Category Archives: latin rhythms

luv458

luv458 Tres Pimientos Picantes

Tres Pimientos Picantes

some spicy goodies found during my continued education in Latin music. Nuyorican rhythms that beckon summer nights and letting loose.
image : a detail nicked from a Ray Barretto & Joe Cuba San Francisco show poster. Ruben Guzmán Graphics.
Tracklist:
  1. Micaela – Pete Rodriguez – Alegre Records (1967)
  2. Señora Lola – Willie Colon ft. Hector Lavoe – Fania Records / Craft Recordings (1973/2022)
  3. Control – Ismael Quinones – Vaya Records Inc / Soul Jazz (1976/2007)
  4. Mambo De Bataan – Joe Bataan – Fania Records (1968)
  5. Los Dos Hermanos – Los Jimaguas – Mericana Records / Honest Jon’s Records (1973/2004)
  6. Mambo Gozón – Tito Puente and his Orchestra – RCA Victor / So Far Out (1958/2013)
  7. Sigue Su Vida – Eddie Lebron – Ghetto Records / Now-Again Records (1971/2023)
  8. Para Ti – Machito – Follow Me Records (1971/2000)
  9. Bataola Boogaloo – Bobby Quesada and his Band – Fania Records / Secret Stash Records (1968/2012)
  10. Cadenciosa – Alfredo Linares y su Sonora – Mag / Vampi Soul (1967/2022)
  11. Descarga Cachao – Tito Rodriguez – United Artists Records / Soul Jazz (1965/2000)
  12. Ritmo De Pollos – Ocho – UA Latino / Universal Sound (1974/2000)
  13. Oye La Noticia – Ray Barretto – Fania Records / Craft Recordings (1970/2020)
  14. Recuerdos De Arcano – Bobby Rodriguez – Vaya / Soul Jazz (1975/1999)

luv409

luv409 - Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

Mysterious Cosmic Jellyfish

you arrive washed out by the sun, covered in salt from sweat and the sea, drifting along the inward journey to your paradise. you followed the call of the mysterious cosmic jellyfish that resides in the center of your own personal Bermuda Triangle, lost between mind, heart and soul. it summoned you so it could impart the wisdom of the deep. open yourself up and let the ancient understanding take you to a dreamy world of fantasy filled with warm sea breezes.
Tracklist:
  1. Siembra – Elisabeth Waldo – Barbary Coast Records / Pleasure For Music (1959/2021) > buy link
  2. Llanura Africanas – Don Gonzalo Fernandez – Toboga Records (1982) > buy link
  3. Advert – Mark Broom – Pure Plastic (1999)
  4. Beribau Variations – Paulinho da Costa – Pablo (1977)
  5. Misnomer – Four Tet – Output (1999) > buy link
  6. Seaweed – Tipsy – Asphodel (2001)
  7. The Moon Over Manakoora – Lenny And The Thundertones – Astra Recordings Company / Numero Group (1962/2018) > buy link
  8. I’ll Be Home – Flamingos – Checker / Chess (1955/1981) > buy link
  9. Sweet Leilani – The Waikikis – Kapp Records / MCA (1967/1973)
  10. Island Girl – Eden Ahbez – Del-Fi Records / Fantôme Phonographique (1960/2018) > buy link
  11. Lessivé – Le Tone – Naive (1999) > buy link
  12. Hotel California – Heineken Pan Vibes Steel Orchestra – ICE (1978)
  13. My Silent Song – Enoch Light And The Light Brigade – Project 3 Total Sound (1969)
  14. Flynn – Ratatat – XL Recordings (2008)
  15. Marihuana – Los Darlings De Huanuco – Rey Records / Repsychled / Lion Productions (????/2018) > buy link
  16. Julie – The Moonlighters – WRL / Death Is Not The End (1961/2019) > buy link
  17. When Beads Spell Power Leaf – Brightblack Morning Light – Matador (2008) > buy link
  18. Rule The Summer Clouds – Bobby Lee – Tompkins Square (2021) > buy link
  19. Blue Beach – Welcome To Your Beach – Steve Hiett – CBS/Sony / Efficient Space / Be With Records (1983/2019)

luv329

luv329 Half Crazed Joon

Half Crazed Joon

stomp your hands and clap your feet. the sweet daddy has delivered a mix of heavy dance floor jazz for those who are ready. this is something you might hear at the Jazz Amnesty Sound System‘s monthly at the Sala Rossa where luv and cohort Andy Williams supply Montreal with a Saturday night’s worth of ass wigglin’. come on in and shake what your mama gave ya.
image : Jived by Jim Flora (1954)
Tracklist
  1. What’s Up With The Underground? – Linkwood – Firecracker Recordings (2005/2008) > buy link
  2. Theme De Yoyo (Skinnerbox Edit) – Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Darkroom Dubs (2014)
  3. Beautiful Sun – The Messengers – Messengers Records (2004)
  4. Racubah – The Lafayette Afro-Rock Band – Superclasse (1974/1999) > buy link
  5. El Galleton – Tempo 70 – Mericana Records / Soul Jazz (1972/1996) > buy link
  6. The Funky Side Of Life – Sound Directions – Stones Throw (2005) > buy link
  7. Lowrider – Yussef Kamaal – Brownswood Recordings (2016) > buy link
  8. Tribute To Horace Silver – Goodshine – Easy Breezy Records (2004)
  9. Roll On The Left Side – Knut Kiesewetter Train – MPS Records (1970) > buy link
  10. Ra-Monk – Eval Manigat – Public Transit Recordings (2007) > buy link
  11. Maddox – Charles Hilton Brown – Ampex Records / Schema (1974/2000) > buy link
  12. Cogaxa – Henri-Pierre Noël – Hpn / Wah-Wah 45s (1979/2012) > buy link
  13. La Descarga del Bobo – Willie Bobo – Verve / Follow Me Records (1967/2000) > buy link
  14. Balenottera – Sandro Brugnolini – Vampi Soul (1970/2010) > buy link

luv317

luv317-midday-mirage

Midday Mirage

a collection of sounds from around the globe that create an aural mirage reflecting the heat of a lazy day; a Fata Morgana of complex rhythms and unique melodic structures.
photo : David Kristian
Tracklist
  1. Improvisation On The Theme Music From Pather Panchali – Ravi Shankar – World Pacific / DOXY (1962/2013) > buy link
  2. Tezeta  Mahmoud Ahmed with the Ibex Band – Amha Records / Mississippi Records (1974/2012) > buy link
  3. Rapture – The Latin Allstars – Crown Records / Stag-O-Lee (1960/2014) > buy link
  4. N’Niyo – Amara Toure – Sonafric / Honest Jon’s Records (1976/2009) > buy link
  5. Yellow Bird – Arthur Lyman – HiFi Records (1961) > buy link
  6. Desert Spaces – Cam Newton – Inner City (1979) > buy link
  7. Valiha Fombandrazanah – Manatsoa – Mississippi Records / Cultural Know (2007/2011)
  8. Pawky – Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess – Prestige (1958) > buy link
  9. Baobab Sun 7 – Manu Dibango – Telson (1977) > buy link
  10. Echigojishi (The Echigo Lion) – Ensemble Nipponia – Nonesuch Explorer Series (1978/1987)
  11. Menua – Kwame Nkrumah – Columbia (1969)
  12. Tembele – Jean Mpia – Capitol / Honest Jon’s Records (1957/2008) > buy link
  13. Yèkèrmo Sèw – Mulatu Astatke ft. Fekade Amde Maskal – Amha Records / L’Arôme Productions (1974/2002) > buy link
  14. Il Grande Silenzio (Restless) – Ennio Morricone – Parade / Dagored (1968/2016) > buy link
  15. Dawn – Ananda Shankar ft. Indranil Bhattacharya – His Master’s Voice / Far Eastern Sunshine (1975/2015) > buy link
  16. My Funny Valentine – Martin Denny – Liberty (1960)
  17. Monterey – Eden Ahbez and John Harris (with Paul Horn) – Bear Family Productions Ltd. (1963/2016)
  18. Disse Alguem (All Of Me) – João Gilberto / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil / Maria Bethânia – Philips / WEA (1981) > buy link

luv278

luv278

Un Rayo Del Sol

a ray of sunshine with a Latin – African – Brazilian – Caribbean – South American affection. the kinda party that keeps the whole world groovin’.
image : Karl Sumfinerauther
Tracklist
  1. Un Rayo Del Sol – Chakachas – Polydor (1972) > buy link
  2. Tema De Alma Latina – Bobby Matos and the Combo Conquistadores – Philips / CuBop (1967/1998)
  3. I’m On My Way – Candido – Blue Note (1970) > buy link
  4. New Bell – Manu Dibango – Atlantic (1972)
  5. Aposta – Toni Tornado- Odeon (1972) > buy link
  6. Mazurka Cacodou – Eddy Louiss – Barclay / Isma’a (1968/2001)
  7. Ah Diggin’ Horrors – Mighty Sparrow – Ra / Strut (1974/2012)
  8. Honoré – Les Chanteurs Des Isles Du Vent – 36 (1977)
  9. Baila Rosita – Los Guacharacos – Domino Sound (2009)
  10. Ican – Poncho Sanchez – Concord Picante (1984) > buy link
  11. Whey You Want To Touch It For – Small Island Pride – Cook Records / Stag-O-Lee (1959/2014) > buy link
  12. Birimbau – Dom Um Romaro – Philips / Soul Jazz (1964/2011) > buy link
  13. Azucar – Los Huamelulas de Pepe Roman – Cariño / RCA (1972)
  14. Aseni – Orlando Julius and the Afro Sounders – Philips / Voodoo Funk Records (1973/2011) > buy link
  15. VolksVolkswagen Blue – Os Brazões – RGE Discos / Moi J’Connais Records (1969/2012) > buy link
  16. Cloud Nine – Mongo Santamaria – Columbia (1969) > buy link
  17. Positive Action – Buddy Pipp’s Highlifers – Honest Jon’s Records (2013) > buy link

luv236

I Like The Boogaloo

since teaming up with Andy Williams and starting the Jazz Amnesty Sound System i have been getting more and more into various strains of Latin music, Latin jazz and the almighty boogaloo. here is my first mixtape of Latin rhythms, welcome to the party.
photo : from the cover of Joe Bataan‘s Mr. New York And The East Side Kids LP
Tracklist
  1. Welcome To The Party – Har-You Percussion Group – ESP Disk / CuBop (1969/2010) > buy link
  2. Hit De Bongo – Tito Puente and his Orchestra – Tico Records / Follow Me (1970/2000)
  3. Alex Mambo – Machito – Tico Records (1963) > buy link
  4. Lucy’s Spanish Harlem – Louie Ramirez – Mercury / Secret Stash (1967/2012)
  5. Skinny Papa – Willie Colón – Fania Records (1968) > buy link
  6. El Pito – Joe Cuba Sextet – Tico Records / Soul Jazz (1966/2000) > buy link
  7. Ron Con Con – El Chicano – Shadybrook Records / Soul Jazz (1976/1998)
  8. Harlem River Drive (Theme) – Harlem River Drive – Roulette Records (1971) > buy link
  9. Pedro Navaja – Willie Colón and Rubén Blades – Fania Records / Strut Records (1978/2011) > buy link
  10. Aguanta La Lengua – Joe Bataan – Fania Records (1971) > buy link
  11. Pete’s Boogaloo – Pete Rodriguez – Tico Records / Secret Stash (1966/2012)
  12. Use It Before You Lose It – Bobby Valentin – Fania Records / Strut Records (1967/2011) > buy link
  13. Take A Trip – The Latin Blues Band ft. Luis Aviles – Speed Records / Secret Stash (1968/2012) > buy link
  14. Acid – Ray Barretto – Fania Records (1968) > buy link
  15. Raices (Roots) – Bobby Matos and the Combo Conquistadores – Philips / CuBop (1967/1998)
  16. Quitate Tu – Fania All-Stars – Fania Records (1972) > buy link