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Track Listings
| 1. Together-Ray Barretto |
| 2. Oye Como Va-Tito Puente |
| 3. Descarga Cachao-Tito Rodriguez |
| 4. Acid-Ray Barretto |
| 5. The Word-Harvey Averne |
| 6. El Pito-Joe Cuba |
| 7. Druma Kuyi-Mongo Santamaria |
| 8. Tanga-Machito |
| 9. My Spiritual Indian-Eddie Palmieri |
| 10. Seformoel Bochinche-Arsenio Rodriguez |
| 11. Tito On Timbales-Tito Puente |
| 12. Mama Guela-Tito Redriguez |
| 13. Horsin' Up-Orchestra Harlow |
| 14. Que Suene La Orquesta-Eddie Palmieri |
| 15. The Oracle-Sabu Martinez |
| 16. Riot-Joe Bataan |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Soul Jazz are among the finest compilers of detailed and authentic re-issue compilations in the world and the third Nu Yorica Roots is no exception to their house rule of quality roots music. It focuses yet again on the development of Latin fusion within New York in the 1960s and is a fairly comprehensive spectrum of the sound, from Mambo and Latin-Jazz to Boogaloo and Descarga. To pick out certain tracks from this fantastic selection is nigh-on impossible, as every tune stands out in it's own right. Suffice to say that with dance-floor gems from the likes Ray Barretto ("Together"/"Acid") Eddie Palmieri ("Que Suena La Orquestra") Tito Puente ("Oye Como Va") and a number of equally excellent less well-known Nu Yorican dance movers, this is yet another wonderful Soul Jazz moment. --Found Sounds
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
It's a good feeling
10 Jun 2000
Format:Audio CD
This compilation serves as abundant proof for those who still need it that "fusion", in other words musical hybridization, happens whenever a collection of artists find themselves in a new situation and must respond in their own way. The "roots" of the title has a double meaning, then: it refers to the Cuban and Puerto Rican roots (at the very root is Africa) of this music, but it's also another perspective on the melting pot of New York City as reflected by its Latino musicians; though the fusion of influences here is more subtle than that heard on the original Nu Yorica! compilation, the stew boils with a similar popping viscosity (leading in some cases to a thermal breakdown.)
Many of the greats of Latin music are represented, among them Eddie Palmieri with one of his earliest masterpieces "My Spiritual Indian", which prefaces the bolder experiment of "Un Dia Bonita" (found on the original Nu Yorica set.) Percussion masters Mongo Santamaria and Tito Puente show up with seminal tracks, Tito's typically-ebullient and Mongo's typically-rootical, with the strong and beautiful raw chants and percussion of "Druma Kuyi."
Much of the most contemporary-sounding material comes when Latin and black idioms meet. Witness the opening "Together", a monster proto-funk jam pinned down by a sped-up montuno piano motif, or even Joe Bataan's bugulu "Riot (It's a Good Feeling)" which contains in its innocent party-flavored groove a commentary on the mood of the "wild guys" who have had enough and must throw a brick at something.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Boricua to the bone!
25 Aug 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is some of the best traditional Latin music from New York, most of it has a true old fashined jazzy salsa feel and flavor to it. There is also soulful boogaloo, funk, some of the best Latin jazz I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying, and chants/drumming jam that sounds like the Afro-Rican bomba style (Druma Kuyi). It also commemorates the Afro-Latin elements of our music with dignity and pride and is therefore accurately described as ROOTS music, with a clear African flavor and stamp. If you're Afro-Rican, PLEASE get this! You'll definitely enjoy it!!!
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