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It wasn't some great stretch of the imagination to see this one available online for a few cents and say, "yeah, this is going to be good as hell." Light In The Attic would reissue this one on vinyl a few years later, but this rip comes from the original 2006 Canadian CD release, and its a pretty rad sampling of Cuban "contemporary" music from the 60s and 70s. Less Buena Vista Social Club, more Fania brewed extra strong, like a black cup of Cuban coffee.
I forgot to plug in my laptop, which means I forgot until 20 after midnight to start writing, which is probably residual from the ol' rectal clean-out I undertook last weekend. Regardless, you're not getting the usual top notch trenchant insights you come here for bi-weekly.
I found this, as I do so many other awesome weirdness, on a shelf at one of my local haunts, for the usual buck or two. It comes from Fania Records, the home of boogaloo, salsa, and a shitton of incredible Latin beats. One disc is a grip of remixed Fania classics; the second disc features the originals. If this is a world you're unfamiliar with (and if you're a cracker-ass white boi like yrs truly, you probably aren't familiar), then this serves as a pretty cool sampler of the 3,000+ releases on this landmark label.
The remixes, you could take or leave. But it's getting cooler out, so some hot jams are quite welcome.
Click here to download.
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