Like Tito Puente before him, Ray Barretto is one of the all-time greatest "Soul Drummers" of them all. He gave us the "El Watusi" in 1961, "Senor 007" in 1969 and this gem in 1967. The music emanated from el barrio, the South Bronx and Spanish Harlem in New York City, via the then-fledgling Latin record labels like Tico and Fania. Like Rap music in the early 1980s, this music … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day- “Soul Drummers” by Ray Barretto
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Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cloud Nine” by Mongo Santamaria
The song was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and originally recorded by The Temptations. This recording was released as a single back in 1969 by Cuban-born Latin Jazz percussionist, Mongo Santamaria and featuring some blazing sax work by Grant Reed. Mongo was most famous for his recording of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" and for writing the John Coltrane … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cloud Nine” by Mongo Santamaria
Song of the Day – “Soul Drummers” by Ray Barretto
Song of the Day by Eric Berman - "Soul Drummers" by Ray Barretto Like Tito Puente before him, Ray Barretto is one of the all-time greatest "Soul Drummers" of them all. He gave us the "El Watusi" in 1961, "Senor 007" in 1969 and this gem in 1967. The music emanated from el barrio, the South Bronx and Spanish Harlem in New York City, via the then-fledgling Latin record labels … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – “Soul Drummers” by Ray Barretto
