Mongo Santamaria - Sabroso (1993)
Mongo Santamaria - Sabroso
Cuba | mp3 320 Kbps | 103 MB
Fantasy Records 1993
Cuba | mp3 320 Kbps | 103 MB
Fantasy Records 1993
Heavy charanga work from Mongo Santamaria – a really early west coast take on the genre, and a record that features a slightly bigger group than usual for Mongo! Early partner Willie Bobo is in the combo on Timbales – and other players include Pupi Legarreta and Jose Chombo Silva on violins, Rolando Lozano on flute, Rene Hernandez on piano, and both Louis Valizan and Marcus Cabuto on trumpets – not the kind of instrument you'd usually find on a charanga date, but still pretty appreciated here. There's a bit of vocals – sung by Rudi Calzado on the lead, and with Pete Escovedo in the chorus – and titles include "Pito Pito", "Tulibamba", "Mamco De Cuco", and "Que Maravilloso" – plus the nice descarga stormers "Para Ti" and "El Bote".01. Que Maravolloso
02. En La Felicidad
03. Pachanga Pá Ti
04. Tulibamba
05. Mambo de Cuco
06. El Bote
07. Pito Pito
08. Guaguanco Mania
09. Ja, Ja-Ja
10. Tula Hula
11. Dimelo
12. A La Luna Me Voy
13. Para Ti