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Let's talk Areito (Cuban-R)

mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
edited December 2008 in Strut Central
So I know of a few solid Cuban funk/soul albums on Areito:b, 21b, 21Orquesta Riverside: S/Tb, 21Grupo Los Yoyi: Yoyi (off the wall!)b, 21b, 21And I finally copped that Los Van Van + Juan Formel LP (the one that inexplicably sold for nearly $250 the other month)b, 21b, 21Any other joints people would recommend?b, 21b, 21or really, I'm interested in any Cuban label albums for jazz, Latin, etc.
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  • ostost Montreal 1,375 Posts
    Here are some standouts imo:b, 21b, 21img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh286/zapp10304/SDC11100.jpg"1b, 21b, 21This Lp has a really nice cover of "Hasta siempre" and is overall a pretty nice Jazz record.b, 21b, 21img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh286/zapp10304/SDC11098.jpg"1b, 21b, 21This LP includes the classic "Bacalao con pan" which is pretty much one of the funkiest Cuban songs I know of and basically an essential Cuban track to look out for. I've seen it issued on other LP's as well. Although this LP says "Recital" ("concert") it doesn't sound like it at all. It really just sounds like a studio recording. Same goes for that Paquito D'Rivera which according to the LP is a live set in Finland but once again sounds like a studio recording. b, 21b, 21img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh286/zapp10304/FourtyFives/14-1.jpg"1b, 21b, 21This is a pretty nice Salsa type track, I'm not really in to the flip side though.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Ah yes, I forgot about the Irakere LP - I've had that for a minute. I like "Bacalao" but I've always been more partial to Riverside's "En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes" more in terms of straight funk cuts. b, 21b, 21I'll have to check for that salsa joint.
  • absoul85absoul85 64 Posts
    I really like this one:b, 21 b, 21img src="http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/cp_images/c4722.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21Wasn't it featured on Si Para Usted?
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    ricardo eddy martinez - 'expresso ritmico'b, 21b, 21en fuego
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
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    b, 21I really like this one:
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    b, 21Wasn't it featured on Si Para Usted?
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21Ah yeah, I forgot the Torres LP - "Son a Propulsion" is the shit! b, 21b, 21How's his other stuff? I only know "Algo Nuevo."
  • MjukisMjukis 1,675 Posts
    I only have a couple of albums of Areito but I'm a big fan of this one by Groupa Moncada (or something like that - spelling?). Not really soul or funk-influenced but really beautiful stuff.
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    I starting getting into Areito about 6 years ago when I found a gang of records at a thrift here in Miami. I'm cuban and grew up in Miami and never really realized the influence that US music had on the island. Here's a mix I did for a waxidermy CD swap a few years ago. Styles range from folk,psych,funk,son,jazz,disco...I don't have a tracklist, but I remember most of the tracks if anyone want specifics. b, 21b, 21a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ydmqzvewzjy" target="_blank"1http://www.mediafire.com/?ydmqzvewzjyb, 21b, 21b, 21I'm in the middle of a session right now, but will post a few personal faves later.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    PROPER. Thanks man.
  • absoul85absoul85 64 Posts
    I scoured through Havana last autumn and only managed to find one other Torres LP, beat the F*ck up and unlistenable I'm afraid. so yeah, I'm wondering the same
  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    FA5b, 21Los Yoyib, 21Orquestra Los Van Van
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Absoul, this thread reminds me I need to return that JP Torres LP to you (+the Alrune Rod a.o.).b, 21It's been too long now, I'm a bit embarrased img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" 21b, 21b, 21I found this Grupo Moncada last yearb, 21img src="http://i12.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/fe/96/3a61_1.JPG"1b, 21but I let it go. Mistake? I think it's actually still sitting in the cheapo bin at the shop I sold it to.
  • SoulhawkSoulhawk 3,197 Posts
    I have that Grupo Moncada - it's commie folk, not all that interesting musically to my recollectionb, 21b, 21Torres has at least 3 or 4 other lps similar to that Super-Son one - I bought 3 this past summer in Toronto
  • selperfugeselperfuge 1,165 Posts
    RADb, 21img src="http://www.popsike.com/pix/20050619/4740744442.jpg"1b, 21b, 21alsob, 21these dudes shred but no funk per se, which is how this discussion is heading. great folk and fuzz psych moves:b, 21img src="http://www.popsike.com/pix/20040910/4036534214.jpg"1
  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    surprised i am the first to say this: PAGING DANNO3000!
  • 3RD_Man3RD_Man 213 Posts
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    b, 21Torres has at least 3 or 4 other lps similar to that Super-Son one - I bought 3 this past summer in Toronto
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21Never heard the Algo Nuevo so I'm not sure how it fares against his other releases but the best so far that I've heard are the aforementioned "Super Son" (Yes, 'Son a Propulsion' is the ish) and these two below, both of which were comped for Si Para Usted...b, 21b, 21img src="http://ring.cdandlp.com/jetrecords/photo_grande/99618530.jpg"1b, 21b, 21One of my favorite cuban releases, period. The title track cooks!b, 21b, 21img src="http://ring.cdandlp.com/afrocuban/photo_moyenne/4410332.jpg"1b, 21b, 21This is one of his later albums, I believe, approaching the disco era at the end of the 70's... Couple dancefloor burners here, heavy on the electronics.b, 21b, 21Grupo Monumental also has a couple solid releases, one of which's title was used for the title of the comp mentioned above...
  • FrankFrank 2,370 Posts
    Here's a mix I made a while back with a cashe of Cuban records that I had found in the remote forest region of Guinea. Click on the image to listen:b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21div style="text-align: center;"1a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/perspixe/soulpusher/cubafunk.mp3" target="_blank"1img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o36/voodoofunk/cubafunk.jpg" alt="" border="0" 2100:00 Grupo Monumental -limitacionb, 21/div1div style="text-align: center;"103:23 Los 4 U 5 -cosas que se me occurrenb, 2107:47 Grupo Irakere -Quindiamob, 2111:37 Grupo Monumental -que felicidad yo tengob, 2115:31 Los Van Van -llegue, llegueb, 2120:48 Los Reves '73 -un lamento hecho cancionb, 2124:47 Grupo Irakere -38 1/2b, 2129:57 Los 4 U 4 -seis igual a seisb, 2133:47 Hilario Duran -la contrapardidab, 2138:00 Grupo De Experimentaci??n Sonora del ICAIC -rie y bosteza/div1b, 21b, 21b, 21b, 21These are the nicest covers of the stuff I had found:b, 21b, 21a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/08-2.jpg"1img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/08-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" 21b, 21a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/09-2.jpg"1img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/09-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" 21b, 21a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/10-1.jpg"1img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/soulpusher/10-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" 21
  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
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    h, 21
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    b, 21Grupo Los Yoyi: Yoyi (off the wall!)
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3113911938_2739ff9d78_o.jpg"1 b, 21b, 21couldn't agree more! When I've played this out people have lost their shit. Turns up in TO from time to time. b, 21b, 21 That Irakere's a monster latin number as well
  • LoopDreamsLoopDreams 1,195 Posts
    Oh ya... a Cuban defector I know says that Los Yoyi are an old Havana band that are still giggin.
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    i was under the impression that monumental had two records? i found one in a thrift store outside atl...the one where they are sitting on the letters. dope shit. used a chunk on aeiou2.b, 21b, 21i know cosmos in toronto gets a lot of cuban records.b, 21b, 21cosine on the three juanpablo joints. i got the cargo cover and the younggirl joint (i remember a song called "hierro" or hielo? being real dope)
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    b, 21i know cosmos in toronto gets a lot of cuban records.
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21understatement, Aki's the one who hyped Torres till he blew up.
  • marumaru 1,450 Posts
    anyone familiar with a los van van record with a blue cover and kind of a spherical graphic on the front? i found one at the store the other day for $20 but wasn't willing to take a risk.
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    Thanks for the mixes, Rap79 & Frank!!b, 21b, 21Might I also add to this list the following:b, 21b, 21Los Llamas- "Siboney" (Also came out on 7" as Cuban Studies Program or something like that)b, 21object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1
  • LapurLapur 60 Posts
    I've been collecting Areito records for years. The absolute holy grail for Areito funk collectors is Orquesta Riverside's first ST album of the 70's (Areito 3463) which features "Es Nuestro Aniversario" on the B-side.
  • leftybanksleftybanks 165 Posts
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    b, 21I've been collecting Areito records for years. The absolute holy grail for Areito funk collectors is Orquesta Riverside's first ST album of the 70's (Areito 3463) which features "Es Nuestro Aniversario" on the B-side.
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    b, 21I've been collecting Areito records for years. The absolute holy grail for Areito funk collectors is Orquesta Riverside's first ST album of the 70's (Areito 3463) which features "Es Nuestro Aniversario" on the B-side.
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    b, 21What does the cover look like?
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21A blue "R" that fills almost the entire cover.
  • Danno3000Danno3000 2,850 Posts
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    b, 21This LP includes the classic "Bacalao con pan" which is pretty much one of the funkiest Cuban songs I know of and basically an essential Cuban track to look out for. I've seen it issued on other LP's as well. Although this LP says "Recital" ("concert") it doesn't sound like it at all. It really just sounds like a studio recording. Same goes for that Paquito D'Rivera which according to the LP is a live set in Finland but once again sounds like a studio recording.
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21It's a live recording. The OG "Bacalao con pan" is on the white record with the cool blue line drawing.
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    b, 21Oh ya... a Cuban defector I know says that Los Yoyi are an old Havana band that are still giggin.
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21I don't believe that's true. The consensus seems to be that Leon decamped to Europe and subsequently passed away.
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    b, 21i was under the impression that monumental had two records? i found one in a thrift store outside atl...the one where they are sitting on the letters. dope shit. used a chunk on aeiou2.
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    b, 21i know cosmos in toronto gets a lot of cuban records.
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    b, 21cosine on the three juanpablo joints. i got the cargo cover and the younggirl joint (i remember a song called "hierro" or hielo? being real dope)
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21There are at least four Monumental LPs. There are some cool vids of them performing available on youtube.
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    b, 21I've been collecting Areito records for years. The absolute holy grail for Areito funk collectors is Orquesta Riverside's first ST album of the 70's (Areito 3463) which features "Es Nuestro Aniversario" on the B-side.
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21That may be your holy grail, but it's sure not mine! There's a lot I'd want before that LP. There's some might funky business on the forthcoming Si, Para Usted 2, but damned if I know when I'll actually have it finished. I hope in no more than a month or two.
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    b, 21I don't believe that's true. The consensus seems to be that Leon decamped to Europe and subsequently passed away.
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    font class="post"1b, 21b, 21Damn them Cuban Defectors... img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /1
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