Ricardo Eddy Martinez

Reissued from the Spanish version of this awesome Cuban records with a unique picture cover. Probably one of the best 70's Areito releases, for sure ahead of his times. The entire record minus two tracks of 10 total are all upbeat with afro-latin breaks, dope choral vocal arrangements and chunky bass and conga lines, but don t sleep, the lower bpm songs are great mellow gems. Gilles Peterson says: ''If a Cuban record had come out on Sleeping Bag Records in 1982, I think it would ve sounded a bit like this. It s an eccentric middle ground between Latin-styled pop and disco''.

• 01 Expreso Ritmico
• 02 Tambo Iya
• 03 Mi Conga Es La Que Es
• 04 Yeya Son
• 05 Te Quedas
• 06 La 132
• 07 Este Tumbao
• 08 Mas No Me Falta Fe
• 09 Que La Tristeza Se Fue
• 10 De Mis Razones