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Happy New Year!
Joey Pastrana and his Orchestra "Cuidate Compay" (Cotique)
Los Falcons "Aquellos Diciembres" (RCA Victor)
Orquesta Los Melodicos "La Murga" (Discolando)
Conjunto Sensacion "Congas Callejeras" (Tropical)
Machito y sus Afro-Cubanos "Mambo Infierno" (Tropical)
La Plata Sextette "Que Buena Esta" (Tropical)
Rey Roig y su Orquesta "Borracho No Vale" (Salsoul)
Gran Banda Caleña "El Son de Celina" (Discos CBS)
Hector Lavoe "Songoro Consongo" (Fania)
El Gran Combo "Y No Hago Mas Na'" (Combo)
Some great tracks here - I'm really diggin' Congas Callejeras, Mambo Infierno and Songoro Consongo. Aquellos Diciembres is appropriate for the season, no?
I wish you all good health and lots of fun in 2010. I will do my best to squeeze in as many arepafunk episodes as I can this year. Thanks for listening!
Oh, I can't believe I haven't mentioned this 'til now - Watch Modern Family on ABC, its the greatest show on TV right now, palabra.
Peace, Johnny
Hola familia and friends, I hope everyone is well. Here is the track list for this week:
Willie Bobo "Shing-A-Ling Baby" (MGM)
Tito Puente "Oye Mi Guaguanco" (TVO)
Lord Cobra y los Hnos. Duncan "Love Letters" (Soundway)
Joe Bataan "Magic Rose" (Fania)
The Harvey Averne Dozen "You're No Good" (Atlantic)
George Guzman "Y No Sabia Bailar" (Fania)
Joe Cuba Sextette "Wabble-Cha" (Seeco)
Ray Barretto "Trompeta y Trombon" (WS Latino)
Pete Rodriguez y Su Conjunto "I Like It Like That" (Alegre)
Azuquita "California" (Vaya)
Download file here
Good stuff, no? Check out that third song in particular.... it comes off this AMAZING album, Panama! 2. You have to pick this up...you HAVE TO. It's an arepafunk requirement. It is available on vinyl, CD, and on iTunes. Here is the link to the store. Roberto Ernesto Gyemant does an excellent job on the liner notes. Seriously, on iTunes you can get this album for 10 bucks and you get 20 carefully selected songs with the digital booklet - all fire, I'm telling you - you won't want to skip a single track. That sounds like a steal to me.
Guess what?! Fania Records has some new releases scheduled in the next couple of months. First up... Tito Rodriguez, "A Man And His Music," out 11-3-2009. Check out this video.
til next time, Peace!
The Cinco de Mayo holiday inspired me to dig through my collection for some music from Mexico.
I selected mostly songs written by Mexican composers but performed by artists I've featured before on my sets. You'll find some fun covers of La Bamba and Cielito Lindo by Arsenio Rodriguez. We also got Perez Prado with Rebeca (written by Wello Rivas) and Maria Bonita (written by Agustin Lara). I had to include a couple Javier Solis tracks just because I like those particular songs so much.
I hope you enjoy this set. It's a bit slower than a typical arepafunk set, but don't worry, next week you won't be able to keep still.
Hasta la proxima! Ciao
Every time I hear "El Negro Bembon" I have to move the needle back to the beginning and hear it again. I'm not sure if it will have the same effect on you, but I can't help myself.
There's is a little of everything in this mix. I hope you enjoy the variety.
Peace
