some special selected treats, waiting for you
on the postingpile, stay tuned..

tracks;

1 Jibaro soy
2 Perdoname cariño
3 Cafe colao
4 Señorita tentacion
5 La cuna blanca
6 Consentida
7 Ecos de danzon
8 En memoria a un hermano

After the 1959 revolution on Cuba, Celia Cruz left the island together
with the legendary ‘la Sonora Matancera’. In New York she played with all
the great latin artists you can imagine. After singing with the Orchestra
of Tito Puente she met Johnny Pacheco and his Fania crew. Together they
had tremendous succes. This LP contains the great ‘Quimbara’, a huge hit|
from those days. And weren’t they hip ?

tracks;

1 Quimbara
2 Toro mata
3 Vieja luna
4 El paso del mulo
5 Tengo el idde
6 Lo tuyo es mental
7 Canto a la Habana
8 No Mercedes
9 El tumbao y Celia
10 El pregon del pescador

Cuco Valoy is back with his Virtuosos, this one is from
1975. Funny cover, great salsa and merengue.

tracks;

1 No me empuje
2 Salsa caliente
3 Ella me olvido
4 El vacilon
5 Amor, amor
6 La protesta matrimonial
7 Blem, blem
8 Mas dano me hizo tu amor
9 Malditos celos
10 El juicio

Part from Los Ahijados, Cuco Valoy played with his band Los
Virtuosos. ‘El Brujo’ they called him, ‘the Wizard’.
This LP contains perhaps his most famous song,’Juliana’.
and the typically loopy ‘La muerte de Don Marcos’.
( World Music the Rough Guide )

tracks;

1 Juliana
2 La muerte de Don Marcos
3 No hay que preguntarlo
4 Yo te dije
5 Pa gozar contigo
6 Cuando quieras
7 Daniel
8 Enamorado