Rafael Cortijo put bomba and plena on the map and never let the dancefloor go. In the 1950s, Cortijo Y Su Combo carried those Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms out of the margins and onto the island’s radio, breaking through in an industry that had shut Black Puerto Rican artists out. This 1982 Velvet pressing catches Cortijo still steering that same unmistakable rhythm section into a new decade, decades after he first built it. Still sealed — nobody has touched this one yet.
Genre: Latin / Bomba / Plena / Salsa Dura
Year: 1982
Label: Velvet — 6012
Country: Puerto Rico
Condition: Media: M / Sleeve: NM
Notes: Factory sealed, unopened. Minor shelf-wear dings on the shrink only — sleeve underneath grades Near Mint.
Rafael Cortijo put bomba and plena on the map and never let the dancefloor go. In the 1950s, Cortijo Y Su Combo carried those Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms out of the margins and onto the island’s radio, breaking through in an industry that had shut Black Puerto Rican artists out. This 1982 Velvet pressing catches Cortijo still steering that same unmistakable rhythm section into a new decade, decades after he first built it. Still sealed — nobody has touched this one yet.
Genre: Latin / Bomba / Plena / Salsa Dura
Year: 1982
Label: Velvet — 6012
Country: Puerto Rico
Condition: Media: M / Sleeve: NM
Notes: Factory sealed, unopened. Minor shelf-wear dings on the shrink only — sleeve underneath grades Near Mint.
