Chuito Vélez Y Su Super Orquesta ~ Si Pancha Plancha [La Flor] 1960s

01 - Sombras - Bolero
02 - Triangulo - Guaracha
03 - La Muerte De Lola - Guaguanco
04 - Que Seas Muy Feliz - Bolero De Que
05 - Si Tu No, La Otra - Jala-Jala
06 - EL Borrachon - Guaracha
07 - Pancha Plancha - Guaguanco
08 - Que Sabes Tu De Amor - Bolero
09 - La Virgen Lloraba - Aguinaldo
10 - Vive Tu Vida - Guaracha
11 - Con Mi Corazon Te Espero - Bolero
12 - Encancarannublado - Trabalenguas

'During the '70s, in the Bronx, New York, Mary Lou Records [owned by Ismael Maisonave] developed what is today one of the hottest labels of mostly unknown gems under the umbrella of Salsa International [a division of Mary Lou]. After Maisonave's retirement and passing, the label went into hibernation until the European impresario Ian Morrison met New Yorker Milton Ulloa and revived classic gems that many of us failed to purchase when they were in cut-out bins for $1.99, back in the '80s.'

incendiary Puerto Rican salsa from New York City with Adalberto Santiago, the orquesta's bass player, doubling on vocals. This was the house band for the famous Club Caborojeno of Broadway & 145th Street. La Flor is yet another subdivision of Mary Lou Records. 320 rips!

Peregoyo y su Combo Vacaná - Tropicalisimo [Discos Fuentes] 1972

'Peregoyo y su Combo are among Colombia's most influential & fondly remembered bands. Formed in the PACIFIC coastal town of Buenaventura in the mid 60s under the leadership of Prof. Enrique Urbano Tenario, the band shared a vision to create a modern electric sound out of the local musiques of Colombia. This album, recorded in 1972 at the height of their success, is the band's ultimate testament. Local rhythms such as the cumbia, curralo & porro as well as Cuban & Puerto Rican flavoured cuts are given the Peregoyo treatment. A rich powerful, horn led sound underpinned by rock-steady bass & percussion with impassioned vocals & riffing horns laced with jazz tinged solos. Sensual, melodic, rhythmic, classic... this record is considered the cream of the crop from the premiere Colombian label Discos Fuentes.' Q Magazine

'If you want horns, check out this burning set from 1972 of salsa from Colombia. This stuff never lets up as it hurls groove after incessant groove at you, sax and trumpet blazing from a path cut by fat, no bloated, bass licks, pervasive percussion and searing solo and group vocals. It's salsa, rumba, jazz and pop from coastal Columbia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and New York with nary a hint as to how they got there. ' ~ CF, RootsWorld

'This is a reissue of an early-'70s release by a band alas long defunct. The style is your basic salsa-cumbia (salsa-currulao, salsa-porro, etc.). But Peregoyo's group stood out for a splendid mix of originality and down-home tipico, plus an improvised solo trumpet lead to the frontline that gave the whole thing far more flair than the usual arranged horns. It's spiffing all round... ~ John Storm Roberts, Original Music, AMG

me gusta mucho. viva Colombia. un 320 rip

Coco Lagos y sus Orates ~ Ritmo Caliente [MaG, 1970]

A1. Guajira Bogaloo
A2. A La Capital
A3. Coco's Descarga
A4. La Rumba Empezó

B1. Ahí Viene Coco
B2. Descarga Jala Jala
B3. Recuérdame
B4. Gozando Descargas





'Little known outside of Peru, the great Coco Lagos was a naturally talented multi-percussionist who reigned as king of the Peruvian beat in the late sixties and early seventies. This album released in 1970 two years after his debut on the great Peruvian MaG label, is solid descargas boogaloo with Cuban & Latin jazz leanings. Check out great tracks like 'Guajira Boogaloo' & 'Coco's Descarga' & peep his all-star band with none other than Mario Allison on timbales and Alfredo Linares on piano!' ~ some bra

a blistering set of bugged out bugalú to wind down the weekend. the dark piano, the vibes, the horns, the timbales, those voices... incendiary. a 320 vinyl rip