Your favourite salsa records

[Rabshakeh]

Los Corraleros – Esta Sí Es Salsa!

Not really Salsa, or "Salsa" in the earlier sense of generalised Spanish Carribbean big band format music. 

[gvopedz]

Laura Mau 

 

[JSngry]

3 hours ago, gvopedz said:

Laura Mau 

 

That's quite nice!

[gvopedz]

let's not forget Maria Rivas...

 

[gvopedz]

Norberto Velez

 

[gvopedz]

A live version of Palmieri's Bilongo

 

[gvopedz]

El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico:

 

[gvopedz]

Another Elvis

 

[Rabshakeh]

Orquesta La Conspiracion - Ernie's Conspiracy

This is a cool one. Sabu on congas. 

[mikeweil]

On 8/7/2026 at 9:31 PM, Rabshakeh said:

Orquesta La Conspiracion - Ernie's Conspiracy

This is a cool one. Sabu on congas. 

Please look at the credits. There is one Israel "Sabu" Martinez pkaying bongos on that album, a different person. Gene Golden plays congas. Good music , nonetheless.

https://www.discogs.com/master/555632-Orquesta-La-Conspiracion-Ernies-Conspiracy

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1776299-Israel-Martinez

Edited August 12 by mikeweil

[Rabshakeh]

13 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

Please look at the credits. There is one Israel "Sabu" Martinez pkaying bongos on that album, a different person. Gene Golden plays congas. Good music , nonetheless.

https://www.discogs.com/master/555632-Orquesta-La-Conspiracion-Ernies-Conspiracy

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1776299-Israel-Martinez

Oh gosh. I had no idea. Thanks!

One for the musicians with the same name thread. 

[gvopedz]

Joe Cuba

 

[gvopedz]

Melcochita:

 

[gvopedz]

Oscar D'Leon

 

[JSngry]

 

[Rabshakeh]

2 minutes ago, JSngry said:

 

 

I didn't realise that they were still going at this point. 

[JSngry]

2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

I didn't realise that they were still going at this point. 

No, that a reissue of their first record. Still fresh!

[Rabshakeh]

6 hours ago, JSngry said:

No, that a reissue of their first record. Still fresh!

Oh okay. I love those records. 

[JSngry]

And how fortunate that everybody had two-syllable first names!

[gvopedz]

Ismael Miranda: