Musicians: Willie Villegas - congas, timbales, minor percussion, quinto on
track 3, bongos on track 1-5, bata on track 1, tambora on track 5,
background vocals on track 4 Alfredo "Male" Torres - lead vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5,
& 7 Johnson Morales - piano Fernando Rentas - bass, bata on track 1 Gemaliel Bonilla - 1st and 2nd trombone Jim Populka - bata on track 1, bongos on track 6 & 7,
background vocals
Guests: Carlos El Grande - vocals on track 6 Angel Talavera - tenor saxophone on track 7 Jose La Torre Jibaro - guiro on track 3 ; cha cha guiro on track 4 Matthew Santiago - merengue guira on track 5 Angel Morales - Al Jolson impression on track 6 Annette Gutierrez - coro on track 3
Label - Entre Amigos Records, USA
Music CD and video DVD set.
Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos pride themselves on playing classic salsa,
the sound of salsa from its heyday in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
The CD serves up that classic salsa sound so loved by dancers and listeners
alike, while the DVD features video segments from Willie Villegas's public
access TV show "Salsa En La Calle". Recorded live at the club
El Flamingo are Ernie Acevedo y Conjunto Imagen, Fajardo Jr. y Sus
Estrellas, Orlando Marin and Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos. Willie
also interviews (in English) the band leaders making this CD + DVD set
essential for anyone remotely interested in the history of salsa music.
From label:
"Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos, which means Among Friends in
English, is the gateway between those old days and the ones that are about to
come giving the dancers as well as the listeners of this infectious music we
love so much the multiple pleasures of joy only experienced on the dance
floor."
"Entre Amigos (Among Friends) are a hard and funky two trombone-led
salsa group based in Brooklyn, directed by percussionist Willie Villegas.
A multifaceted individual, besides co-leading Entre Amigos, playing
timbales and producing their albums, Willie hosts and produces the cable TV
show Salsa En La Calle. Willie has played with such luminaries as
Joe Quijano, Joe Cuba, Eddie Palmieri, Frankie Ruiz, Lalo Rodríguez, Tito
Puente, José Fajardo and Paquito Guzmán, just to name a few." John Child
1. Ernie Acevedo Y Conjunto Imagen
Ay Cosita Linda
Tremendo Problema
Ave Maria Lola
2. Fajardo Jr. Y Sus Estrellas
Juanaquita
Tema Fajardo
Bailar El Son
Kikirirki
Jam
3. Orlando Marin
The Last Mambo King
Soy Timbalero
Enamorando (Ay Mi Vecina)
Se Te Quema La Casa
Oye Mi Compay
Timbale Jam
4. Willie Villegas
Anacaona
TImbale Jam
Piel Canela Dancers
Duration (61'42")
Our mp3 samples are approximately 30 seconds long
and of low(ish) quality for a fast download
(file size app 300KB)