VA - Vocal Group Harmonies: Let's Go Latin

Size: 176.3 MB
Time: 75:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Rock, R&B, Latin
Art: Front & Back

01 The Rocketones - Mexico (2:52)
02 Prof Hamilton - Juanita In Mexico (2:13)
03 Damal & Rasheed - Arriba (3:01)
04 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - E Basta Cosi (2:36)
05 Turbans - The Wadda-Do (2:33)
06 Starlarks - Send Me A Picture Baby (1:55)
07 Anna Belle Caesar & Lionel Hampton - Little Annie (2:28)
08 Don Julian & The Meadowlarks - Doin' The Cha Cha Cha (2:13)
09 Fascinators - Dont Give Your Love Away (2:34)
10 James Ray - I've Got My Mind Set On You (3:25)
11 Lou Perez - Mama, Mama, Mama (2:15)
12 Harptones - Mambo Boogie (1:49)
13 Mike Rios - Cayendo Lagrimas (1:53)
14 Los Cinco Latinos - Quiéreme Siempre (2:17)
15 Trio Los Flamingos - Sh-Boom (2:16)
16 Royal Holidays - Down In Cuba (1:46)
17 Duo Dinamico - Oh Carol (1:47)
18 Los Llopis - Quito A Poquito (2:46)
19 Latin Lads - Nunca (2:02)
20 Ana María & Frankie - La Cancíon Del Hula Hoop (1:52)
21 Love Notes - Sweet Lulu (2:33)
22 The Dubs - Joogie Boogie (2:19)
23 Turbans - When You Dance (2:54)
24 Maurice Williams - Stay (1:36)
25 Harvey - Any Way You Wanta (2:40)
26 Margarita Sierra - Cha Cha Twist (2:18)
27 Los Cinco Latinos - Dimelo Tu (2:19)
28 Los Columbus - Realmente Te Quiero (2:09)
29 Squires - Do Be Do Be Wop Wop (2:11)
30 The Charters - El Merengue (2:28)
31 Marvin & Johnny - Mamo Mamo (2:30)
32 Otis Williams & The Charms - Mambo Sh-Mambo (2:20)

A different and interesting spin issued via Koko Mojo introducing vocal groups from the Latin quarters of America. New album ‘Vocal Group Harmonies – Let’s Go Latin’ gives voice to an earlier generation of Latinos with a keen interest in the rhythm and blues sounds of the times. Such was the impact that black African American rhythm and blues was either replicated or given a slight twist of Latin influences. Boasting a track list of twenty-five songs the album ‘Vocal Group Harmonies – Let’s Go Latin’ is certainly full of musical flavour ranging from the more familiar-sounding rhythm and blues of The Roketones’ ‘Mexico’ to easily recognisable Latin sounds of ‘Mama, Mama, Mama’ and paint stripping vocals of Lou Perez. In other segments there’s a real mashup of the “traditional” with Latin American references and signposted via Los Llopis and track ‘Quito A Poguito’, The Love Notes’ ‘Sweet Lulu’ which vocally takes its inspiration from doo-wop and with Latin inspiring its beat. Additionally, there are cover songs to be found and rather good examples from Trio Los Flamingos with ‘Sh-Boom’, to a version of Neil Sedaka’s ‘Oh Carol’ popping up past the hallway mark and supplied by singing pair Duo Dinamico. With many combinations, in addition to straight examples of rhythm and blues for example, ‘Vocal Group Harmonies – Let’s Go Latin’ shows imagination by offering something considerably different from what has gone before as the album provides an insight of two cultures coming together to produce an exciting and diverse take on more traditional sounds and, in the process, a slice of musical history.

Vocal Group Harmonies: Let's Go Latin

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