Format: Vinyl Record LP, Seeco Records. USA release no date. Silvestre Mendez: El Rey del Ritmo Afro-Cubano. Original mono 1960s(?) Afro Cuban Santeria tracks performed by Silvestre and small combo with heavy percussion. Record label is black with silver print. 12 tracks including: Nueva Oriza; Ven Fransciso; Malambo; Cabiosele Chango; Obanlaese; La Tumba Soy Yo; A Bailar Oriza; No Vayas A La Rumba; Baba; Ye Ma Ya; Africa; Laye Laye. Record label: Seeco Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM948celp426 ---S
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Okeh Records. Mexican release from 1967. LP of big band Afro-Cuban jazz and mambos etc. 12 tracks including: Pa' Todo El Ano; El Rancho Grande; Echame A Mi La Culpa; La Feria De La Flores; Tu, Solo Tu; Mexico Lindo; El Abandonado; Adios Mariquita Linda; Cucurrucucu Palmoa; Ay! Carino. Jacket has clear tape on edge corners, also some light wear. Record label: Okeh Records. Mexico Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM576okl10169 ---O
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Panart Records. USA release no date. Memories of Havana. Classic 1950s Cuban and Afro-Cuban big band with vocals by Carlos Diaz. Record label is the Panart dull black with silver text. 12 tracks including: Rumba blanca; Bruca manigua; Cachita; La cachimba de San Juan; Con su bata de olla; Jose Isabel; Dolor cobarde; Rumba tambah; Cuando vuelvas a quererme; La negra Leonor. Both jacket and record in superb condition. Record label: Panart Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM571lp3067 ---C
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Gayo Records. USA release from 1989. Sealed mint copy. Salsa music from one half of Raul Y Hansel, with a band that includes Cachao Lopez on bass. Musicians include: Jesus 'El Nino' - Piano; Israel 'Cachao' Lopez - Bass; Jesus 'El Nino' and Gerardo Pena - Flute; Edwin Bonilla - Timbales; Rigoberto 'Rigo' Herrera - Tumbadora; Eduardo 'Bongo' Torres - Guiro; Jose Gomez - Violines; Jesus 'El Nino' - Tres; Leonardo 'Leny 'Timor - Trumpet; Jesus 'Chuchi' Jorge - Trombone; Gerardo Pena - Sax. 7 tracks including: Vida Absurda; Espiritu Burlon; Escuchame; Ay Mama/El Guayabero; Si Algun Dia; El Jamonero Del Capitan; Que Vienes A Buscar; Potpourri (Calypso) Day-0, Matilda, Calypso Charangueando. Mint copy. Record label: Gayo Records. USA Grade: Vinyl M, Jacket M Stock: 1. Item: RM460gpilp11 ---R
Latin Music LP
Chombo Silva - Los Hits de Manzanero En El Saxofon De Chombo Silva (LPG-3067)
GBP 45.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Gema Records. USA release, stereo, no date. Rare 1960s release and surprisingly Chombo Silva's only solo release. Cuban born Chombo Silva interprets 10 songs by the famous composer Armando Manzanero. Musicians include: Chombo Silva on saxophone and violin; Sonny Osacar (Sonny Bravo) on piano; Bobby Rodriguez on bass; Freddy Rodriguez on guitar; Mike Collazo on drums; Marcelino Guerra on conga. 10 tracks including: Esta Tarde Vi Llover; No; Parece Que Fue Ayer; Contigo Aprendi; Aquel Senor; Somos Novios; Adoro; Solo Para Ti; Cuando Estoy Contigo; Mia. Jacket open but still in shrink, some shelf wear, name written on back. Record label: Gema Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM426lpg3067 ---S
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Oliva-Cantu Records. USA release from 1980. Gatefold jacket issue with musical Arrangements by Jorge Calandrelli. Cuban born popular salsa singer who is is recognized throughout the world as the creator of the Miami Sound, a unique fusion of Cuban music, rock, jazz, Brazilian and Caribbean rhythms. 8 tracks including: El Collar de Clodomiro; Palomita Paloma; Honky Funk; Juan Salvador Gaviota; Que Sera de Nuestro Amor; Anorandote, Extranandote; Ella; Cancion De Despedida. Jacket has some light staining and a little wear. Record label: Oliva-Cantu Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM418ooc214 ---C
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Decca Records. Decca Records, USA release, no date but looks 1950s. Authentic over the shoulder pan drum music from Jamaica. The band cover a few old Cuban numbers. 12 tracks including: Mambo Negro, Synco, Zambei, El Negrito Del Batey, Mango Walk, La Mujer Puertoriquena and others. Jacket and record in great condition. Record label: Decca Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM338dl8617 ---B
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Lo-Mejor Records. Lo Mejor Records, USA release from 1992. New York salsa from Puerto Rican singer Rafael De Jesus and his conjunto. Musical Arrangements by Jose Febles, Luis Perico Ortiz and Ricky Gonzalez. 9 tracks including: Guarapero, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Tus Dulces Labios, Asi es el Amor, Describo Mi Conjunto, Insertidumbre, Te Sigo Queriendo, Elegante Tierra, Feliz. Jacket open but still in shrink. One corner is cutout. Record label: Lo-Mejor Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM247lmr820 ---C
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. Released on the DOT Records label, Holywood California. George Hernandez at his peak, 1950s Cuban big band style music with Lita Baron and Bobby Ramos on vocals. Cuban born Senor Hernandez directs a dynamic, vital aggregation typical of Cuban popular music exposition at its modern best. The attack of the brass and rhythm is something at which AngloSaxon ears may marvel once again... 12 tracks including: El Conde y la Condesa, Quimbombo, Noche de Ronda, Golden Moon, Las Cuarentonas, Rapsodia De Cueros, Domitila, Batacha, Love For Love, Tropicale, Oye Mulata, From This Moment On/ El Cumbanchero. Lovely clean copy with some great dance music. Record label: Dot Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM208dlp25179 ---H
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Guajiro Records. 1980 release on the Guajiro Records label, USA. Roberto Torres, vocalist, label owner, innovator with musical his stars, mainly Orquesta Broadway musicians. With his label Guajiro records, Roberto Torres took Cuban music to new heights, a smooth, sweet yet robust swinging nightclub sound. 6 tracks including: Son De La Loma, El Comelon, Union Cienfueguera, Mi Yambu, Cuba Criolla, En El Batey. Jacket open but still in shrink. Record label: Guajiro Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM197glp4002 ---T
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Request Records. Latin American Gems' from Pepe Redondo. Cha Cha, Merengue, Rumba tracks etc released (re-issued) on the Request Records label, Florida. This issue is from 1972. 12 tracks including: Piano Merengue, Rico vacilon, Mambo No 5, Te Quiero Demasiado, Botecito and others. Record label: Request Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM165srlp10090 ---R
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Guajiro Records. Tres musician Charlie Rodriguez teamed up with vocalist Ray Reyes for this 1981 Guajira Records release from the US. Percussion, tres, trumpet combining to make a sweet conjunto sound on this salsa album. Tracks include: Adios Carmelina (an Arsenio Roidrigez song), El Cachetero, Dejame Vivir and 3 others. Nice long salsa tracks at a nice even tempo. Jacket open but still in shrink. Very slight wear on opening edge. Record label: Guajiro Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM147glp4010 ---R