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Format: Vinyl Record LP, World-Record-Club Records. UK release no date. A 1960s(?) release with flipback jacket. George Shearing on the piano with Dakota Staton on vocals with an all star band backing. Musicians include: George Shearing - piano; Dakota Staton - vocals; Al McKibbon - bass; Armando Peraza - bongos, congas; Bill Clark - drums; Toots Thielemans - guitar, harmonica - Willie Bobo - timbales; Johnny Rae - vibraphone. 11 tracks including: Autumn In New York; Strange; Confessin't The Blues; Yesterdays; Out Of This World; Goodnight,My Love; Moonray; Cuban Carnival; Blues In My Heart; Midnight On Cloud 69; The Man I Love.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Kim Records. USA release from 1984. Original soundtrack to the movie by Jorge Ulla. Guaguasi: The tale of a bittersweet romance unfolding to a backdrop of the Cuban revolution. Music composed and conducted by Chico O'Farrill. A mix of more Afro-Cuban pieces and mood music on violins etc. 13 tracks including: Guaguasi; Yelan; Havana For The Tourists; Havana 59; Guarapo Y Chocolate and others. Jacket has thick tape (white and blue) on edges.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Arieto Records. Cuban release no date. Recorded in Cuba. Cuban compilation of classic late 1950s early 1960s instrumental big band music, mambo, chachachas bolero etc. Orchestras include: Pedro Justiz (Peruchin); Generoso Jimenez; Rafael Somavilla; Guzman; Baro. No musician credits but obviously the cream of the Cuban big bands. 12 tracks including: Noche Cubana; Candilejas; Lagrimas Negras; Barlovento; Besame Mucho; Ay, Ay, Ay; Hasta Manana Vida Mia; Cachito; Alma Llanera; Para Vigo Me Voy; Cachita; Continental.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
Format: Vinyl Record LP, CHB Records. USA release no date. Very rare album of authentic Cuban Santeria cult drumming. Scant information on jacket other than track listing. 10 tracks including: Elegua; Oggun; Yemaya; Chango; Ochun; Obatala; Oya; Ochosi; Babalu Aye; Elegua.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fania Records. Fania Records, USA release from 1979. Cuban born sonero Justo Betancourt who moved to New York in the early 1960s and achieved success singing with various salsa bands. This LP was produced by Louie Ramirez; the recording director is Ray Santos. 8 tracks including: Yo Sin Ti, Como Selva, La Realidad, Asi Lo Entiendo, Que Mas Quieres De Mi, Mi Lolelolay, Vivir, Saguate Cumbia. Jacket open but still in shrink.We are currently away. You can still browse our stock, but cannot place an order. We will re-open April 2025. Thanks for your patience!
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.