Top Afro Cuban Samples

 

First up, Alegre All-Stars Vol 3 "Lost And Found this is off. "Kako Y Palmieri" ....descarga with Jazz all over it. Charlie and Kako solo of course. Fabulous

 

 

You should hear this little driver of a guajira named of course "Guajira In "F", follows straight after the above descarga. Charlie plays one wicked little Latin style piano solo

 

 

 

 

Next,  Henry Fiol's classic take of the Cheo Marquetti tune "Oriente".........Hear the Cuban influence that Alfredo Valdes ( main man) inserted into his Sar label.

 

 

 

I much prefer Tito's original version of "Oy Como Va" these days, Kazuhiro but still look forward to hearing Santana's when I play the album. I loved Santana's early albums. The first two,

 

Ray Barretto rules, what else can you say, he was fabulous and having a real hard Jazz leaning what more could you want. I love Eddie Palmieri, John but his brother Charlie just a little more. Alegre Allstars, he was the main man behind those four great  (you could say Jam) early albums.( 1961 to 1966)  They just recorded them Live ( in studio) with just one take most of the time.. They still have not re-released them  There is a comp out there with a lot of the material but it ain't the same as the having the albums. "Lost And Found" is my favourite.

 

Thanks Idlero, hope you enjoyed. I will put up some Ray and Allegre All Stars in the next lot with some great modern Charanga from Tipica 73 with Afredo De La Fe's electric violin in the mix. See if I can find some Cheo Marquetti as well from the fifties (Cuban). He nailed the modern sound by adding that sleaze factor to his music. If not there is a fabulous take from Henry Fiol of one of Cheo's classic numbers off one of Henry's, Sar albums in the seventies.