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Va-Sixteenth Salsa Festival M.
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Zona Roja
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Machito
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Celia Cruz
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Manny Manuel
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Armik
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Tony Vega
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Tito Puente
When the rock group Santana recorded "Oye Como Va," a classic Latin hit that Puente had written and recorded, the composer was slightly outraged that such a band would dare sully his music. As soon as the royalty check came (based on massive sales of Santana's first album), Puente discovered the upside of having other people perform his songs. The wonderful showman has prefaced the playing of "Oye Como Va" with that little story many times since then and come to realize that his music has done as much to promote Latin jazz for current audiences as Machito's did for an earlier generation.
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Various Artists
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Ozomatli
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Negron/Giro/Riuz/Dlg/Chery X
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Da Salsa...
All your favorite dance music on one CD.
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Tito Puente (Cuba)
This set is completely essential to anyone with even a passing interest in Latin music as it has evolved since World War II. Puente has always been a master of the groove, whether
it be mambos, boleros, salsa, or boogaloo. From early selections such as "Mambo Inn" to his recent works on Concord, Puente has always been more than just a showman. The original "Oye como va," included here, simmers at least as hard as Santana's amped excursion.
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Astor Piazzolla
Born in the slums and particularly the whorehouses of turn of the century Buenos Aires, tango's macho, staccato rhythms are the usual mess of disparate influences somehow coming together. Cuban habanera, native Argentine milonga, European formalism and folk tradition all reflect the country's hotchpotch immigrant roots. The one man largely credited with refining and bringing this music both up to date and up-market into the concert hall is Astor Piazzolla.
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Victor Manuel
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