This is a really fun album, but I'll be honest, there's only so much of this level fun I can listen to in one hit.
This is a really fun album, but I'll be honest, there's only so much of this level fun I can listen to in one hit.
Latino music in general is not really my cup of tea, and I'm apparently not a fan of mambo. The record is saved by a great brass section and some jazzy bits that are pretty nice.
While the music is played technically excellent, 38 minutes of Mambo are quite a lot …
I was introduced to Tito Puente by the game Grand Theft Auto : Vice City. Every yellow cab in the Little Havana district would be playing Radio Espantoso and it’s impossible not to enjoy the infectious rhythms. This album is a good introduction to Señor Puente and my particular favourite is Mambo Gozon, but to be honest they’re all good songs, Brent.