Ray Barretto – Que Viva la Musica (Vinyl LP)

Description

**THIS IS A VINYL LP**

Release Date:  2023

Label:  Craft Recordings

Track List

Side A

1. Que Viva la Música
2. Bruca Manigua
3. La Pelota
4. El Tiempo lo Dira

Side B

1. Cocinando
2. Triunfo el Amor
3. Alafia Cumaye

Notes

Que Viva La Musica just turned 50 and features Barretto at his peak of the “Hard Salsa” era. The album contains the track “Cocinando” from the famed documentary Our Latin Thing which alone makes the record worth the price of admission. Other key tracks include “La Pelota” and “Que Viva La Musica”. Recorded in 1972, the recording features his original Salsa band including Adalberto Santiago and Orestes Vilato before their storied breakup. Now available remastered for the first time in decades.

Arranged By – Luis Cruz, Ray Barretto
Bass – David Perez
Bongos, Congas – John Rodriguez
Congas, Percussion – Ray Barretto
Liner Notes – Felipe Luciano
Painting [Cover] – Walter Velez
Piano, Electric Piano – Luis Cruz
Producer – Ray Barretto
Timbales, Percussion – Orestes Vilato
Trumpet – Joseph Roman, Rene Lopez, Roberto Rodriguez
Vocals, Guiro – Adalberto Santiago