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A Little Bit of Mambo
(1999)
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Lou Bega
Out of left field came German-born, Italian/Ugandan Lou Bega, scoring an international chart-topping single with his infectious "Mambo No. 5" -- the only thing that kept it from reaching the top of the U.S. charts was the fact that no American commercial single was ever issued. The rest of Bega's album, A Little Bit of Mambo, follows pretty much ...
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Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo
(2000)
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Omara Portuondo
A beautifully executed and produced album by Omara Portuando, the only woman to appear on the original Buena Vista Social Club recordings. Portuando, who is one of Cuba's most acclaimed musicians and a featured performer at the Tropicana, has shown here that, at 70, she still possesses the qualities that helped develop her stardom on her native ...
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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor
(1996)
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Various Artists
Cha-cha music at its Whitest and most easy listening-friendly, recorded for Capitol in the 1950s and 1960s by Dean Martin, Julie London, Billy May, Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Walter Wanderley, and a number of other performers who are only coming to light in the lounge revival. Yma Sumac, Perez Prado, and Tito Rodriguez add a little (a very little) ...
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Mambo Diablo
(1985)
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Tito Puente
Although he was never inactive, the 1980s found Tito Puente in a bit of a renaissance. His exciting Afro-Cuban jazz band had found a home on the Concord Picante label, and his music was increasing in popularity again. This particular CD has a stronger than usual repertoire, including "Take Five," "Lush Life" (done as Latin jazz), "Pick Yourself Up ...
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Mambo Sinuendo
(2003)
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Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán
Mambo Sinuendo is a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Buena Vista alum (and formerly of many other groups as well) Manuel Galbán. The album attempts to catch an old style popularized in Cuba by Galbán, and was, surprisingly, never followed up on by anybody after Galbán. It's a guitar-based romp closely based in the pop/jazz crossovers of the ...
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Cugi's Cocktails
(1963)
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Xavier Cugat
Contrary to the title, Cugi's Cocktails is no sleepy album of "cocktail music." It has all the elements a listener would expect of Xavier Cugat's first great stereo album: an agreeable theme, a dash of exotic flair, and all the bombast of the preceding half-decade of experimenting with high-fidelity stereo recording. "One Mint Julep" would have ...
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Hits Mix
(2002)
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Celia Cruz
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The Essential Tito Puente
(2005)
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Tito Puente
An essential collection for most artists would consist of 12 or perhaps even 20 songs. For the man described as "El Rey," however, a man who recorded over 100 LPs during a career that touched seven decades, the parameters need to be widened significantly. And so comes this two-disc, 40-track collection from RCA/Legacy, focusing on Puente's prime ...
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Real Women Have Curves
(2002)
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Original Soundtrack
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King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente
(2002)
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Tito Puente
Tito Puente was never one for half measures, and even in death there's no modesty involved, as the label calls him King of Kings. It might be an exaggeration, but only a slight one, and it gets the attention. Still, as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and there's a hearty meal here, albeit one missing one or two choice ...
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Salsa, Merengue, Mambo!
(1995)
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Various Artists
Salsa Merengue Mambo gathers Latin dance hits from the Tribu Band, Isaac Delgado, Mauricio Silva, and Adalberto Alvarez. Maria Rivas' "Mapale," Ednita Nazario's "Tres Deseos," and Grupo Raices' "Tu Serenata" are some of the highlights from this lively collection of salsas, merengues, and mambos. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection
(1997)
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Tito Puente
Given Tito Puente's staggeringly prolific output of recordings, obviously no single disc can sum it up, so Concord Picante sensibly calls this compendium a "dance" collection. With the aim to keep the mambos, guajiras and cha chas moving and grooving foremost in mind, there is still a great deal of variety in this CD -- powerhouse big-band sounds, ...
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The Best of Pérez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5
(2006)
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Pérez Prado
Far and away the first place to look for any perspective on the mambo king, The Best of Pérez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5 works equally well for hit seekers, Latin archivists, and lounge fans who enjoy a tight band with a dynamic spectrum that ably competed with Duke Ellington, Esquivel, and Tito Puente. This, the first Prado compilation of ...
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Salsa Meets Jazz
(1988)
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Tito Puente
For this particular Tito Puente recording, his exciting three-horn, three-percussion Latin jazz octet (which includes longtime saxophone soloist Mario Rivera) is joined by alto great Phil Woods on three of the eight selections, including Thelonious Monk's "Pannonica" and "Repetition." Such songs as "Corner Pocket," "Carioca" and Dizzy Gillespie's ...
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Party with Puente!
(2000)
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Tito Puente
This sizzling, spicy 11-track compilation of Tito Puente's greatest works including his hottest rumbas, mambos, and what is sometimes referred to as the double mambo, the chachachá, is the closest documentation of the "live" excitement and fervor that the genius brought to his audiences during his brilliant lifetime. Packed with the vibrant energy ...
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Mambo No. 5 (Remixes)
(1999)
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Lou Bega
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The Best of Lou Bega
(2006)
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Lou Bega
It's a bit strange for an artist who's only released a few albums to come out with a best-of compilation, but this didn't stop anyone from compiling The Best of Lou Bega. The ten songs on the record are culled from 1999's A Little Bit of Mambo and 2001's Ladies & Gentlemen, and while there's nothing extraordinary on either of them, The Best of Lou ...
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A Rough Guide to Celia Cruz
(2005)
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Celia Cruz
Ah, that voice! Oh, those horns! Oy, that sound quality. Actually, the sound on these vintage recordings isn't as bad as it could be; it's just that in several places it's nowhere near worthy of the great Celia Cruz, whose voice has been the defining sound of Cuban salsa since she emigrated to the United States in 1959. Her band joined her in 1960 ...
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World Circuit Presents [Nonesuch]
(2007)
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Various Artists
In 2006 World Circuit released a sampler celebrating its 20th anniversary. Apparently, it worked because World Circuit Presents is another overview of the astonishing array of artists it brings to the general public. We in the United States benefit because its production and distribution deal is with Nonesuch, a label that is part of the Warner ...
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Mambo No. 5 [Import Single]
(1999)
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Lou Bega
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Night Beat
(1957)
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Tito Puente
Although Latin percussionists (including Mongo Santamaria) are utilized on this set (a RCA album reissued in 1998 as a Koch CD), most of the selections certainly do not sound like they came from a Tito Puente record. For a change of pace, Puente is heard leading a fairly straight-ahead big band which includes among its main soloists trumpeter Doc ...
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Ketukuba
(2006)
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Africando
Some bands just can't put a foot wrong, and Africando is one of them. Their African-voiced salsa is always a joy, and this is no different as they reconnect the dots between West Africa and the Americas. Here, the African roots shine strong, especially on the cover of Franco's "Mario" which positively sizzles. But everything works, from the ...
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Lo Mejor de lo Mejor
(2001)
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Beny Moré
Part of RCA Victor's epic series of two-disc, 40-track sets spanning the best Latin music of the 20th century, Beny Moré's Lo Mejor de lo Mejor features all of his classic recordings from the '40s and '50s, including "Yiri Yiri Bon," "Sopa de Pichon," "La Culebra," and "Mata Siguaraya." Although there aren't any liner notes, simply listing the ...
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La Perfecta II
(2002)
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Eddie Palmieri
Innovative Latin jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri returns to the music of his classic '60s ensemble La Perfecta on La Perfecta II. After disbanding La Perfecta in 1968 due to financial difficulties and later the death of trombonist/partner Barry Rogers in 1991, Palmieri vowed to never again perform the music he made famous. However, presented with the ...
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Éxitos Eternos
(2003)
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Celia Cruz
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