La Ritmo Oriental

La Ritmo Oriental.
1. Quién dice.
2. Enseñame tu baila Lola.
3. Avisa.
5. Machatero.
6. Yo No Me Equivoco.

Mongo Santamaria y su Charanga La Sabrosa live @ Birdland 1961

Ramon 'Mongo' Santamaria y su 'Charanga Sabrosura'.
The band he formed in 1961.
Live radio broadcast at Birdland in N.Y.C. 1961-'62.
Symphony Sid introduces the band.
They play 'Manilla', 'Rolando Lozano' on flute, Jose 'Chombo' Silva' and Pupy Legarreta violins.

Manila
Live - en vivo

Charanga 86 - "De Camagüey" 1987 - Cuba

"De Camagüey"

Charanga '86
1987 on Siboney

5. Cronista Social
Rafael Lay: comp.

6. El Son De Angelito

Video: Cuba - La Ritmo Oriental

"Candela Brava"

"Hay Que Tener Cuidado Con La Percussion"

Pototo y Filomeno with Orq.Melodias Del 40 - 1959 Cuba

Pototo y Filomeno mostly with Orq. Melodias Del 40
and several songs with a conjunto playing Son.
Download directly from Yoyo's excellent music blog.

Leopoldo Fernández y Aníbal De Mar
a.k.a. "Pototo & Filomeno" can be very funny on these...
though the real stars for me are Orq. Melodias Del 40,
who absolutely sound amazing on these sessions.
Several songs on both recordings have Pototo & Filomeno
backed by a conjunto and those also are very nice.

"Ensalada Rebelde"
Pototo y Filomeno
With Orq.Melodias Del 40 y Conjunto
((****))

Enrique Jorrin: "Stevenson" - Cuba

"Al Ritmo Del Cha cha chá"

Orq. Enrique Jorrin
1986 EGREM Vinyl LP
(1987 Venezuelan pressing)

'Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence',
born 1952 in Jamaica, W.I., grew up in Las Tunas. Cuba.
He was only the second heavyweight boxer the history of
the Olympics to win three gold medals, 1972, 1976, 1980.

A song written by Vicente Bartuti, a tribute to the former
Cuban heavyweight boxing champion, Teófilo Stevenson
on a 1986 LP by Enriqe Jorrin

Orq. Enrique Jorrin
4. 'Stevenson'
Comp: Vicente Bartuti


Track # 6 "Como Pompas De Jabon"
was written and sung by Bobby Carcassés,
who also was born in Jamaica, W.I. then moved to Cuba.
You can download this LP from Yoyo's great music blog:
http://listentoyourears.blogspot.com/
which is where I downloaded it from.

Former President Fidel Castro presented Stevenson with a mansion in an exclusive residential area of Havana.
In 1999, he ran into trouble at Miami International Airport, when before boarding a United Airlines chartered jet that would take the Cuban national boxing team home, he allegedly headbutted a 41 year old United ticket counter employee, causing him to break his teeth. He was arrested, but soon after, he was released and returned home to Cuba.
Stevenson defended himself, saying he was provoked by a torrent of verbal abuse.

  

Teofilo Stevenson and Muhammad Ali

1970's

Teofilo Stevenson

 

Video: Cuba - Tipica Hermanos Izquierdo "Moliendo Cafe" 1979 - Cuba

Tipica Hermanos Izquierdo
"Moliendo Cafe"
(En El Pilón De Mamá Inés)
Swinging + a great drum solo.
1979

Orquesta America "La Vacuna Salk" 1955 - Cuba

Doctor Jonas Salk

"La Vacuna Salk"

1955
Ninon Mondejar Y Su Orquesta America

"El Caballero De Paris" 1899-1985 - La Habana, Cuba

"El Caballero De Paris"
Personaje callejero

La Habana, Cuba 1899-1985

El Caballero De Paris
Orq. Antonio María Romeu
Canta: Barbarito Diez

Richard Egües flute solo con Aragon en vivo / live

El Maestro Richard Egües taking a killer

flute solo, one of his best, live with Orq. Aragon.
(Oye Richard... tremendo espejuelos.. jejeje)

Tres Lindas Cubanas 7:53

América Del 55 "Live / En Vivo" radio broadcasts - La Habana, Cuba

Radio Tema 2

Radio Tema 5

América Del '55

Orq. Richard Egües "¡Sabrosona!" - Cuba

"¡Sabrosona!"

Orq. Richard Egües
EGREM Vinyl LP

2. Cuidado Con Se Pega

5. Se Le Ve

Charanga Típica De Guillermo Rubalcaba 1988 - Cuba

"Vivencias"
Charanga Típica De Guillermo Rubalcaba

Original vinyl LP cover 1988
With Tito Gomez and Barbarito Diez: vocals
And El Maestro... Miguel O'Farril: flute

5. Volví A Querer
Barbarito Diez: vocal
Comp: Marcelino Guerra

10. Pare Cochero
Tito Gomez: vocal
Comp: Marcelino Guerra


Reissued 1989 on CD:
as "Danzonando Con Rubalcaba"

Ritmo De Estrellas "Pituka La Bella" -1960 Miami

"Pituka La Bella"

Orq. Ritmo De Estrellas

Miami 1960 or 1961
Discuba vinyl LP
Never reissued on LP or CD.

LP vinyl sold on Ebay 3/4/12 $92.00

The tunes "Pituka La Bella" and "Arrimate Pa' Ca" were written by Juanito Marquez and done in the "Ritmo Pa'ca", the rhythmic form attributed to him.
Ritmo De Estrellas, my favorite South Florida Cuban Charanga band circa early '60's.
With much influence by Orq. Aragon, especially in their tight crisp vocal style.
With acoustic bass... so much more natural sounding than electric bass.
This LP is now obscure and hard to find a copy in good condition.
Many later pressings of this LP have very poor sound, with much of the bass very low or almost missing. The early pressings are the best, with the bass very full and the thick album cover with a very high glossy cover photo.

1. Pituka La Bella
Comp: Juanito Marquez
Ritmo Pa'ca

5. Se Callo Del Caballo

7. En El Vacilon

8. Como Goza Elena

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"Pituka La Bella"
Tito Gomez with Orq. Riverside 1952
Very rare and now obscure track.

Video of Orq. Aragon singing "Pituka La Bella" written by Juanito Marquez.
In this video Juanito Marquez walks out and plugs his electric guitar into his amplifier just after the song starts.
Aragon with guests Los Zafiros, Elena Burke and
Juanito Marquez (Ritmo "Pa'ca").

Los Jóvenes Del Hierro - 1970's Hialeah, Florida

Los Jóvenes Del Hierro

Cuban Charanga band, 1970's Hialeah, Florida

"Por Tierra Y Por Mar"
1973 vinyl LP
Free on "the usual" file share sites.


"El Bilingue"
1974 vinyl LP
With two covers of Aragon songs.
Reissued on CD, also as .99 cent downloads on
Amazon.com and free on "the usual" file share sites.

"Salsa Con Flauta"
1976 vinyl LP

3. El Tiburon

8. Pepe El Machazo


"U.S.D.A. Grade A Charanga"
1977 vinyl LP
Free on "the usual" file share sites.

1. Con Su Permiso
2. Por Culpa Del Referendum
3. El Gallo De Maria
4. Ruego Inutil
5. Cuando Tu Quieras
6. Salao Pero Sabroso
7. Severino
8. Apredi a Vivir
9. La Conga Tomasa
10. Cuco El Elegante

9. La Conga Tomasa


"16 Grandes Exitos"
Reissued on CD in 1992 with 16 early works.
Free on "the usual" file share sites.

Original Kubaney vinyl LP 1960's

Orq. Tipica Tropical - Miami, Florida

Eduardo Aguirre 1960's

Eduardo Aguirre

Cuban flautist Eduardo Aguirre and his Orq. Tipica Tropical.
One of several popular Florida Charanga bands.
I prefer the sound of band during the 1970's, which includes cover versions of songs originally done by Orq. Aragon, Maravillas De Florida, Los Latinos and Ritmo Oriental.
Tipica Tropical during the 1970's, did not use trombones as they currently do.

"El Extranjero"
Vinyl LP on Guiro
1963

1. El Extranjero

The original "drunk smoking baby" LP cover.

They changed the cover photo after people were
angry about the image of a "drunk smoking baby".

1974 vinyl LP on the Mate label
Includes several cover versions of Aragon songs and
one song originally done by Maravillas De Florida.


"La Nueva Salsa Llegó"
1975 vinyl LP on the Mate label
With four cover songs originally by
Ritmo Oriental. Several arrangements
by Rolando Lozano.

"Pa' Los Malos Ojos"

1977 vinyl LP on Velvet
With several cover songs by originally done by
Los Latinos, Maravillas De Florida and Ritmo Oriental.
1. El Cartero
2. No Soy De Aqui
3. Rosario La Llorona
4. Orgullosa
5. Dama Dama
6. Siguelo Ehi
7. El Son No Ha Muerto
8. El Tiempo y Yo
9. Como Baila Lola
10. Tu Me Echaste Brujeria

"Charangueando Con La... Orq. Tipica Tropical"
1979 vinyl LP on Teca
With several cover songs by Ritmo Oriental,
and Orq. Aragon.


"Echando Humo!"
With guests Tany Gil & Jorge Cabrera
1981 Teca vinyl LP