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Bio Ritmo Celebrates Its 30th Year As A Band With New Album 'Salsa System'
by Michael Major - November 29, 2022 They keep bodies on the dance floor with a nitty gritty, vintage groove while keeping heads turning with experimental synth tones and electronic textures. They have a fierce, almost punk rock DIY ethos that pervades their attitude and style, releasing their records independently or on tastemaker lab... 
Craft Latino To Release 'It's a Good, Good Feeling: The Latin Soul of Fania Records (The Singles)' October 8
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 04, 2021 Set for release on October 8th and available for pre-order today, It’s a Good, Good Feeling includes four CDs plus a bonus 7-inch single, all housed in a 60-page hardcover book, featuring extensive new liner notes by compilation co-producer and DJ Dean Rudland, as well as photos and ephemera from Fa... 
Papo Vázquez Releases CHAPTER 10: BREAKING COVER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2020 Papo Vázquez is pleased to release Chapter 10: Breaking Cover, a new album with his Mighty Pirates Troubadours. Out today via the artists own Picaro Records, Chapter 10: Breaking Cover features a varied program of Vázquez's original music that displays his signature fusion of jazz and Puerto Rican f... 
Classic Salsa Album 'Barretto Power' by Ray Barretto Set for Reissue
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020 Craft Latino, the Latin division of Craft Recordings, is proud to present a 50th anniversary vinyl reissue of Barretto Power, out October 23rd.... 
Craft Recordings, Record Store Day Announce New Dates For Roundup of Vinyl Exclusives
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 04, 2020 Craft Recordings and Record Store Day announce the new dates for their roundup of vinyl exclusives.... 
Craft Latino to Unveil First Batch Of Classic Fania Vinyl Reissues
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 13, 2019 In 1964, a young musician from the Dominican Republic by the name of Johnny Pacheco teamed up with ambitious Italian-American lawyer Jerry Masuccifor the creation of a record label in New York. Named Fania, the brand-new company captured the sheer excitement of Afro-Caribbean music as it was just be... 
Craft Latino Kicks Off Celebration For Icon Antonio Aguilar's Centennial With 100-Song Playlist
by Tori Hartshorn - May 17, 2019 Craft Latino proudly pays tribute today to one of Mexico's greatest stars, Antonio Aguilar, on what would have been his 100th birthday, with the release ofAntonio Aguilar Centenario: Colección de la Familia—a 100-song playlist curated by his sonPepe Aguilar and family. Available on Spotify, Apple Mu... 
Craft Recordings Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Stax SOUL EXPLOSION
by Tori Hartshorn - May 08, 2019 1969 marked a year that was full of both trepidation and excitement for Stax Records. Just one year before, the Memphis soul outlet ended its relationship with musical giant Atlantic Records, effectively leaving the label as an independent entity, without a music catalog (which had previously includ... 
Craft Recordings Commemorates 70 Years of Prestige Records
by Tori Hartshorn - April 10, 2019 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Prestige Records, one of the most revered jazz labels in the world. Throughout the '50s and '60s, Prestige was at the forefront of modern jazz, releasing sessions from some of the most influential names in music, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Mon... 
Aretha's Jazz Café Presents Latin Jazz All Stars
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018 Aretha's Jazz Café is proud to once again present Latin Jazz All Stars, arguably the finest aggregation of Latin Jazz musicians in the world, for one incredible night, Saturday, January 12th at 8:00PM... 
Eddie Palmieri Releases New Album 'Mi Luz Mayor'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 07, 2018 Today the multi-Grammy Award winning pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Eddie Palmieri released Mi Luz Mayor, his second salsa album of the year on his newly launched imprint Uprising Music (through Ropeadope). Recorded at the iconic Power Station at BerkleeNYC (formerly known as Avatar Stu... 
Eddie Palmieri Releases New Single MI CONGO ft. Carlos Santana
by Tori Hartshorn - November 29, 2018 On December 7th the multi-Grammy Award winning pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Eddie Palmieri will release Mi Luz Mayor, his second salsa album of the year on his newly launched imprint Uprising Music (through Ropeadope). Today, Palmieri releases the album's third single 'Mi Congo,' feat... 
Craft Recordings' Black Friday Record Store Day: Collective Soul, Violent Femmes And More
by Tori Hartshorn - October 09, 2018 Craft Recordings is celebrating 2018's Black Friday Record Store Day (November 23) with six covetable, limited edition vinyl releases. Among the releases are the first-ever vinyl pressings of Collective Soul's double-platinum 1993 debut, Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, and Violent Femmes' ... 
Eddie Palmieri Announces New Album 'Mi Luz Mayor'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2018 On December 7th the multi-Grammy Award winning pianist Eddie Palmieri will release Mi Luz Mayor, his second salsa album of the year on his newly launched imprint Uprising Music (through Ropeadope). Special guests on the album include Gilberto Santa Rosa, Herman Olivera, and Carlos Santana, who plays... 
Craft Recordings To Release 'The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions' Box Set on November 9
by Tori Hartshorn - September 14, 2018 Craft Recordings is proud to announce the release of The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions 5-LP and 5-CD box sets on November 9, 2018. Compiled here in their entirety and original format for the first time, the five volumes of Panart's Cuban Jam Session albums were recorded over a span of almost a decade,... |
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