Salsa (music) recommendations

DJBombjack

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I know virtually NOTHING about latin music. The odd thing here and there...But i'm looking to fill out some of my DJ sets with some goos salsa music. Something that 20-40 year olds can get down with. It doesn't have to be raer, just maybe some classics that will work in a party.Suggestions?
 
I posted a salsa mix a couple of days ago. One of the dollar bin tracks was off here:

 
I know very little about salsa or latin music, but a favourite of mine is Tito Puentes "La leyenda", from the album with the same name (there's a baby on the cover). The percussion parts melt your face off for sure.
 
el gran combo- ojos china
is a classic track..everyone will dance

also check for oscar de leon,the legendary celia cruz and la sonora carruseles and fruko y sus tesos, joe arroyo

ill try and post great salsa for ya

you should also look into

Sergent Garcia : think Manu Chao but more salsa
the guy has great club/dance tracks
 
the willie colon albums "el jucio" and "cosa nuestra" are pretty damn good. great cover art too.
Cosign on "El Juicio", the track "S?? la ves" (sung by Hector Lavoe) is probably my favorite salsa track (not that I've heard that many, though...)
 
the willie colon albums "el jucio" and "cosa nuestra" are pretty damn good. great cover art too.
Cosign on "El Juicio", the track "S?? la ves" (sung by Hector Lavoe) is probably my favorite salsa track (not that I've heard that many, though...)
hector lavoe is the don... all those willie colon records w/ him on it are smoking... my fav track of theirs is "aquanile" which will tear a party the fuck up...
 
slighty hung over... watching the sox game on my computer... gonna go try and get a little sunshine in now... sick Noir stuff at the film forum tonight and tomorrow... 3 for the price of one!
 
god hates you

get the tent out...

the movies (none of which i've seen)

ARMORED CAR ROBBERY

(1950, RICHARD FLEISCHER) Precursor of The Asphalt Jungle and The Killing. Criminal mastermind William Talman (later Perry Mason???s D.A.) shrugs off a botched big caper, henchman attrition and police dragnets, as square-jawed cop Charles McGraw keeps on coming. (approximately 67 minutes)
SUN 1:00, 5:10, 9:15
MON 1:00

FOLLOW ME QUIETLY

(1949, RICHARD FLEISCHER) On the trail of serial strangler ???The Judge,??? William Lundigan helps fellow detectives build up a composite mannequin of the killer; with the ???Judge??? himself, dropping in to the station to substitute for the mannequin and play himself. (approximately 60 minutes)
SUN 2:30, 6:40, 10:35
MON 2:30



THE CLAY PIGEON

(1949, RICHARD FLEISCHER) Bill Williams snaps out of a coma in a naval hospital, charged to his surprise with treason for playing stool pigeon in a Japanese POW camp. Time to slap on some civvies and get out of town, kidnapping fellow prisoner???s widow Barbara Hale en route. (approximately 63 minutes)
SUN 3:50, 8:00
MON 3:50
 
Check out this nice SALSA MIX my boy did.http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0E4F81AF61B7B4D5
 
You HAVE to have some Eddie Palmieri....

Some real dancers and some great head nodders...

His records are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!















The latin list can be so loooooooooooooooooooooooong

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Don't go another step until you look into Israel Lopez, known as "Cachao".

pioneer of the mambo.

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It also depends wich way you like to go with LAtin Music, for dancing or for listening. I prefer the records made for dancing. I also like the Cuban style (Son, Rumba, Timba, Charanga and so on) more dan the LA / NY styles (Guaguanco, Mambo (on 2), Salsa, Cha cha cha, Pachanga. Ik can post a list of my favorites in the different styles if you like that.
 
This mix from my friend Adrian was the gateway drug for Salsa:



"YROCO" Jimmy Sabater
"COCO SECO" Bobby Valentin
"GENERATION GAP" The New Generation
"HOT PANTS ROAD" Ocho
"RIGHT ON" Ray Barretto
"CALLE LUNA CALLE SOL" Willie Colon
"SALSA NAMA" Azuquita y Su Orquesta
"QUE SE SEPA" Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound 5
"NO ESTA EN NA" Charlie Palmieri
"COJE PA LA COLA" Los Hermanos Lopez Orchestra
"CONDICIONES QUE EXISTEN" Eddie Palmieri
 
"Condiciones Que Existen" is a bad jam! On the Harlem River Drive tip for real.

This whole record (a comp of sorts) is pretty varied and a great listen:

That sleeve is pretty stunning too.

Looking forward to throwing this mix on later, kick of the weekend right!