'... this collection is really tough
as nails salsa played by big Latin bands with great vocalists and
arrangements... It's a perfect musical snapshot of Latin New York in it's
heyday'
STRAIGHT NO CHASER magazine
'The origins of New York's brassy, rumba-laced pa'lante or salsa
dura genre, 21 classic dance-floor hits from Charlie Palmieri, Joe Cotto,
Wiso Pagan, Willie Rodriguez ..... the music cooks.' fRoots magazine
Guaguanco New York style! The
original Guaguanco rhythm is, strictly speaking, a variation of the rumba
from Cuba, but in 1960s New York it meant something else. If a band or
orquesta played 'Guaguanco' they were playing hard no nonsense straight-ahead salsa! Typically this would feature tight arrangements
around a three or four piece brass section, driven along by some of the
best percussionists from second generation Cubans and Puerto Ricans.
This
collection showcases some of the very best combos and orquestras playing
'Guaguanco' in the Big Apple, New York style!