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1	Greatest Hits (2007) more music like this by Héctor Lavoe see all copies from $9.87! new only from $13.71!
2	Putumayo Presents: Colombia (2001) more music like this by Various Artists The beleaguered nation of Colombia, fraught as it is with poverty and drug wars, is the source of some of the most joyous music in the hemisphere. Almost as if in defiance of external hardships, Colombian musicians produce an upbeat, festive sound that draws on African, European, and native influences. This release features a dozen examples of ... see all copies from $10.68! new only from $13.37!
3	Juntos Y Libre (1999) more music like this by Plena Libre Originally released in 1994, Plena Libre's Juntos Y Libre revealed their commitment to a modern style of plena, the folkloric music of Puerto Rico. Spicy dance beats and arrangements augment the plena style on this album for a refreshing mix of old and new. Not only have the songs on Juntos Y Libre been remastered, the vocal tracks have been re ... see all copies from $6.43!
4	Africa in America: Music from 19 Countries (1993) more music like this by Various Artists Featured is African-influenced or -derived music from all over the Americas. Besides the usual santeria, vaudou, merengue, son, punta, cadence, plena and so on are some unexpected charmers: an Antiguan pan soca band that cooks like few steel drum group ever heard, a Dominican reggae about Mozambique, but no Jamaican reggae. There is no trimming of ... see all copies from $16.99!
5	Cortijo & His Time Machine (1974) more music like this by Cortijo & His Time Machine One of Cortijo's greatest (and most underrated) recordings, this production was actually the brainchild of arranger/pianist Pepe Castillo and arranger/guitar player Edgardo Miranda. Rafael Cortijo allowed a flow of ebullient ideas from young talent; the result was an amalgam of Cortijo's plena/bomba concept that also blended other musical ... see all copies from $15.97! new only from $21.59!
6	Estamos Gozando! (2004) more music like this by Plena Libre As their name implies, Puerto Rico's Plena Libre have made their country's native plena rhythm their musical focus. Over the ten years of their existence, they've become one of the country's top bands, and to celebrate their anniversary, they've released this album of covers, their acknowledgement of some of the great composers of the genre. Yet ... see all copies from $11.23! new only from $13.37!
7	Epoca de Oro, Vol. 1 (1996) more music like this by Cortijo Y Su Combo First of two volumes of Cortijo Y Su Combo and their output for Gema Records may vary in sound quality, but is a welcomed package of the group's most fertile period, especially for those unfamiliar with this magnetically joyous music. A wild ride those who are game. José A. Estévez, Jr., All Music Guide see all copies from $7.79! new only from $8.72!
8	New York City Ache! (1993) more music like this by Bobby Sanabria & Ascension Though not a Latin superstar a la Tito Puente, Ray Barretto or Mongo Santamaria, Bobby Sanabria is a solid, New York-based percussionist known for salsa, Latin jazz and traditional Puerto Rican music. Sanabria excels in all of those areas on his diversw New York City Ache! Salseros will want to savor "Brindando El Son," while engaging ... see all copies from $4.34! new only from $15.29!
9	Evolucion (2005) more music like this by Plena Libre Not content with being perhaps the best-known purveyors of plena outside of their native Puerto Rico, Plena Libre have dramatically expanded their sound on Evolucion. This is no lame pop-crossover attempt, however, but an album that places the group's preferred styles of plena (basically, a native form of folk music that is to Puetro Rico roughly ... see all copies from $11.13! new only from $15.33!
10	Para Todos Ustedes (2005) more music like this by Los Pleneros de La 21 Para Todos Ustedes is a successful fusion of some traditional elements of Puerto Rican music with more contemporary influences. Specifically, it draws heavily from the bomba rhythmic and percussive style, and the call-and-response-oriented plena topical song form, though it also bears the marks of salsa and jazz. It's a lengthy (75 minutes) album, ... see all copies from $12.30! new only from $14.95!
11 view cover	La Epoca de Oro, Vol. 2 (1996) more music like this by Cortijo Y Su Combo The second installment for Cortijo Y Su Combo and their Gema Records suffers the same variable sound quality as the first. Still, the music is marvelous, as they remain as endurable and unbeatable as ever. This landmark Puerto Rican popular music group and their recordings deserve the royal treatment, with liner notes, recording date information, ... see all copies from $7.79! new only from $9.08!
12 view cover	Strikes Back (1987) more music like this by Héctor Lavoe LaVoe and Willie Colon came blazing out of the bugalu era and wrote a new script for New York salsa during the late '60s and early '70s: a script that included Puerto Rican and Panamanian graftings on the basic Cuban scion, and a tough lyricism that spoke of "barrio" problems to a "barrio audience". Then the pair split, and eventually Ruben Blades ... see all copies from $10.31! new only from $12.01!
13 view cover	Putumayo Presents: Puerto Rico (2000) more music like this by Various Artists Part of the seemingly endless catalog of danceable world music from Putumayo, this compilation focuses exclusively on music from Puerto Rico. Due to licensing restrictions, Putumayo was unable to secure songs from some of the most legendary artists (El Gran Combo, Willie Colon, etc.), but nonetheless, a few notables do show up. It starts with a ... see all copies from $8.04! new only from $13.37!
14 view cover	Bombaso (1998) more music like this by Grupo Afro Boricua William Cepeda directs this ensemble of singers and percussionists. Though he himself is known for playing trombone and conch shells, that part of his instrumental self is barely utilized. Instead he, Antonio Martinez, Nellie Lebron, Roberto Cepeda, Hector Matos and Hector Calderon sing while Calderon, Luis Cepeda, and Angel Mojica play up a storm ... see all copies from $6.88! new only from $15.03!
15 view cover	Plena Libre (1998) more music like this by Plena Libre see all copies from $3.70! new only from $3.70!
16 view cover	Tu Bien Lo Sabes (2001) more music like this by Héctor Lavoe see all copies from $16.48! new only from $16.48!
17 view cover	Union Dinamica (1976) more music like this by Kako see all copies from $19.94!
18 view cover	Juntos Otra Vez (1974) more music like this by Cortijo y su Combo con Ismael Rivera Cortijo y Su Combo (1961 edition) gets together again in this wonderful retrospective of the mid-'50s and early '60s, when the band reigned supreme in popularity. This was recorded a few months after their June 25th, 1974, reunion concert in Roberto Clemente Coliseum, in San Juan. Times have changed, as Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera, Rafael Ithier ... see all copies from $28.00!
19	Forest Echo (1995) more music like this by Kako see all copies from $2.99!
20 view cover	Taboo (1994) more music like this by Ray Barretto Ray Barretto's Taboo features a new, smaller version of his New World Spirit ensemble. Hector Martignon, who composes along with Barretto, is still here, as are Satoshi Takeishi, Ray Vega, and Jairo Moreno. Saxophonist Adam Kolker takes the sax chair vacated by Jay Rodriguez, and guitarist Alfredo Gonzales has not been replaced. The material is ... see all copies from $83.99!
21 view cover	Mas Libre (2000) more music like this by Plena Libre The plena is one of Puerto Rico's national rhythms, although, since the 1960s, it had fallen by the wayside. Plena Libre changed all that, making it the heart of a sound that covers not only Latin, but some highly accomplished jazz, and on Mas Libre, their eighth Puerto Rican album, they really let it rip, under the direction of bassist Gary Nuñez ... see all copies from $2.74! new only from $2.74!
22 view cover	Le Canta a Borinquen (2008) more music like this by Héctor Lavoe see all copies from $11.23! new only from $13.20!
23 view cover	Sock It to Me Latino (1970) more music like this by Kako & His Orchestra Though not as well known as some of his fellow bandleader/percussionists like Ray Barretto or Tito Puente, Kako was one of New York salsa's favorite bandleaders. Having performed alongside many of the greats, like Mongo Santamaria and Arsenio Rodriguez, hints at his pedigree, though this is also immediately evident in his tasteful timbale soloing ... see all copies from $31.72! new only from $31.72!
24 view cover	Tu Bien lo Sabes [Remastered] (2008) more music like this by Héctor Lavoe see all copies from $9.82! new only from $12.07!
25 view cover	La Herencia (2008) more music like this by Ismael Rivera see all copies from $12.77! new only from $12.77!

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