CORTIJO Y SU COMBO CON ISMAEL RIVERA “Fiesta Boricua” CD
★Remaster
★First edition limited edition paper jacket
The unstoppable Cortijo Orchestra & Ismael Rivera released their second Gema/Rumba album in 1960. You'll be blown away by the explosive beat and Ismael Rivera's earthy singing voice. Includes "Volare," made famous by the Gypsy Kings. [2020 remastered edition]
Cortijo Orchestra
The Rumba Collection
The band led by percussionist Rafael Cortijo and his partner, the famous singer Ismael Rivera. The unique Puerto Rican music, such as bomba and plena, played with a wild and rushing beat and Ismael Rivera's lively singing voice, is the funkiest in the history of Latin/Caribbean music. Truly unrivaled. The pinnacle of Puerto Rican black music. This album presents remastered masterpieces from the heyday of Cortijo Orchestra and Ismael Rivera's Gema/Rumba Records era in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A must-listen for Latin music fans with an ear for club music.
■Track list
- 1. Oriza
- 2. I Love You No More
- 3. Volare
- 4. Que Le Paso
- 5. The Hija of La Vecina
- 6. Madame Calalu
- 7. Y Pedro Flores
- 8. Mofongo Pelao
- 9. Solavaya
- 10. Los Chismosos
- 11. Dona Chana
- 12. Me Voy A Marancagaya
- 13. Yayabo
