Artist: Ray Barretto

Title: Que Viva La Musica

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: Tropical

UPC: 888072426924

Release Date: 2023

Record Label: Craft Recordings

Album Tracks

1. Que Viva la Música
2. Bruca Maniguá
3. La Pelota
4. El Tiempo Lo Dirá
5. Cocinando
6. Triunfó El Amor
7. Alafia Cumaye

Vinyl LP pressing. Que Viva la M£sica celebrates it's 50th anniversary and features Barretto at his peak in the "Hard Salsa" era. The album contains the track "Cocinando" from the famed documentary Our Latin Thing, which alone makes the record worth the price of admission. Other key tracks include "La Pelota" and "Que Viva la M£sica." Recorded in 1972, the recording features his original Salsa band, including Adalberto Santiago and Orestes Vilato before their storied breakup.