[JPL] Re: The Best of 2007 - Sabor Tropical - KIPO 89.3 FM - Honolulu, Hawaii

[Ray Cruz]

Sabor Tropical Picks of the "Best of 2007".

2007 has been a banner year for new, as well as, established Salsa artists. In our picks for the Best of 2007, you might recognize some of the artists as they continually record good music for the dance floors and radio. Some are new artists that even the connoisseur's of good salsa music wouldn't recognize if they saw them in their favorite record store displays or at listening stations. 

Thank you to all the labels which have provided promotional CD's to Hawaii Public Radio and my show Sabor Tropical. I look forward to working with you in your efforts to support Latin music in Hawaii. 

A special thanks goes out to the Fania E-Musica label for their excellent efforts in remastering the recordings that made Salsa what is today...an international phenomenon. Whole new generations of Salsa enthusiasts are getting to hear these artists and hear for themselves what some refer to as the "Golden Age of Salsa".

We are definitely looking forward to more good music being recorded, as well as, the growth of the Salsa, Tropical and Latin Jazz genre's in 2008.                                                          


These selections are in no particular order of rating just alphabetical. 


        We at Sabor Tropical leave that...up to you..enjoy! 

 

1. Black Sugar Sextet - Estamos Azucar - Latin Sounds Records

2. Charlie Palmieri & The Ensemble of Latin Music Legends - Mambo Show -    Callejero/Tropical Budda

3. Chico Alvarez Y Nosotros - Los Barbaros Del Ritmo - Mafimba ProductionsChino 

4. Chino Espinoza Y Los Duenos Del Son - Maria - Dimelo Records

5. Chino Nunez - Doctor Salsa - Chino Nunez Volume #2 - Cookita Productions & Infamous Records

6. Cubanismo - Greetings From Havana - AIM Records

7. El Gran Combo - Arroz Con Habichuelas - Sony Discos

8. Estrellas De Envidia - Homenaje A Fania - Envidia

9. Frankie Morales & The Mambo Of The Times Orchestra - A Toda Velocidad - Muziq Records

10. Grupo Caribe - Somos Caribenos - CMS

11. Hector LaVoe - El Cantante:The Originals - Fania E-Musica Remastered Series

12. La Verdad - From A Different Perspective - Infamous Records

13. New Swing Sextet - Back On The Streets - NSS Records

14. Paquito Acosta y Paquito Guzman - Los Dos Paquitos - Envidia

15. Poncho Sanchez - Raise Your Hands - Concord Records

16. Ray Martinez y Sabor Criollo - Alto Nivel - Tropical Note

17. Ray Viera - Trombao - Ray Viera Prodcutions

18. Robert Incelli - Baila Conmigo - Glamour Memory 

19. Sensacion Orquesta - El Profesor - Changui

20. Spanish Harlem Orchestra - United We Swing - Six Degrees

      
    Best of 2007 - Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz

 

1-Alexa Weber Morales - Wanderings / Vagabundeo - Patois Records 

2-Alfredo Naranjo - Alfredo Naranjo y El Guajeo - Cacao Musica

3-Arturo Sandoval - Rumba Palace - Telarc

4-Arturo O'Farrill & Friends - Wonderfull Discovery - Me II Enterprises

5-Bobby Matos - Gratitude - Lifeforce Jazz

6-Bobby Sanabria - Big Band Urban Folktales - Jazzheads

7-Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Simpático - ArtistShare 

8-Cabijazz - Suena A Salsa Con Jazz - Leon

9-Charlie Palmieri - A Giant Step - Callejero/Tropical Budda

10-Chembo Corniel - For The Rest of Your Life - Chemboro

11-Chuchito Valdes Jr. - Keys Of Latin Jazz -Sony/J&N

12-Gato Barbieri - Bahia - Fania E-Musica

13-Gene Perry - Mi Tambor Lo Dice Todo - Masakote Music

14-Jazz On The Latin Side All Stars - Tambolero - Suangu

15-Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana - Telegrafia Sin Hilo - Cacao Musica

16-Latin Giants Of Jazz - Trip To Mamboland - Gigante

17-Mark Wienstien - Con Alma - Jazzheads

18-Rafi Malkiel - My Island - Rafi Malkiel Music

19-Various Artists - Latin Lounge Jazz: Spanish Harlem - Fania

20-Various Artists - Putumayo Presents Latin Jazz - Putumayo


Ray Cruz
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Hawaii Public Radio
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