Happy Australia Day Everyone!
I felt it was topical to have a selection of barrio songs this week. The ghetto is a theme dear to my heart, and now is the right time to remind everyone of what this is all about. So here is a selection of afro-cuban songs about and from the ghetto, mainly Spanish Harlem. It's a selection of afro-cuban tunes with an attitude, politically incorrect in the best sense of the term, from some of the best performers ever: artists with a conscience and talent to boot! Whoever tried to pigeonhole afro-cuban music and culture as a happy-go-lucky / shake-your-booty / summer-party-until-the-end -of-the-night mindless affair was/is soo wrong. As always: ENJOY! DANCE! TAP YOUR FINGERS! MAKE YOUR NEIGHBOURS HAPPY: PLAY LOUD!
1. El Barrio / Los Hombres Calientes/ Los Hombres Calientes
2. Harlem River Drive / Harlem River Drive / Harlem River Drive
3. Do You Feel It? / Joe Cuba Sextet / Bustin' Out
4. The Ghetto / La Clave / La Clave
5. El Barrio / Mark Dimond / Brujeria
6. Yo No Consigo Tu Amor / Chuito & The Latin Uniques / From The Street
7. Pueblos De Borinquen / Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez / I Like It Like That
8. Borinquen Tropical / Joe Quijano & His Conjunto Cachana / Rarezas En Una Cesta
9. Para Puerto Rico Voy / Papo Felix & Ray Rodriguez / Papo Felix Meets Ray Rodriguez
10. Lucy's Spanish Harlem / Louie Ramírez / In The Heart Of Spanish Harlem
11. Tico / Har-You Percussion Group / Har-You Percussion Group
12. Subway Joe / Joe Bataan / Latin Funk Brother
13. El Raton / Fania All-Stars / Latin Soul Rock
14. Cinco En Un Callejero / Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino / Lo Dice Todo
15. Cucarachita Cucarachion / Roberto Roena / Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound 6
16. Sueltame Ya / Brooklyn Sounds / Brooklyn Sounds!
17. En El Callejón / Patato & Totico / Patato & Totico
18. Fatalikou / Africando / Ketukuba
19. New York Mambo / Johnny Colon / Boogaloo Bluesman
20. Te Estan Buscando / Willie Colón & Rubén Blades / Siembra
21. Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) / Jimmy Sabater / El Hijo De Teresa
22. Viva Cepeda / Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band / Crossroads
23. Negro Soy / Kako / Sock It To Me Latino
24. Ol' Man River / Willie Bobo / Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3
25. 110th St And 5th Ave / Tito Puente / Tito Puente and His Concert Orchestra
26. Que Humanidad / Manny Oquendo Y Libre / Libre
27. La Cacharra / Jimmy Bosch / Salsa Dura
28. Gran Dia en el Barrio / The Spanish Harlem Orchestra / Across 110th Street
2. Harlem River Drive / Harlem River Drive / Harlem River Drive
3. Do You Feel It? / Joe Cuba Sextet / Bustin' Out
4. The Ghetto / La Clave / La Clave
5. El Barrio / Mark Dimond / Brujeria
6. Yo No Consigo Tu Amor / Chuito & The Latin Uniques / From The Street
7. Pueblos De Borinquen / Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez / I Like It Like That
8. Borinquen Tropical / Joe Quijano & His Conjunto Cachana / Rarezas En Una Cesta
9. Para Puerto Rico Voy / Papo Felix & Ray Rodriguez / Papo Felix Meets Ray Rodriguez
10. Lucy's Spanish Harlem / Louie Ramírez / In The Heart Of Spanish Harlem
11. Tico / Har-You Percussion Group / Har-You Percussion Group
12. Subway Joe / Joe Bataan / Latin Funk Brother
13. El Raton / Fania All-Stars / Latin Soul Rock
14. Cinco En Un Callejero / Grupo Folklorico Y Experimental Nuevayorquino / Lo Dice Todo
15. Cucarachita Cucarachion / Roberto Roena / Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound 6
16. Sueltame Ya / Brooklyn Sounds / Brooklyn Sounds!
17. En El Callejón / Patato & Totico / Patato & Totico
18. Fatalikou / Africando / Ketukuba
19. New York Mambo / Johnny Colon / Boogaloo Bluesman
20. Te Estan Buscando / Willie Colón & Rubén Blades / Siembra
21. Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) / Jimmy Sabater / El Hijo De Teresa
22. Viva Cepeda / Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band / Crossroads
23. Negro Soy / Kako / Sock It To Me Latino
24. Ol' Man River / Willie Bobo / Uno Dos Tres 1-2-3
25. 110th St And 5th Ave / Tito Puente / Tito Puente and His Concert Orchestra
26. Que Humanidad / Manny Oquendo Y Libre / Libre
27. La Cacharra / Jimmy Bosch / Salsa Dura
28. Gran Dia en el Barrio / The Spanish Harlem Orchestra / Across 110th Street
