RAY BARRETTO - Que Viva La Musica (2023 Remastered Reissue) - LP - Deluxe 180g Vinyl [MAY 26]

LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Deluxe Tip On Sleeve. Remastered for the first time in decades. 

Que Viva La Música just turned 50 and features Barretto at his peak of the “Hard Salsa” era. The album contains the track “Cocinando” from the famed documentary Our Latin Thing which alone makes the record worth the price of admission. Other key tracks include “La Pelota” and “Que Viva La Música”. Recorded in 1972, the recording features his original Salsa band including Adalberto Santiago and Orestes Vilato before their storied breakup.

Now available remastered for the first time in decades. 

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Que Viva La Musica [5:25]
2. Bruca Manigua [4:06]
3. La Pelota [4:16]
4. El Tiempo lo Dira [4:18]

Side B
1. Cocinando [10:10]
2. Triunfo El Amor [3:04]
3. Alafia Cumaye [4:53]