Daniel Ponce - "NEW YORK NOW!" LP 1983 - Cuba-N.Y.C.

 

Daniel Ponce 
dead of a heart attack
Miami, Florida 2013
R.I.P. / D.E.P.

 *** Ibayé bayé tonu ***

'Daniel Ponce' and his first LP as a leader, "NEW YORK NOW!". Recorded in N.Y.C. in 1983, with 'Orlando "Puntilla" Rios', 'Ignacio Berroa', 'Jose "Chi Chi" Trapaga', 'Alberto Morgan', 'Olufemi Mitchell', 'Regenio Tellechea', Paquito D'Rivera and "electro" wizard 'Bill Laswell' among others. On the rumba's, Daniel plays five drums and overdubbed Quinto.
With strong messages in "Invación De 80" and "Cojelo Suave"

Besides Puntilla's earlier 1981 LP "From Habana To New York", this was the second LP released in the U.S. to present more "modern" and "Contemporary" forms of Cuban rumba as opposed to the earlier styles that most people had been accustomed to: Mongo, Patato, Totico, etc. (como el dicho: "la timba no es como ayer")
LP long out of print, never reissued on CD. Cover photo shows the World Trade Center "Twin Towers".

1. Invación De 80

4. Odie

5. Cojelo Suave

In memoriam: Daniel Ponce dead at age 59

Daniel Ponce
Dead of a heart attack Miami Florida, March 2013

R.I.P. / D.E.P.

 *** Iba ayé ba yé t'orún ***

'Invación De 80'

Armando Miranda "El Billingue" - German Pfferrer, Daniel Ponce Ignacio Berroa, Andy Gonzalez - Cuba-N.Y.C. 1980

"Algo Differente"Armando Miranda - El Billingue

Kim record label -1980

1. Me Llama Juan Jose
2. Agua Pa' Mayeya
3. No Piensas Así
4. Severino
5. El Gato No Dice Miau
6. Unknown bolero
7. Que cosa es
8. No Te Complicas

Armando Miranda vocalist and composer came to the U.S. from Cuba in 1956.
A former member of Los Jovenes Del Hierro.
This LP was recorded in 1980, the same year that the "Mariel exodus" took place.
Among the thousands of Cubans that came to the U.S. many were musicians,

including Conga player 'Daniel Ponce' and drummer 'Ignacio Berroa'.
The sessions on this recording produced, arranged & conducted by the legendary late 'German Pfferrer', other musicians include N.Y.C. bass player 'Andy Gonzalez', 'Cachete Maldonado', congas and bongoes, trombonist Papo Vasquez and electric guitarist 'George Wadenius'.

1. Me Llama Juan Jose
 
2. Agua Pa' Mayeya

7. Que cosa es

8. No Te Complicas

Orlando "Puntilla " Rios / Cuba N.Y.C. 1981

Orlando 'Puntilla' Rios, his first LP recorded 1981 in N.Y.C. a year after arriving from Cuba.
With Cuban compatriots Daniel Ponce, Ignacio Berroa who had also arrived.

1. Chants for Babalú ayé

2. Ichará Ichá
3. Yesá for the Orishas
4. Yemayá
5. Chants for Agayú
6. Hondos Dolores
7. Tu Ley
8. Rumba for Elegguá

Original vinyl now out of print.
Never reissued.

6. Hondos Dolores


7. Tu Ley
 

8. Rumba for Elegguá

Daniel Ponce Memorial: June 17, St.Peter's Church N.Y.C.