Salsa con Golpe II
Quinto Mayor (Codiscos)

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Whenever you hear the name Quinto Mayor the first thing you should think is, "Salsa Gorda". The next thing you should do is go and buy it.

The Colombian band directed by the Galé brothers is back with an even tighter release. Just like Soneros del Barrio from NY, this band covers old-school 70's salsa with even more swing.

"Agua de clavelito" is an old Cuban song that was interpreted in the late 70's by Johnny Pacheco.  Casanova and Mayor deliver this song note for note.

Next they slow things down with a son from Cuco Valoy "Mendigo de amor". This song demostrates those Colombian multi tracked chorus vocals happening in the background. SWEET! This song leads into the Palmieri / Feliciano cut "Palo de mango" from their Champagne album. While no one has vocal delivery like Cheo Feliciano, Quinto does a good job keeping that swing flavor.

The only issue that I have with this release is that some of the songs are too short or they don't improvise much. Other than that, this CD will ignite any party!

Songs:
1- Agua de clavelito
2- Mendigo de amor
3- Palo de mango
4- Faisán
5- Guanguancó pa'l que sabe
6- Papaupa
7- Nacio varón
8- Tal vez vuelvas a llamarme
9- La casa
10- En el bajío
11- La morena
12- Tu no sabes na
13- Abandonada fue
14- Enamorada de un amigo mío

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This page last updated on 22-Jan-2005