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King of the conga

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“Acid”  Ray Barretto Fania Records  (1968)  A classic.  A well-know dance floor firestarter, but also a great cover worthy of another look.  Features “Acid”, “Teacher of Love”, “Mercy, Mercy, Baby”, “Soul Drummers”, “A Deeper Shade of Soul” -  the whole LP is an afro-latin, soul, funk and boogaloo fusion that makes you wanna move your feet.  “Have you heard them cooking / The Soul Drummers / well they play so cool / Soul Drummers / so hard to resist / Soul Drummers / with the African twist.”  A jewel in the amazing Fania catalog.  Drop “Acid” at your next party and see what happens.

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What’s so funny about Peace, Love and Cristo Salinas?

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“Cristo Salinas” con Los Dinamicos  Del Valle Records

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Sabor Tropical

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“Sabor Tropical”   Chappottin y su Conjunto  Puchito Records

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Hold me tight

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Cuban Rhythms for Dancing  Panart Records

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Does this door make my ass look fat?

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“La Gorda”  Exitos de los Llopis con Anardy Lopez  Colonia Records

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Knee deep

roberto-y-su-nuevo-montuno-el-montuno-llego-uniart-501-frontEl Nuevo Montuno Llego  Roberto y su Nuevo Montuno  UniArt Records  Another gem from Latin Vinyl Junkie!

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Creme de “La Crema”

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“EL PARTY” con LA CREMA  UA Latino  Mellie Mel hooked me up with a great Latin site called Latin Vinyl Junkie

Listen to this there and discover some of the finest in Latina musica.

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Pete’s party

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Pete Rodriguez (aka “The King Of The Boogaloo” ) “I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi)”  Alegre Records.  A Latin Soul classic. Personnel include: Pete Rodriguez (piano); Tony Pabon (vocals, trumpet); Alberto Gonzalez, Richie Rodriguez (vocals); Angelo Rodriguez (trumpet); Gilberto “Tiny” Archeval (bass guitar); Manny Rodriguez (congas); Benny Bonilla (timbales).  The group’s having a non-stop party on the album with heavy piano lines, rumbling bass underneath the grooves, tight timbales, and some shouted lyrics in English that are always very catchy.  The title cut, “I Like It Like That”, is the sort of groover that you’ll be singing for years — even after hearing it only once — and the album’s filled with other great cuts, like “Pete’s Madness”, “Micaela”, and “3 and 1″ (Dusty Groove)

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Red hot

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Daniel Santos “!Candela!  Fuentes Records  This one is just gorgeous!

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Wanted man

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Johnny Ventura y su Combo “El Mamito” con el Hit!! “La Muerte de Martin”  (1974) Kubaney Records

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