Brass Against

Pete Rodriguez - Right On! Ahi Na' Ma! (1971) {Fania Records ‎463 950 6035-2 rel 2010}
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© 1971, 2010 Fania Records / Código Music ‎| 463 950 6035-2
Boogaloo / Latin / New York Salsa

Pete Rodriguez was part of a wave of Nuyoricans who came of age in the early '60s twilight of the mambo era. The boogaloo sound was just starting to bubble up in El Barrio (East Harlem) amongst this generation of Nuyorican bandleaders, and Rodriguez's group was on the very front line, alongside the Joe Cuba Sextet and Ricardo 'Richie' Ray. Pete had one of the great boogaloo bands of all time; he truly generated high-calibre energy on the dance floor.

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