Tata Guines w/Tipica 73

[JSngry]

Still some of the darnedest music I've ever heard.

 

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, JSngry said:

Still some of the darnedest music I've ever heard.

 

With a band including Nicky Marrero on Timbales you never can go wrong .....

Edited September 16, 2016 by soulpope

[mikeweil]

5 hours ago, soulpope said:

With a band including Nicky Marrero on Timbales you never can go wrong .....

Nicky Marrero was a great timbalero that undeservedly always stood in the shadow of other, more famous players, but he was every bit as good.

[Stefan Wood]

Tipica 73 was one of the great latin bands of the 70s.  Known only to latin music aficionados and those who lived in the barrios.  Greatly underappreciated.

 

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

Nicky Marrero was a great timbalero that undeservedly always stood in the shadow of other, more famous players, but he was every bit as good.

So good - unfortunately couldn`t find the source .....

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Stefan Wood said:

Tipica 73 was one of the great latin bands of the 70s.  Known only to latin music aficionados and those who lived in the barrios.  Greatly underappreciated.

 

 

[mikeweil]

They were the most progressive, open minded salsa band of the time - e.g. Nelson Gonzalez (I think it is him) electrifying his tres. The guys at Fania were much more "conservative"

The Blood, Sweat & Tears of all salsa bands, with players of the same high caliber.

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

They were the most progressive, open minded salsa band of the time - e.g. Nelson Gonzalez (I think it is him) electrifying his tres. The guys at Fania were much more "conservative"

The Blood, Sweat & Tears of all salsa bands, with players of the same high caliber.

Yes its Nelson Gonzalez - and as you said - an outstanding Tres player ....

[JSngry]

I remember when this particular record first came out. It was around the time when the Carter administration had loosed travel restrictions to Cuba. The biggest buzz of all was getting to hear Tata Guines again on a recording that had "legit" distribution in America. It had been a while (or so I was told by my friends who were hipping me to all this music). That guy RULED!

It's a $300.00 CD at amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/Tipica-73-Cuba-Intercambio-Cultural/dp/B00004TWFS

Tata Guines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_G%C3%BCines

Here's an interesting Amazon comment, especially if true:

This was Tipica 73's best album ever but it also became their downfall. This one was recorded in Cuba and after they returned to the USA most nightclubs refused to book them (fearing boycotts and reprisals from Cuban exiles). This CD,however, remains a "captured live" portrait of one of 1970s salsa's best bands.

[mikeweil]

Oh well ... glad I have a copy of the LP.

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Oh well ... glad I have a copy of the LP.

Same here ....