Nu Yorica Roots!

The Rise of Latin Music in New York in the 1960s

Soul Jazz Records

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Nu Yorica Roots! is the third release in Soul Jazz Records Nu Yorica! series and focuses on New York Latin music in the 1960s. Featuring dancefloor classics such as Tito Puente's 'Oye Coma Va' and Joe Cuba's 'I'll Never Go Back To Georgia' through to the original Afro-Cuban sounds of Machito and Mongo Santamaria alongside the experimentalism of Eddie Palmieri's 'My Spiritual Indian' and Ray Baretto's 'Acid', Nu Yorica Roots! covers all aspects of Latin music. Mixing elements of Latin, Funk, R'n'B and Jazz in equal doses the sound of Latin music in the 1960s that grew out of Spanish Harlem signalled the arrival of a new style of music as much influenced by the sound of Black America as by it's Cuban roots. The album contains many classic as well as rare tracks from all the masters of Latin music such as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Machito, Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan etc alongside unknown gems. Nu Yorica Roots! tells the story of the development of Latin music in the 1960s from the Mambo through to Bugalu, Latin Jazz and other styles such as Latin Soul. From the original giants of the Mambo - Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez through to the second wave of young artists such as Joe Bataan, Ray Baretto and Eddie Palmieri that arrived in the sixties. Nu Yorica Roots! is a comprehensive guide to the development of Latin music in New York City. The LP comes on DJ friendly double vinyl and the CD comes with extensive sleeve notes, photos and booklet. Nu Yorica Roots! is in two volumes, the second of which will be released later on in the year. The Nu Yorica! series of releases have been very successful for Soul Jazz selling over 50,000 units worldwide and Nu Yorica Roots! is a true successor to the previous releases. "Excellent latin party tunes from 60's New York" MIXMAG "An essential collection of classic latin from the sixties" OBSERVER "Real melting pot stuff. An adrenaline-packed hour of classic latin" Q "Third installment in Soul Jazz's superb Nu Yorica series. This rocks the latino block in style!" MUZIK "A must for fans of latin music" MUSICWEEK