Rough Guide To Salsa Dura Nyc

Various Artists
World | Feb 2007

Reviews

Fo
Reviewed 2007-04-28
[coll]: ROUGH GUIDE TO SALSA DURA NYC
World Music Network, 2007

Pretty good compilation of salsa tracks from the New York City scene, mostly recent with a few classics. There’s a good mix of big and obscure names. I could do without #11, but it’s a good time all around.

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

1. 5:22 – steamy midtempo, rolls like a locomotive; nice flute in 2nd half
2. 5:55 – no-nonsense groove, fine vocals, trombone solo
3. 4:40 – strong, chugging groove, great band, serious lyrics (see liner notes)
4. 5:28 – happy sound: bright, crisp horns, upbeat vocal, breaks dig deep
5. 4:50 – good bounce, rolls along with a slightly hard edge
6. 5:47 – awesome big-band groove, fun vocals… gotta love this one!
7. 6:48 – hard groove: hot percussion, strings; solos for piano, trombone
8. 4:30 – upbeat, midtempo, cute touches in the melody and vocals
9. 5:15 – a warm, casual sound: fem vox, nice violin and horn stings
10. 8:15 – great jam with excellent horn solos and percussion… hot!
11. 4:06 – sort of lounge-salsa fusion: croaky vocal & big band

[ Fo ] 28-Apr-07

Recent airplay

Mi Rumba Es Candela
Don Ramon
It's ArbitraryJul 07, 2007
Estamos En Salsa
At the Cafe BohemianJun 26, 2007
Mi Rumba Es Candela
No Cover, No MinimumJun 22, 2007
Estamos En Salsa
At the Cafe BohemianJun 19, 2007
Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso Ii
Transmission OverloadJun 16, 2007

Charting

2007-05-06 — 2007-07-08 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 8 1
Jul 1 1
Jun 24 2
Jun 17 2
Jun 10 1
Jun 3 2
May 27 1
May 20 1

Track listing

1. Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso Ii
2. Estamos En Salsa
3. Babaila
4. Naci Rumbero
5. Aqui Cada Uno Viene Con Lo Suyo
6. Oigan Mi Rumba
7. El Embajador
8. Mi Tirmo Llego
9. Don Ramon
10. Mi Rumba Es Candela
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You