FANIA: Remastered Batch #31 (Fania All Stars, Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz, Cheo Feliciano...)

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Fania Remastered Batch #31
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  FANIA ALL STARS
Lo Que Pide La Gente
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 1984
Reissued: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
EditorsPick: A classic. With Héctor's infamous "El Rey De La  
Puntualidad." Fine liners by Ernesto Lechner. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Por Eso Yo Canto Salsa (8:21) 2. Lo Que Pide La Gente (9:15) 3. El  
Rey De La Puntualidad (6:40) 4. Usando El Coco (7:02) 5. La Tierra No  
Es Pa'La Guerra (5:23)
MUSICIANS:
• Papo Lucca: Piano
• Jose Gazney: Bass
• Eddie Montalvo: Congas
• Milton Cardona: Congas
• Nicky Marrero: Timbales
• Roberto Roena: Bongos
• Juancito Torres: Trumpet
• Tony Barrero: Trumpet
• Hector Zarzuela: Trumpet
• Reinaldo Jorge: Trombone
• Leopoldo Pineda: Trombone
• Lewis Kahn: Trombone
• Hector Casanova: Maracas
• Celia Cruz
• Johnny Pacheco
• Hector Lavoe
• Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez
• Adalberto Santiago
• Osmael Quintana
• Cali Aleman
Price: $13.98

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fania Live 02 - From Miami, DJ Le Spam
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
EditorsPick: The DJ series continues. For this one, Miami based DJ  
Spam (Andrew Yeomanson) selected his favorites which include Pete El  
Conde's "Se Queres Bailar," Larry Harlow's "Latin Roots," Mongo  
Santamaria's "O Mi Shango," "Satelite" by Ismael Rivera and Gilberto  
Sextet's "Mi Mamo Sono." Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Symphony Sid Farewell - Intro: Symphony Sid 2. Si Quieres Bailar -  
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez 3. Sandstorm - Charlie Palmieri 4. Con Los  
Pobres Estoy - Roberto Roena 5. MC2 (Theme Realidades) - Willie Colon  
6. Cumbia Tipica - Mongo Santamaria/J. Betancourt 7. Latin Roots -  
Larry Harlow 8. Wata Wasuri - Tito Puente 9. O Mi Shango - Mongo  
Santamaria 10. Mayeya - Sonora Ponceña 11. Para Gozar Belen - Jimmy  
Sabater 12. Satelite - Ismael Rivera 13. Merecumbe - Johnny Colon 14.  
Mi Mambo Son - Gilbert Sextet 15. Symphony - Interlude/Symphony Sid  
16. El Raton - Alfredito Valdez
Price: $13.98

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RICHIE RAY & BOBBY CRUZ
La Herencia
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
EditorsPick: Fine compilation of material by the popular salsa team.  
With "Richie's Jala Jala," "Sonido Bestial," "Mr. Trumpet Man,"  
"Amparo Arrebato" and many others. Liner notes by Jaime Torres  
Torres. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Richie's Jala Jala 2. Guaguanco Triste 3. Aguzate 4. La Zafra 5.  
Mr. Trumpet Man 6. Suite Noro Morales (A Noro Morales) 7. Sonido  
Bestial 8. Guaguanco Raro 9. Señora 10. A Mi Manera 11. Donde Esta Mi  
Negra 12. Yo Se Que Te Amo 13. Amparo Arrebato 14. Mi Mayoral 15. Mi  
Bandera
Price: $14.98

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CHEO FELICIANO
La Herencia
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
EditorsPick: Fine compilation of material by the popular salsa singer  
(Joe Cuba Sextette, Fania All Stars) with the smooth, sensuous voice.  
With "Pa' Que Afinquen," "El Raton," "Anacaona," "Juan Albanil" and  
many others. Liner notes by Jaime Torres Torres. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Pa' Que Afinquen 2. Bailadores 3. Busca Lo Tuyo 4. Cobarde 5. Por  
Mas Que Viva 6. El Raton 7. Juguete 8. Anacaona 9. Esto Es El  
Guagauncó 10. Soy Tu Ley 11. Trizas 12. Los Entierros 13. Juan  
Albanil 14. Felictaciones 15. Nina 16. Amada Mia
Price: $14.98

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RAY BARRETTO
Latin Soul Man
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: LATIN SOUL/BOOGALOO; LATIN SOUL, CLASSIC 60s or 70s
EditorsPick: Here's a fine compilation of the Latin soul tracts that  
Barretto recorded for Fania in the '60s and early '70s. Includes  
"Soul Drummers," "El Watusi," "Mercy Mercy Baby," "Hard Hands," "A  
Deeper Shade Of Soul" and many others. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Right On 2. Soul Drummers 3. New York Soul 4. Together 5. Love  
Beads 6. El Watusi 7. Señor 007 8. El Bantu 9. Mercy Mercy Baby 10.  
Do You Dig It 11. The Teacher Of Love 12. Hard Hands 13. Got To Have  
You 14. A Deeper Shade Of Soul 15. Power 16. Tin Tin Deo 17. Babalu
Price: $14.98

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WILLIE COLÓN
Original Gangster
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
EditorsPick: All gems. Featuring Héctor Lavoe and Rubén Blades.  
Superlative liner notes and track-by-track commentary by John Child.  
With "El Malo," "Barrunto," "Juana Peña," "Calle Luna Calle Sol,"  
"Pedro Navaja" and many more. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. El Malo 2. The Hustler 3. Eso Se Baila Asi 4. Barrunto 5. Che Che  
Colé 6. Juana Peña 7. Aguanile 8. Calle Luna Calle Sol 9. MC2 (Theme  
Realides) 10. Pablo Pueblo 11. Pedro Navaja 12. Tiempo Pa' Matar 13.  
What Happened
Price: $14.98

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PAPO LUCCA
La Herencia
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
EditorsPick: Fine compilation of material by Papo Lucca and Sonora  
Poneña. With "Hachero Pa' Un Palo," "Bomba Carabomba," "Fuego En El  
23," "Ramona" and many others. Liner notes by Ernesto Lechner. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Hachero Pa' Un Palo 2. Fuego En El 23 3. Prende El Fogón 4. Ñáñara  
Caí 5. Bomba Carabomba 6. El Pío Pío 7. Boranda 8. Soy Tan Feliz 9.  
Noche Como Boca 'E Lobo 10. Moreno Soy 11. Suena El Piano 12. Night  
In Tunisia 13. Borinquen 14. Ramona
Price: $14.98

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EDDIE PALMIERI
Sugar Daddy - Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta Orchestra: 1962-1967
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA: CLASSIC 1960s or 1970s NEW YORK
EditorsPick: Man, this is fine stuff. Manny Oquendo and Barry Rogers.  
Plus, superb liners by James Maycock. With "Ritmo Caliente,"  
"Azúcar," "No Critiques," "Muñeca," "Café," "Lo Que Traigo Es  
Sabroso" and much more. Highly Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Ritmo Caliente 2. Mi Mambo Conga 3. Bailare Tu Son 4. Azúcar 5.  
Tirandote Flores 6. Que Suene La Orquesta 7. Tema Del Apollo 8. No  
Critiques 9. Melao Para El Sapo 10. Café 11. Te Quiero, Te Quiero 12.  
Muñeca 13. Conmigo 14. Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso 15. Estamos Chao 16.  
Bomboncito De Pozo 17. Manha De Marnival 18. En Cadenas 19. Campesino
Price: $14.98

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Orchestra: 1962-1967 Now!

TITO RODRIGUEZ
La Herencia
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: DANCE TRADITIONS; MAMBO, CHA CHA CHA
EditorsPick: Fine compilation of material - jazzy mambos and  
chachachás by Tito Rodriguez and his orchestra. With "Tremendo  
Cumbán," "Vuelva, Vuelva, La Paloma," "Dónde Estabas Tú" and many  
other hits. Liners by Ernesto Lechner. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. Yamboro 2. Tremendo Cumbán 3. Esto Es Felicidad 4. Me Voy Pa' Las  
Villas 5. Ya Lo Vi 6. Vuelva, Vuelva, La Paloma 7. La Ley Del  
Guaguancó 8. Clapping The Guapacha 9. Besame La Bembita 10. Harlem  
Nighmare 11. Ritmo Y Melodía 12. Dónde Estabas Tú 13. Chancleteando  
14. Piel Canela 15. A Los Muchachos De Bélen 16. Palo De Caña Brava
Price: $14.98

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VARIOUS ARTISTS
Christian Salsa
Fania / Emusica - Remastered Edition
Originally released: 2007
Category: SALSA/SON; SALSA
EditorsPick: Compilation of Fania salsa tracks that touch upon  
religious themes. With Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Richie Ray & Bobby  
Cruz, Willie Rosario, Impacto Crea and others. Recommended. (BP)
SONG TITLES:
1. De Donde Vengo - Ray Barretto 2. El Paraíso - Celia Cruz/Willie  
Colón 3. Noé - Rubén Blades 4. Moros Y Cristianos - Lebron Brothers  
5. Paz Espiritual - Frankie Dante 6. El Mesías - Ismael Rivera 7. El  
Todopoderoso - Héctor Lavoe 8. Le Llaman Jesús - Richie Ray/Bobby  
Cruz 9. El Nazareno - Ismael Rivera 10. Sin Dios No Hubiera Nada -  
Celia Cruz 11. Fe - Lebron Brothers 12. Hablé Con El Señor - Impacto  
Crea 13. Arrepentíos Pecadores - Willie Rosario 14. Hora Cero -  
Roberto Roena 15. El Juez Final - Ismael Quintana
Price: $14.98

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