Orlando Lopez a.k.a. “Mazacote” on Discos Latin International, 1973. The record sells itself right on the label: “Oyelo Te Hará Gozar” - “Hear it, it’ll make you move.“ Mazacote is a word rooted in Afro-Cuban percussive tradition — a particular rhythmic style tied to rumba and conga de comparsa. Lopez leaned into that identity hard on this record, putting the Afro-Cuban foundation front and center while New York salsa was still finding its footing in 1973. This is the year Fania All Stars played Yankee Stadium, the year Larry Harlow dropped Hommy, the year the word “salsa” was still being argued over on the radio. Mazacote En Salsa was a street-level record on an independent label — not Fania, not Cotique, not Coco — which is exactly why it slipped through and why serious collectors are still hunting it.
Genre: Latin / Afro-Cuban / Salsa
Year: 1973
Label: Discos Latin International — DLIS 2021
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG+
Notes: In original shrink. Hole punch on sleeve.
Orlando Lopez a.k.a. “Mazacote” on Discos Latin International, 1973. The record sells itself right on the label: “Oyelo Te Hará Gozar” - “Hear it, it’ll make you move.“ Mazacote is a word rooted in Afro-Cuban percussive tradition — a particular rhythmic style tied to rumba and conga de comparsa. Lopez leaned into that identity hard on this record, putting the Afro-Cuban foundation front and center while New York salsa was still finding its footing in 1973. This is the year Fania All Stars played Yankee Stadium, the year Larry Harlow dropped Hommy, the year the word “salsa” was still being argued over on the radio. Mazacote En Salsa was a street-level record on an independent label — not Fania, not Cotique, not Coco — which is exactly why it slipped through and why serious collectors are still hunting it.
Genre: Latin / Afro-Cuban / Salsa
Year: 1973
Label: Discos Latin International — DLIS 2021
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG+
Notes: In original shrink. Hole punch on sleeve.
