Craft Latino<\/a><\/strong> will rejoice the sixtieth anniversary of the Joe Cuba Sextet\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> basic Tico Records debut, Vagabundeando! (Hangin\u2019 Out!)<\/em>, with the album\u2019s first vinyl reissue in practically 50 years.<\/p>\n Freshly remastered from all-analog sources, the 1964 LP is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a tip-on jacket, replicating the album\u2019s unique designs. Vagabundeando!<\/em> options an all-star line-up of expertise, together with legendary Puerto Rican vocalists Cheo Feliciano and Jimmy Sabater, plus such fan favourite tracks as \u201cEl Rat\u00f3n,\u201d \u201cNina Nina,\u201d \u201cI Need You,\u201d and \u201cOye Bien.\u201d<\/p>\n Set for launch on May 10 and out there for pre-order right now, Vagabundeando!<\/em> may also make its debut in 192\/24 hi-res digital audio. In addition, a Lemon Yellow coloration vinyl unique with a bundle choice that features a commemorative Tico Records T-shirt is out there for pre-order at Fania.com.<\/p>\n Celebrated conguero, bandleader, and \u201cFather of Latin Boogaloo,\u201d Joe Cuba (1931\u20142009) was a foundational determine in New York\u2019s Latin soul scene. A local of Harlem, the Puerto Rican artist (born Gilberto Miguel Calder\u00f3n) discovered to play the congas as a teen whereas recovering from a damaged leg.<\/p>\n Before lengthy, the younger percussionist was reserving gigs throughout town and, in 1954, based The Joe Cuba Sextet. Playing alongside such stars as Tito Puente<\/a><\/strong>, Machito, and Tito Rodr\u00edguez, Cuba and his bandmates shortly gained a following with their swaggering showmanship and stood out from their friends with their distinctive instrumentation decisions\u2014together with including a vibraphonist and taking out horns (which was extraordinary on the time).<\/p>\n The group additionally discovered a broad enchantment with their mix of Spanish and English lyrics\u2014carried out, respectively, by timbalero\/singer Jos\u00e9 \u201cCheo\u201d Feliciano (who changed Willie Torres in 1958) and crooner Jimmy Sabater, with backing by vibraphonist Tommy Berrios, bassist Jules Cordero, and pianist Nick Jim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n The sextet\u2019s engaging model served as the muse for salsa music, in addition to for boogaloo\u2014a vastly fashionable motion that will take maintain within the mid-late 60s, reflecting the melting pot of New York City with its mix of R&B, soul, and Afro-Cuban rhythms. While Cuba would broadly be credited for the creation of boogaloo along with his 1966 crossover hit, \u201cBang Bang,\u201d he was laying the groundwork with Vagabundeando! (Hangin\u2019 Out!)<\/em>, two years earlier.<\/p>\n