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Willie Colón and Rubén Blades, the pioneers of what became known as "conscious salsa," first encountered each other when Colón performed with his band in Blades’ native Panama in the late 1960’s....MORE >
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This anthology captures the nascent career of Panamanian singer/songwriter Ruben Blades just as he is about to become a household name throughout barrios in the United States and Latin America....MORE >
Willie Colon Presents Ruben Blades Metiendo Mano
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I remember just as if it was yesterday that the 8-track cartridge of Metiendo Mano (Fania 500) arrived at record stores before the single “Pablo Pueblo” was played on the radio. I bought my copy at Joyería Danilú in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, for only $4.99.
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Celia Cruz/Johnny Pacheco Celia y Johnny
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“Celia y Johnny,” undoubtedly the most important album in Celia Cruz’s career, opened the doors of success for the famous Cuban singer with the force of a raging bull.
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Richie Ray/Bobby Cruz El Bestial Sonido
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El Bestial Sonido is the best album in the catalogue of music by Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz....MORE >
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Arrepentios Pecadores listen >
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INFINITO
WILLIE ROSARIO


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“El Baquiné de Angelitos Negros” marks a very important turning point in Willie Colón’s prolific salsa career. Firmly heralded as a salsa icon by 1977, the year this album was originally released, Colón was already looking for alternate musical roads....MORE >
Charlie Palmieri & Menique Con Salsa Y Sabor
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Cuidado que llegaron los tiburones de la salsa moderna - careful, the sharks of modern salsa are here....MORE >
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Sabor Los Rumberos Nuevos listen >
Sol De Mi Vida listen >
Only a boricua who has been absent from his homeland knows what it's like to be far away from Puerto Rico when winter arrives in New York City....MORE >
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El Nazareno listen >
Que Te Pasa A Ti listen >
Together with bandleader Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Rivera (aka Maelo) revolutionized Afro-Caribbean music during the '50s. Turning his life around after being jailed for a drug deal, Maelo started his own band, the Cachimbos, a very young but talented group of musicians....MORE >
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The Big Break
Willie Colón

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The musical troupe hailing from Ponce, Puerto Rico, created by the venerable Enrique “Quique Lucca” Caraballo in 1954, evolved from the Conjunto Internacional, also formed by Lucca, in 1944....MORE >