What I'm listening to right now...

A "bachata-guaguancó" (starts out proper rumba guaguancó, ends up more like bachata-son à la Rumbavana)

Conjunto Rumbavana - Que baile sola el son (1983)

 
Joe Arroyo y La Verdad - En Barranquilla Me Quedo

Not new but has a lot of energy and is still a hit whenever I play it in latin nights.

I have less than 50 posts so can't post a link.
 
Trying to work through musically interesting songs that switch it up between straight 'salsa' with rumba, cha, bomba etc to prep for a workshop.

Loving this right now. It's basically the anti elevator, instead of flattening all the influences that make salsa out it just goes for it and embraces it all. For a track called straight ahead, it doesn't half take you all over the place, but in the best way.


In the same vein - have always loved this track the transition to a boogaloo-y cha at the end is just
 
Nunopiri said:
Joe Arroyo y La Verdad - En Barranquilla Me Quedo

Not new but has a lot of energy and is still a hit whenever I play it in latin nights.

I have less than 50 posts so can't post a link.
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I've been listening to that a lot too lately absolute banger! Also Pa'l Bailador
 
Anyone else getting a lot of "This video is unavailable" for the youtube embeds lately?

EDIT: ah fixed, was an extension messing with referer headers
 
Fayo Cabrera - Guaguancó callejero (Ignacio Piñero), 1964(?)


Interesting stuff rhythmically, particularly that end. Is this in previous versions?
 
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