Friday, July 31, 2020
TITO PUENTE, XAVIER CUGAT, PEREZ PRADO, ESQUIVEL, RUSS GARCIA & LUIS ARCARAZ - THE DANCING BEATS OF THE LATIN BANDS
Here's a great swinging album with some of the best latin bands of the 60's.... Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Xavier Cugat, Esquivel, Russ Garcia and Luis Arcaraz....
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enjoy!
PEREZ PRADO & SHORTY ROGERS - VOODOO SUITE
Already posted the 10" version of this album, might as well post the 12" version too.....
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
PEREZ PRADO IN CD-4
Great album from Perez Prado, Japanese pressing from 1973, a 4 channel quadraphonic recording.....
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PEREZ PRADO & SHORTY ROGERS - VOODOO SUITE
Here is Perez Prado and Shorty Rogers incredible Voodoo Suite, this is the 10" Japanese pressing, no date on it but since the 12" version came out in 1955 in Japan I take it that this is also the 1955 pressing.... Absolutely amazing music....
And you can read al about this album (the 12"version that is) here: http://www.ambientexotica.com/exorev084_perezprado_vs/
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PEREZ PRADO & EDDIE MAYNARD - DANCE PARTY
great mambo and cha cha album with tracks from Perez Prado and EdDie Maynard....
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enjoy!!!!
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
PEREZ PRADO HIS ORCHESTRA AND FRIENDS PRESENTS MAMBOS FOR AMERICANOS
Here's a mambo album with mambo's from Perez Prado, Tito Rodriguez, Miguelito Valdez and others and this came out in 1958.....
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EL CUBANITO AND HIS CHA CHA ORCHESTRA - HOT
Nice album from El Cubanito and his Cha Cha Orchestra, and this one came out in 1959.....
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DR. AHMAD SAKR - THE TOTALITY OF THE LIVING CONCEPT OF LA-ILAHA IL-ALLAH
Well, in a few days it will be Eid al-Adha, also called the "Festival of the Sacrifice", or as they call it in Indonesia, Lebaran Haji, so here's one for all the Muslim visitors to this blog, a speech by Dr. Ahmad Sakr....
Dr. Ahmad H. Sakr was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He passed away on November 23rd, 2015 (10 Safar 1437 AH) in San Gabriel Valley, California. He received his academic education at the American University in Beirut, and the University of Illinois where he got his Ph.D. While in Lebanon, he got his Islamic education through tutoring from the late Grand Mufti of Lebanon as well as from a large number of Muslim scholars from neighboring countries. He served as Director of the Islamic Center of Beirut. While studying in America, he was a founding member and president of the Muslim Students’ Association of the U.S.A and Canada, currently known as the Islamic Society of North America (or ISNA), a mother organization in North America. Dr. Sakr was also a founding member of the World Council of Mosques whose headquarters is in Makkah. He was the first director and representative of the Muslim World League to the U.N. Furthermore, Dr. Sakr was an educator and taught in several universities. In 1973, he was selected as an Outstanding Educator of America. He was also an administrator and served in numerous capacities at various American universities, the last of which was the Acting President of the American Islamic College in Chicago. In 1976/1977 he was selected as a Community Leader and a Noteworthy American. Most recently, he was the president of the Foundation for Islamic Knowledge. Director of the Islamic Education Center in Walnut, California, a member of Operation Safe Community, a member of the Walnut Interfaith Council in California, and a board member of the Islamic food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA). Dr. Sakr appeared on ABC’s Nightline as well as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). In addition, he made numerous radio and television appearances. He also organized and coordinated many national and international conferences. Additionally, he was a well known writer and has written a series of books and booklets on Islam, food, health, behavior, terrorism, fundamentalism, Khutab, and orations. At last count, he had written over fifty six (58) books and booklets not counting the innumerable articles he has authored and published. Dr. Sakr’s approach was to build a bridge of understanding through commonalities with Muslims and non-Muslims. The latest visit was to the Vatican in Italy where he participated in a Dialogue with the Bishops, Cardinals and the Pope.
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S. FAUZIAH & FADZIL AHMAD & SHR MAHARANI COMBO - TERKENANG SI DIA
Here's some great Malaysian gambus, S. Fauziah and Fadzil Ahmad with the SHR Maharani Combo....
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Monday, July 27, 2020
SAM HUI, THE WYNNERS, AMINA & CHELSIA CHAN - 100% IN GOLD
Here's an album from Sam Hui, The Wynners, Amina and Chelsia Chan, plenty of cool covers on this one.....
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Enjoy!