{"product_id":"various-saoco-vol-1-the-bomba-and-plena-explosion-in-puerto-rico-1954-1966-2xlp","title":"Various – ¡Saoco! Vol 1 - The Bomba And Plena Explosion In Puerto Rico 1954-1966 2xlp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oExWUQHBgzc?si=qAdDCpoSjw4-lcVe\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarious – ¡Saoco! Vol 1 - The Bomba And Plena Explosion In Puerto Rico 1954-1966 2xlp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCortijo y su Combo with Ismael Rivera, and Mon Rivera with his tongue twisters and trombones, are pioneers of a story that opened up the way to the salsa movement. With an unprecedented mix of flavors and Afro-West Indian rhythms, their dance proposals competed with the best tropical orchestras of the '50s and '60s. The legendary legacy of these Puerto Rican orchestras, however, hadn't been the subject of a proper retrospective until now. In the case of Cortijo and Ismael, it's a cultural legacy related to the \"third root\", or African contribution, in Puerto Rico's Caribbean culture. Since its birth in the year 1954 until today (half a century after its break up in 1962), Cortijo's combo and its stellar singer, Ismael Rivera, have been the best exponents of a modern, orchestrated and commercial way of performing bomba and plena, Afro-Puerto Rican genres in whose tradition they had been raised in the capital's neighborhood of Santurce. To these native rhythms they added other Caribbean ingredients which were popular at the time, creating an integrating and innovative proposal that many consider the greatest precedent of the salsa movement that would emerge years later in New York. In only eight years of existence, the group became hugely successful in Puerto Rico and New York, the West Indies and part of Latin America, and even Europe. With percussions upfront, Cortijo y su Combo were a tight mess of rhythms, expressive even in the shaking and dancing of the band members while they performed their choreography on stage. This compilation looks at the importance of Cortijo and Ismael in the context of the time, contrasting their recordings with those by other contemporary artists with more or less similar styles. Among them is the essential figure of another great \"plenero\" and salsa pioneer such as Mon Rivera, known as \"El Rey del Trabalengua\" (The Tongue Twister King) and for having started the \"trombanga\" kind of sound, which replaces trumpets and saxophones with trombones. It was a key innovation in the birth of boogaloo and salsa, which particularly inspired Eddie Palmieri and Willie Colón. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA1 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – El Bombón De Elena\u003cbr\u003eA2 Cortijo, Raful – Cortaron A Elena\u003cbr\u003eA3 Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta – Karakatis Ki\u003cbr\u003eA4 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Caballero Qué Bomba\u003cbr\u003eA5 Baltazar Carrero – En Órbita\u003cbr\u003eA6 Moncho Leña Y Los Ases Del Ritmo, Mon Rivera – Bailando Plena\u003cbr\u003eA7 Orquesta Panamericana, Ismael Rivera – El Charlatán\u003cbr\u003eB1 Los Caballeros Del Ritmo – Habla Cuembé\u003cbr\u003eB2 Ángel Luis Torruellas Y Su Conjunto Pleneros De Borinquen – Olvídalo\u003cbr\u003eB3 Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta – El Plenero\u003cbr\u003eB4 Moncho Leña Y Los Ases Del Ritmo, Mon Rivera – ¡Alo! ¿Quien Ñama?\u003cbr\u003eB5 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Déjalo Que Suba\u003cbr\u003eB6 Cortijo, Raful – Santa María\u003cbr\u003eB7 Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta – Ola De Agua\u003cbr\u003eB8 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Calypso, Bomba Y Plena\u003cbr\u003eC1 Odilio González – Sacude Zapato Viejo\u003cbr\u003eC2 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Maquinolandera\u003cbr\u003eC3 Ángel Luis Torruellas Y Su Conjunto Pleneros De Borinquen – Camelia\u003cbr\u003eC4 Monse García Y Su Conjunto – El Gallo Espuelérico\u003cbr\u003eC5 La Sonora Ponceña, Charlie Martínez – Tan Linda Que Era\u003cbr\u003eC6 Moncho Leña Y Los Ases Del Ritmo, Mon Rivera – Carbón De Palito\u003cbr\u003eC7 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Y Pedro Flores (Jugando Gallo)\u003cbr\u003eC8 Chivirico Davila – Belinda\u003cbr\u003eD1 Juanchín Y Sus Pleneros Del Palmar, Tasso Peña – Maldito Vicio\u003cbr\u003eD2 Ramito – Te Están Vacilando\u003cbr\u003eD3 Odilio González – Ni De Madera Son Buenas\u003cbr\u003eD4 Orquesta Panamericana, Ruth Fernandez – Bembeteando\u003cbr\u003eD5 Mario Ortiz All Star Band, Paquito Alvarez – Güiro Y Pandereta\u003cbr\u003eD6 Cortijo Y Su Combo, Ismael Rivera – Cúcala\u003cbr\u003eD7 Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta - Ron Con Coco\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ojo de Tigre Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46997975892260,"sku":"","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2606\/0952\/files\/saoco.jpg?v=1694709991","url":"https:\/\/www.stickfiguremailorder.com\/products\/various-saoco-vol-1-the-bomba-and-plena-explosion-in-puerto-rico-1954-1966-2xlp","provider":"Stickfigure Mailorder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}