Eddie Palmieri – Exploration – Salsa-Jazz-Descarga
Since the beginning of his career, EDDIE PALMIERI has constantly explored the outer limits and expanded the boundaries of Latin Music. PALMIERI'S musicians and followers have come to expect this and no one is more aware of these demands then EDDIE. For this reason the release of each EDDIE PALMIERI [...]

 
Analog Burners – Perez Prado 'Mambo Mania' Rmx 
 
This is an old 2003-2004 beat concept album I came up, sampling every song on Perez Prado's Mambo Mania LP.  I had only been making beats for a couple years at the time, so some of this album I cringe at, like sample chops I would do differently [...]

Ralfi Pagan – With Love
Ralfi Pagan is an overnight sensation. People throughout the country are saying, “Where did he come from?” 
Only 24 years old, he is a veteran of 12 years of study, practice and experience. He has worked with many of the greats of yesterday and today. He has paid his dues and now [...]

Well, continuing with the Latin/Afro-Cuban beat theme, here's an album by 'legendary' organist Jackie Davis.  Pretty much a corny-jump-on-the-Latin-explosion record with the new (at the time) Hammond organ.  Gimmick on gimmick.  Fortunately, there's no denying the sound of the electric Hammond, however corny the arrangements, and the rhythm section handles business.  The song "Glow-Worm" has [...]

More Cuuuba! This time it's the King Of Mambo (later called salsa), Perez Prado.  Like Mongo, he played in the Havana tourist/casino scene then moved to Mexico during the post World War II years.  He became known for the intensity and passion of his Afro-Cuban rhythms, along with his horn riffs and arrangements (my favorite [...]

Since I'm on a Afro-Cuban binge over here, I'd thought I'd post this LP up.  This is a LP of Orisha music, which is the music of the Yoruba belief system, this one being specific to the practices in Cuba.  Well, the part about the Orisha music is true, but this album has an [...]

 
Mongo Santamaria – The Watermelon Man
 

“..,.And that great captain, Ziska, would have a drum made of his skin when he was dead, because he thought the very noise of it would put his enemies to flight.” So wrote Richard Burton (1577-1640) in Anatomy of Melancholy. 

Mongo Santamaria has often said that part of the beauty of [...]

Ok, enough of the Big Bands & Trios, how about some obscure, funky dopeness?  Well, here it is: Senor Soul!  If Latin-infused LA sunshine funk is what it sounds like, then that's good, because Senor Soul was an early collective of some of the artists who would later go on to form War.  Enjoy!
Senor Soul [...]

 
Los Angeles Negros – Serenata Sin Luna
 
Well, if you know, you know. LA Negros, Chilian (or so I think) band, distributed by Fania.  Not the cleanest copy, but the only one I've ever seen, so I bought it anyway.
 
A1 – Cuando Sale La Luna
A2 – Amar Y Vivir
A3 – Respirando
A4 – Te Quiero [...]