{"product_id":"joe-acosta-the-power-of-love","title":"Joe Acosta - The Power of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow-Again Records presents catalog-wide reissues of Latin music propellant \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bataan\u003c\/strong\u003e’s legendary Ghetto Records. Next up in the series - Puerto Rico-born pianist \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Acosta\u003c\/strong\u003e had a long, if unsung career in Latin music, but his Ghetto Records LP is his best and most sought-after album. It’s easy to see why - deep trombones, fantastic piano solos, great Salsa alongside a couple of Latin Soul gems make for a heady mix that embodies the Salsoul - Salsa meets Soul - movement kickstarted by Joe Bataan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGhetto Records was Joe Bataan’s way to get over on “The Man” and out of the ‘hood, a bold move by an artist looking for independence and creative control in an industry that had exploited his talents and treated him like chattel. As Bataan puts it today, “Ghetto Records was part of my journey, a stepping stone to everything else that I’ve done. I learned enough that it enabled me to get out of the box with my thinking, it showed me how to deal with adversity.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many dreams and schemes born of the street, this one was audacious, perhaps even reckless to a fault. Hatched from desperation yet full of hope Ghetto Records came crashing down shortly after its inception. The seven albums in its discography languished out of print - until now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMPISOUL","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58870050226521,"sku":"SDZ-50551","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/SHE_20260402_0923_092447_097_p_Outlook-1pgtvkd5_3_001.jpg?v=1786984051","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/joe-acosta-the-power-of-love","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}