Old (original?) recordings

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A thread to share/discuss old recordings. Prompted by me just tracing Henry Fiol's Mala Suerte (1981) back to

Bobby Capó with Augusto Coén Y Sus Boricuas - Que Mala Suerte (1948)

(incidentally labeled a guaracha).

Henry Fiol's version:

 

[Deleted member 324432]

This led me to Augusto Coén's recording of Grandeza De Alma (1937, bolero son, credited to Rafael Ortiz).

It was later recorded by Orquesta Aragón, but is anyone aware of earlier recordings?

 

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In 1968, La Sonora Matancera released Babaraquití (guaracha) on their Sonora Boogaloo album. It's credited to themselves (Tony Díaz, Caito, Rogelio). The title seems to be misspelled, they're clearly rather singing Bambaraquití.

But there's an earlier recording from 1965 due to Luis Santí Y Su Conjunto from Cuba.

Around the same time as the Sonora Matancera recording, there's also a merengue version by Joseito Mateo Con Johnny Ventura Y Su Combo from the Domincan Republic, credited D.R.

It seems "bambaraquití" is bambara kiti, related to the bambara/bamana people of Mali, presumably referring to their dance style?

Luis Santí:

Joseito Mateo:

Sonora Matancera:

There's also this recording on what seems like a 1980s Venzuelan re-release, credited to El Sexteto Enriquillo De Manolo Minaya (but to make things more confusing, it seems El Sexteto Enriquillo also recorded with Joseito Mateo at some point). It sounds quite old too to me:

 

[Deleted member 324432]

In 1968, La Sonora Matancera released Babaraquití (guaracha) on their Sonora Boogaloo album. It's credited to themselves (Tony Díaz, Caito, Rogelio). The title seems to be misspelled, they're clearly rather singing Bambaraquití.

But there's an earlier recording from 1965 due to Luis Santí Y Su Conjunto from Cuba.

I should add that the Luis Santi recording credits the track to Pascual Hernández Díaz.