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Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos
'Salsa En La Calle, New York Style'
(EA001)
Personnel:
Willie Villegas Congas, timbales, minor percussion, quinto on track 3, bongos on track 1-5, bata on track 1, tambora on track 5,
background vocals on track 4
Alfredo "Male" Torres - lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, & 7
Johnson Morales - piano
Fernando Rentas - bass, bata on track 1
Gemaliel Bonilla - 1st and 2nd trombone
Jim Populka - bata on track 1, bongos on track 6 & 7, background
vocals
Guests:
Carlos El Grande - vocals on track 6
Angel Talavera - tenor saxophone on track 7
Jose La Torre Jibaro - guiro on track 3 ; cha cha guiro on track 4
Matthew Santiago - merengue guira on track 5
Angel Morales - Al Jolson impression on track 6
Annette Gutierrez - coro on track 3
Label - Entre Amigos Records, USA
Description:
Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos pride themselves on playing classic salsa,
the sound of salsa from its heyday in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
The CD serves up that classic salsa sound so loved by dancers and
listeners alike, while the DVD features video segments from Willie
Villegas's public access TV show "Salsa En La Calle". Recorded live
at the club El Flamingo are Ernie Acevedo y Conjunto Imagen, Fajardo Jr. y Sus Estrellas, Orlando Marin
and Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos. Willie also interviews (in English)
the band leaders making this CD + DVD set essential for anyone remotely
interested in the history of salsa music.
From label:
"Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos, which means Among Friends in
English, is the gateway between those old days and the ones that are about
to come giving the dancers as well as the listeners of this infectious
music we love so much the multiple pleasures of joy only experienced on
the dance floor."
"Entre Amigos (Among Friends) are a hard and funky two trombone-led salsa group based in Brooklyn, directed by
percussionist Willie Villegas. A multifaceted individual, besides co-leading Entre Amigos, playing timbales and producing their albums, Willie hosts and produces the cable TV show Salsa En La Calle. Willie has played with such luminaries as Joe Quijano, Joe Cuba, Eddie Palmieri, Frankie Ruiz, Lalo Rodríguez, Tito Puente, José Fajardo and Paquito Guzmán, just to name a few."
John Child
Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos
'Salsa En La Calle, New York Style'
(EA001)
| Song Titles |
CD: 1. Inventamos (Descarga) (6'06") (mp3 sample) 2. Mentirosa (Cumbia Salsa) (4'24") 3. Isla Plena (Plena Medley) (5'45") 4. Perfidia (Bolero) (4'23") 5. Sacalo (Merengue) (4'01") 6. Amalia Batista (Guracha) (3'39") (mp3 sample) 7. Bilongo (Montuno) (5'22") |
DVD: 1. Ernie Acevedo Y Conjunto Imagen Ay Cosita Linda Tremendo Problema Ave Maria Lola 2. Fajardo Jr. Y Sus Estrellas Juanaquita Tema Fajardo Bailar El Son Kikirirki Jam 3. Orlando Marin The Last Mambo King Soy Timbalero Enamorando (Ay Mi Vecina) Se Te Quema La Casa Oye Mi Compay Timbale Jam 4. Willie Villegas Anacaona TImbale Jam Piel Canela Dancers |
Our mp3 samples are approximately 1 minute long and of low(ish) quality for a fast download (file size app 450KB). |
Willie Villegas
Y Entre Amigos
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