I'm in business with Castro (funky RAER related)

Danno3000

I just sent Raul and his boys a wad of cash (in Canadian dollars no less--thank you weak US economy), and volume 2 of "Si, Para Usted" is now two, maybe three months from completion. I'm pretty excited. For the most part, volume 1 was all about giving the classics more exposure, but I've had the opportunity to get a little raerer and a little deeper with volume 2. Here's a preview: two cuts (taken from crappy vinyl instead of the masters you'll hear on the album). The first person to correctly name both the groups and the tracks gets a free copy of the comp.Apparently, volume 1 is getting reviewed in a May edition of Spanish People. Check it if you're waiting in a doctor's office or standing in a checkout line.

hcrink

RADICAL

Brian

Apparently, volume 1 is getting reviewed in a May edition of Spanish People. Check it if you're waiting in a doctor's office or standing in a checkout line.

This is really cool man, seriously.

captainplanet

right on! still giving vol. 1 spins regularly. heard it again recently on WKCR too.

Sooks

Covers of 'Vehicle' are where it's at... looking forward to it!

CBear

Is volume one still available, and what's the best way to get volume two when it comes out?

skel

Is volume one still available, and what's the best way to get volume two when it comes out?

yes, please tell.....

the Vehicle track is extreme heat

Soundclash

First track is "Suspirando por el chikichaka" by Juan Pablo Torres, isn??t it?

Javi

cholera

Dan, those sound crazy dope. Really looking forward to Volume 2.

I think it's amazing that you have this 'in' with the government in Cuba. So much undiscovered/forgotten great music being made available from your hard work. Keep it up!

DB_Cooper

I think it's amazing that you have this 'in' with the government in Cuba.

Danno on his most recent digging journey:

RAJ

Ill! Don't forget to front a strutta a copy when its done.

Danno3000

Is volume one still available, and what's the best way to get volume two when it comes out?

Vol. 1 should be available on Dustygroove, labcabin, amazon, itunes, and in your local independent. If not, you can buy it directly from me on my site, www.waxingdeep.org.

First track is "Suspirando por el chikichaka" by Juan Pablo Torres, isn??t it?

Nice! Except this particular release is attributed to Los Caneyes, about which little is known. JPT is definitely the author of the track, and all the versions, including the one on the Uruguayan Chikichaka LP, are the same. I understand that there's no Caneyes LP--just singles--and that the Chikichaka tracks don't appear on any JPT LP. My guess is Los Caneyes are Los Chikichakas and somehow got an LP released in Uruguay.

I think it's amazing that you have this 'in' with the government in Cuba. So much undiscovered/forgotten great music being made available from your hard work. Keep it up!

My only "in" was incredible patience, a little resourcefulness, and the willingness to give them the money they want, which is really all they care about. I used to hear a story years ago in Toronto something along the lines of the Cuban Ambassador's hot daughter convincing her father to give [fill in the blank with any of a dozen Toronto collectros] access to the EGREM archives, but there was nothing like that for me, just a lot of expensive phone calls, some time in Havana, and some bank transfers.

Ill! Don't forget to front a strutta a copy when its done

Soulstrut was involved in every step of producing vol. 1 and I gave it love in the acknowledgements. It goes without saying that copies will be headed your way.

rootlesscosmo

volume 1 stays in rotation at mi casa.