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Cortijo Y Su Nuevo Combo — “Champions”

$25.00

Rafael Cortijo was the architect of modern Puerto Rican bomba and plena — the percussionist and bandleader who took the island’s African-rooted traditions and brought them into the salsa era without losing a drop of what made them powerful. His Nuevo Combo, featuring Ismael Rivera’s successor on lead vocals, carried that legacy into the mid-1970s with the same rhythmic authority. “Champions” on Coco Records is exactly what the title says: a statement of mastery.

Genre: Latin / Salsa / Bomba / Plena

Year: 1975

Label: Coco Records — CLP 117

Country: US

Condition: Media: VG+  /  Sleeve: VG+

Notes: Media plays clean. Best-sleeved US copy at time of pricing.

Rafael Cortijo was the architect of modern Puerto Rican bomba and plena — the percussionist and bandleader who took the island’s African-rooted traditions and brought them into the salsa era without losing a drop of what made them powerful. His Nuevo Combo, featuring Ismael Rivera’s successor on lead vocals, carried that legacy into the mid-1970s with the same rhythmic authority. “Champions” on Coco Records is exactly what the title says: a statement of mastery.

Genre: Latin / Salsa / Bomba / Plena

Year: 1975

Label: Coco Records — CLP 117

Country: US

Condition: Media: VG+  /  Sleeve: VG+

Notes: Media plays clean. Best-sleeved US copy at time of pricing.