Happy Friday “Drivers” fam!
Welcome to this week’s episode.
It’s been too long that I’ve done a show featuring Afro Latin grooves such as Cumbia, Mambo, Salsa and some latin influenced Jazz and Funk.
This episode has been in the works for a couple of months now but has been shelved numerous times for some reason or another but now it’s finally come together.
Pulled a nice variety of grooves from the diaspora touching a few genres from Cumbia, Mambo and salsa with a few left turns into some Latin Jazz and Funky grooves.
Happy listening, thank you all for taking the time and hope you enjoy this week’s offering.
| Salsa Caliente (Versión Alumentada) Meridian Brothers - Desesperanza Album - Soundway |
| A Bailar Guajira Audli - It's Latin With A Difference Album - Lanarc Enterprises 
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| Se Me Fue Oscar D’Leon - La Critica Album - Top Hits |
| Acid Ray Barretto - Acid Album - Fania |
| 420, Reloj Mau Gativo Y Los Años Maravillosos - 420, Reloj Single - Names You Can Trust |
| Vampiro Sabanero Los Miticos Del Ritmo - Salvación EP - Selva Recording |
| Cumbia De Los Pajaritos Los Aragon - Super Disco Cumbias 14 Super Exitos Bailables v/a Album - Discos Gas |
| El Sabrosito La Sonora Cordobesa - Columbia 45 v/a Album - Soundway |
| Porrovía Frente Cumbiero - Porrovía Single - Names You Can Trust |
| bottom of first broadcast hour 17h30 EDT |
| Cimarron Julio Gutierrez - Cuban Jam Session Album RE - Palladium Latin Jazz & Dance Records |
| Royal Marcha (Raj Gupta Remix) Robin Jones - Single - Royal Palm |
| Sabroso Guaguanco Louie Ramirez - Tipico Album RE - West Side Latino Records |
| La Mañana La Pambelé - Naci Mestizo Album - Discos Elgozo 
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| Nuestra Musica Orquesta Tabú - Tabú Album - Top Ten Hits |
| end of first broadcast hour 18h EDT |
| Descarga Bugaloo Tico All-Stars - Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. III Album - Tico Records |
| Javilla Louie Bellson & Walfredo De Los Reyes - Ecué (Ritmos Cubanos) Album - Pablo |
| The Spokerman Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Jungle Fire Album - Prestige |
| Plastico Willie Colon & Ruben Blades - Pedro Navaja / Plastico Single - Fania |
| El Arroyo De Macula Michi Sarmiento - Aqui Los Bravos! The Best Of Michi Sarmiento Y Su Combo Bravo 1967 - 77 Album - Soundway |
| bottom of second broadcast hour 18h30 EDT |
| Descarga - Yéma Ya Clare Fischer - Salsa Piquante Album - Discovery Records |
| Mi Rehabilitación ChupameElDedo - Mi Rehabilitación Single - Les Disques Bongo Joe |
| Puro Show El Combo Chimbita - Puro Show Single - Names You Can Trust |
| Los Vecinos Anibal Velasquez Y Su Conjunto - Mambo Loco Album - Analog Africa |
| Pa' Lante Luis "Perico" Ortiz feat. Rafael De Jesus - One Of A Kind Album - New Generation Records |
| Los Patulekos Fruko - El Patillero Album - Discos Fuentes |
| end of on air broadcast 19h EDT |
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