Nu Yorica Roots! The Rise Of Latin Music In New York City In The 60s

Various Artists

Nu Yorica Roots! focuses on New York Latin music in the 1960s. Featuring dancefloor classics such as Tito Puente's 'Oye Coma Va' and Joe Cuba's 'I'll Never Go Back To Georgia' through to the original Afro-Cuban sounds of Machito and Mongo Santamaria alongside the experimentalism of Eddie Palmieri's 'My Spiritual Indian' and Ray Baretto's 'Acid', Nu Yorica Roots! covers all aspects of Latin music.

Mixing elements of Latin, Funk, R'n'B and Jazz in equal doses the sound of Latin music in the 1960s that grew out of Spanish Harlem signalled the arrival of a new style of music as much influenced by the sound of Black America as by it's Cuban roots. The album contains many classic as well as rare tracks from all the masters of Latin music such as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Machito, Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan etc alongside unknown gems. Nu Yorica Roots! tells the story of the development of Latin music in the 1960s from the Mambo through to Bugalu, Latin Jazz and other styles such as Latin Soul. From the original giants of the Mambo - Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez through to the second wave of young artists such as Joe Bataan, Ray Baretto and Eddie Palmieri that arrived in the sixties. Nu Yorica Roots! is a comprehensive guide to the development of Latin music in New York City.


Tracklisting:

01. Together - Barretto, Ray
02. Mama Guela - Rodriguez, Tito
03. Word - Averne, Harvey
04. Oracle - Martinez, Sabu
05. Oye Como Va - Puente, Tito
06. Drum Kuyi - Santamaria, Mongo
07. Riot - Bataan, Joe
08. Acid - Barretto, Ray
09. Que Suena La Orquesta - Palmieri, Eddie
10. Horsin' Up - Harlow, Larry Orquesta
11. Oracion Lucumi - Rodriguez, Arsenio
12. Tanga - Machito
13. My Spititual Indian - Palmieri, Eddie
14. El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia) - Cuba, Joe Sextet
15. Tito On Timbales - Puente, Tito
16. Riot - Joe Bataan

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