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01. The Latin Brothers - San Juan De Puerto Rico
02. The Latin Brothers - A La Loma De La Cruz
03. The Latin Brothers - La Ota
04. The Latin Brothers - Y Tu Qué
05. The Latin Brothers - Echa Pa'lante Camará
06. The Latin Brothers - Son Dolores De Cabeza
07. The Latin Brothers - A La Patrona De Cuba
08. The Latin Brothers - El Picotero
09. The Latin Brothers - La Loma
10. The Latin Brothers - Que No Muera La Rumba
11. The Latin Brothers - La Perla
ARTIST
TITLE
El Picotero
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
VAMPI 270LP VAMPI 270LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/25/2022

2023 restock; reissue, originally released in 1974. Heavy-duty Colombian salsa group The Latin Brothers were formed in 1974 by the Discos Fuentes A&R team as a sibling band of Fruko Y Sus Tesos in order to provide the local market with a trombone-heavy ensemble in the mode of the popular Nuyorican Willie Colón orchestra. The band was led by Julio "Fruko" Estrada on bass, featuring basically the same musicians as Los Tesos, minus the trumpets and highlighting the cutthroat trombone work of Gustavo "La Pantera" García. At the time, Fruko's Tesos were going through a transition and his talented former lead vocalist, Píper Pimienta, left to sing lead in The Latin Brothers while Joe Arroyo and Wilson "Saoko" Manyoma took over vocal duties in Los Tesos. El Picotero was The Latin Brothers' debut album and remains to this day a favorite of salsa dura fans the world over. The album established The Latin Brothers as a bona fide contender in the crowded field of trombone-centric salsa bands taking over the airwaves and dance floors around Latin America. With this bold and brassy record, The Latin Brothers would inspire future Colombian salsa orchestras as well as helping establish Medellín as a center of salsa almost as famous as Cali. The song selection on the album also spotlights where the band is coming from as a salsa manifesto of sorts, lyrically covering various topics such as paying homage to the people, patron saints and music of Puerto Rico and Cuba, as well as praising the DJs (picoteros) and radio hosts (locutores) who play the guaguancó rhythm of salsa, and of course the typical themes of problems with women and heavy partying that come with most male-centric Latin dance tunes of the era. This lovingly restored reissue adds the Píper Pimienta penned "Echa Pa'lante Camará" as a great bonus track with its heavy dance rhythms and oddball Mellotron solo. 180 gram vinyl.