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  • Orquesta La Terrifica - Terrifica (International, 1974)

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:07
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Sun of Latin Music A comer pasteles , a comer lechon , arroz con gandules y a beber ron Saturday , September 29, 2007 Orquesta La Terrifica Terrifica International , 1974 Ready for more salsa brava in the vein of Orquesta Guarare Get your hair did for dancing , because this album is hot Much like the rather confusing Ray Barretto split that gave rise to Orquesta Guarare , Orquesta La Terrifica splintered off from Sonora Poncena in 1973, one of the most famous groups to ever come out of Puerto Rico . When I say that La Terrifica sounds like Guarare , there's good reason : La Terrifica's early albums featured vocalist Tito Gomez , who sang for Orquesta Guarare and Ray Barretto and just recently passed away The members defected with leader and Sonora Poncena

  • Monguito - Escuchame (Fania, 1971)

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:07
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Sun of Latin Music A comer pasteles , a comer lechon , arroz con gandules y a beber ron Wednesday , September 12, 2007 Monguito Escuchame Fania , 1971 The Cuban-born sonero Monguito is an often overlooked treasure in the extensive Fania catalog . Sporting one of the most recognizable voices in all of Latin music , Monguito aka Ramon Quian aka El Unico The Unique One The Only One , as he is nicknamed sounds somewhat like the musical result of pinching Ismael Rivera's nose shut with a clothespin . It's not exactly the most flattering description , but not one meant to imply that Monguito is ever annoying . On the contrary , Monguito's voice is surprisingly satisfying . Much like Rivera , he embodies an earthy , pragmatic aesthetic in the tradition of the son

  • Winners

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:06
    Here are the winners for last week's contest:Danni from Boulder Creek, CAMiriam from Pacifica, CAJD from West Palm Beach, FLMaria from Corona, NYEvandrea from Croton-on-Hudson, NYLuke from Hamilton, NYGabriel from Camden, NJExpect your Nacional or VotoLatino iTunes Card in your mailbox soon. Thanks for participating!PS: Some busy weeks ahead but I'll post whenever I can!

  • Contest!! Win iTunes downloads!

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:06
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Saturday , September 13, 2008 Contest Win iTunes downloads VotoLatino is a nationwide initiative to encourage latino youth to register for the 2008 presidential elections in the US . VotoLatino was launched by Rosario Dawson and Maria Teresa Petersen and backed by a lot of celebrities like Fat Joe Jennifer Lopez Jessica Alba You might have already seen the banner on the right , where you can buy a benefit album filled with exclusive tracks for just 3.99 The album has been 1 on iTunes Latino for a few months , and with reason : the compilation joins Pitbull , Don Omar , Aterciopelados , Los Amigos Invisibles , Ozomatli and many more . So if you're a US citizen and haven't registered to vote yet the world needs you . Click the button below and register Or

  • Electronic: Bajofondo - Mar Dulce

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:06
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Wednesday , September 10, 2008 Electronic : Bajofondo Mar Dulce The name Gustavo Santaolalla keeps popping up on this blog if it's not as producer for Café Tacuba , Juanes or Calle 13 then it's for his ground-breaking and Oscar-winning soundtracks Babel , Brokeback Mountain , The Motorcycle Diaries But he also has his own band , the electronic tango collective Bajofondo Tango Club Now shortened to Bajofondo the mostly instrumental group gathered an impressive list of guests for their new album Mar . Dulce Bajofondo's tango-with-a-beat has long been a success in cafés all over the Northern hemisphere , but on this album Santaolalla wanted to incorporate a more Latin American feel . A hard thing to achieve with pure instrumental tracks and lots of violins ,

  • Salsa: Fania

    Updated: 2024-04-22 07:33:06
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Thursday , September 04, 2008 Salsa : Fania : UPDATE It seems I Like It Like That : Fania Remixed also comes as a double CD with the original hard-to-find classics , which makes it even more a must-have compilation Ever since the legendary Fania Records was brought back to life in 2006, the label has been issuing a steady flow of reissues and compilations . This year two remarkable releases deserve your special . attention The first is a spotless selection of Fania tracks by jazz guru and worldwide DJ Gilles Peterson For the first edition of the Fania DJ Series the British record collector listened to over 200 albums to select and compile 26 tracks . It's the first time he does a latin compilation , and you can feel he purely selected on the sound and

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