[playlist at end of post!] Last night we got to hear the beginning, the middle, and all the glory of salsa and it's development (the dance & ritmo!) with some #CeliaCruz #GrupoNiche #HailaMompie #LabaSosseh #Boncana and others. Featured in the images is La Lupe's 1969 album where la canción Puro Teatro appears. The album cover and the record itself, are musical artifacts that can sometimes gives us a behind the scenes view of the recordings. From the back liner notes "...aplaudimos frenéticamente después de finalizado cada número...teníamos una misión que cumplir...teniamos que grabar!" 📸: Images from Discogs.com *La Orchesta Riverside "Ramona" [CUBA] *Pete Rodriguez "I Like It (I Like It Like That)" [PUERTO RICO] *La Lupe "Puro Teatro" [CUBA] *Celia & Johnny "Quimbara" [CUBA]*Johnny Pacheco "El Faisan" [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC] *Rodolfo y su Tipica "La Colegiala" [COLOMBIA] *Grupo Niche "Cali Pachanguero" [COLOMBIA] *Joe Arroyo "Inocente" [COLOMBIA] *Haila Mompie "Bemba Colora'" [CUBA] *Celina y Reutilio "Santa Bárbara (Viva Changó)" [CUBA] *Mon Rivera y su Orquesta "Lluvia con nieve" [PUERTO RICO] *Pupi Legarreta "El Platanal de Bartolo" [CUBA] *La Sonora De Chicho Medina "Mambo Swing" [COLOMBIA] *Fruko y sus Tesos "Salsa na ma" [COLOMBIA] *Laba Sosseh "Diamoule Mawo" [GAMBIA] *Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band "Azo N'Kplon Doun Nde (El Toro)" [BENIN] *Boncana "Descarga Boncana" [MALI] *José Missamou "Ritmo de Africa!" [CONGO] (at KCSB-FM 91.9 in Santa Barbara) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEKEJU-AOT9/?igshid=1keyo8g1rgiyh