It's been awhile but as always good to be back. Props to all those from around the globe who have supported this podcast, most notably - Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore, and Mexico City. In this episode we bring you the Third Set of last weeks program. Some of these tunes may sound familiar but I liked the the results of the final mix, we hope you do too, enjoy!

1. Buena Vista Social Club - El Carreterro
2. Cachao - Mambo
3. Mongo Santamaria - Mambo Mongo
4. Jesus Diaz y Su QBA - Wannabe
5. Dave Pike - Peligroso
6. Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers - Hot Barbecue
7. Sonido Caliente - Cha Cha Cha
8. Black Sugar Sextet - Anacaona
9. Bobby Matos Afro Cuban Jazz Ensemble - El Nuyorican
10. Maraca - Obatala Ayacuna
11. Rob Swift ft. Bob James and D Styles - Salsa Scratch

Ray Barretto


The eigth and final episode in the series pa todos los bailadores featuring seven (7) smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!


1. Orch. Tobaco y Ron - Soneros Del Barrio
2. Ray Barretto - Prestame Tu Mujer
3. Son Boricua - Muneca
4. Los Nemus del Pacifico - Tremendo Mal Olar
5. Frankie Morales and Mambo of the Times Orchestra - Gitana
6. Grupo Caribe - Somos Caribenos
7. Grupo Latin Vibe - Me Voy Pa La Rumba

Frankie Morales


Lucky number seven in a series of epsisodes pa todos los bailadores featuring seven (7) smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!


1. Grupo Latin Vibe - Tu No Vas
2. Salsamania - Rampa Rumba
3. Frankie Morales and Mambo of the Times Orchestra - Yambere
4. 8+ mas . . . - La Pelota
5. Los Soneros del Barrio - Babaila
6. Johnny Polanco y Conjunto Amistad - Me Voy Pa' Colombia
7. Orch. Tobaco y Ron - Los Metales de Tobaco y Ron

Manolito y Su Trabuco

Big Six en el series pa todos los bailadores featuring seven smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!

1. Fruko y Sus Tesos - Sale El Boogaloo
2. Wayne Gorbea y Salsa Picante - Coco
3. Manolito Simonet - Ella No Vale Nada
4. Orquesta Tobaco y Ron - Soneros Del Barrio
5. Spanish Harlem Orchestra - La Banda
6. Johnny Polanco - La Receta
7. Orquesta La Palabra - El Temblor

Jimmy Bosch

Numero Cinco en el serie pa todos los bailadores featuring seven smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!

1. Sonora Carruseles - Llora Corazon
2. Orquesta Tobaco y Ron - Guanguanco Margarito
3. Jimmy Bosch - La Cachara
4. Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Maestro De Rumbero
5. Bobby Valentine - Cuando Te Vea
6. Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound - Avisale Mi Contrario
7. Los Nemus ft. Alexis Murillo - Mi Gran Amor

Africando

Number four in the series pa todos los bailadores featuring seven smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!

1. Africando - Africando
2. Johnny Polanco - Guanguanco Con Rumba
3. Los Nemus ft. Alexis Murillo - Las Mujeres Estan De Moda
4. Wayne Gorbea y Salsa Picante - Son Picante
5. Conjunto Allegre - Ahora Si
6. Los Kenton - Brujeria
7. La Organizacion - Candela

Maraca y Otra Vision

The third installment in a series of episodes pa todos los bailadores featuring seven smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!

1. Son 14 - Desanganado
2. Manolito Simonet - Ella No Vale Nada
3. Micheal Stuart - Ya Lo Se
4. Maraca - Yo Baila Todo
5. Manolito Simonet - Soneando El Merengue
6. La Organizacion - Senor Campanero
7. Sonora Carruseles - Ojitos Chinos

Edwin Bonilla, The Bronx

The second in a series of episodes pa todos los bailadores featuring seven smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!

1. La Organizacion - Dale Al Bongo
2. Edwin Bonilla - Donde Estaras Metida
3. Ray Ramos y La Sonora - El Perro Rumbero
4. Dan Den - Rumba Son
5. Chino Espinoza y Los Duenos De Son - Secreto Escondido
6. La Sonora Carruseles - Como Bailar Mi Pueblo
7. Cesar Pedroso - Que Cosas Tiene La Vida

Marvin Santiago - El Sonero del Pueblo


A new series of episodes pa todos los bailadores featuring seven (7) smoking salsas . . . for a complete playlist checkale aqui!!!


1. Wayne Gorbea - Pa' Puerto Rico
2. Pedrito Calvo y La Justicia - La Copa Rota
3. Marvin Santiago - Fuego La Jicotea
4. Jazz On the Latin Side All Stars - Mama Vieja
5. Ricardo Lemvo y Makina Loca - Kasongo Boogaloo
6. Jesus Diaz y Su QBA - Dime Si Te Gusta
7. La Excelencia - El Loco

an experimental fusion of afro rythms . . .

Benny More Orchestra

20:05:23 Louie Ramiro y Su Grupo Mazacote - Pintura y Capote
20:10:36 Cortijo y Su Combo ft. Ismael Rivera - Severa
20:13:20 Jarito y Su Combo - Crosstown
20:18:30 Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers - Mambo With Me
20:21:50 Snowboy and the Latin Section - Straight From The Gate
20:26:30 Louie Ramirez - Tocoloro
20:33:50 Generoso Jimenez - Eso Es Un Trombon
20:36:07 Cachao y Su Ritmo - Descarga Cubana
20:40:47 Tipica Ideal - Fuera del Mundo
20:44:43 Jazz On the Latin Side All Stars Senor Olmos
20:52:10 Joe Acosta - La Realidad
20:58:08 Cachaito - Tumbanga

Charlie Palmieri, Manny Oquendo, Mongo Santamaria and Vincentico Valdes, San Francisco

First Set
1. Septo Tipico Guantanamera - Bendicion Mama
2. Charlie Palmieri - Either You Do or You Don't (Allegre, 1967, comp. Alberto De Mercado)
3. Edwin Bonilla - Cuenta Bien (Soy La Candela SAR, 2002 comp. joe Cuba, ft. Jesus "El Nino" Perez, vocals, Michael Fahil, trombone, Jose Ruiz, piano)
4. Grupo Caribe - La Comparsa de Los Rumberos (Somos Caribenos CMS Records, 2007 ft. Herman Olivera, vocals, Pete Miranda, baritone sax, Rueben Rodriguez, bass, Sergio Rivera, piano)
5. Oguerre - Unknown
6. Mamborama - Directamente Al Mambo (Directamente Al Mambo Ahi Na'Ma, 2006 ft. Bill Wolfer, piano)
7. Ocho - Coco May May (Numero 1 Aye Que Frio! west Side Latino, 1972 ft. Billy Phillips, baritone sax, Charlie Marshall, tenor sax, Chico Mendoza, piano, Aldaberto Santiago, Manny Roman, coros)
8. Poncho Sanchez - Mambo de Cuco (Conga Blue Concord Jazz, 1996 ft. Alex Henderson, trombone, Stan Martin, trumpet, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez, trombone)
9. Jimmy Bosch - Crisis de Identidad (Soneando Trombone Rykodisc, 1996 ft. Joe Santiago, bass, Pablo Batista, congas, Jimmy Delgado, timbales)
10. John Santos - Salt Peanuts (Tribute To The Masters Ubiquity Recordings, 1999)

Third Set
23. Cortijo y Su Maquina Del Tiempo - Gumbo (Cortijo and His Time Machine 1974 Coco Records)
24. Mamborama - La Mentirosa (ft. Cubanito 20.02)
25. Groove Collective - Tito (People People Music Music)
26. Urban Legend - Chuleta (Tranquilidad Cubana EP)
27. Willie Bobo - Lisa
28. Joe Bataan - Ordinary Guy
29. Joe Torres - Sunny (Latino Con Soul 1966 World Pacific)
30. Bryan Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project - Freehand (Simpatico 2006 Concord)
31. Los Mas Valientes - Barbacoa
32. La - 33 - Que Rico
33. New Swing Sextet - Mi Guajira, Mi Guajira (Monkey See monkey Doo)

Second Set
13. Gilberto Santa Rosa - Dime Que Si (ft. Willie Rosaio and Tony Vega)
14. Benny More - La Culebra
15. New Swing Sextet - My Baby Couldn't Wait (Monkey See Monkey Doo Cotique Records, prod. George Goldner)
16. Tipica Ideal - La Negrita Cuqui (Fuera Del Mundo prod. Luis "Perico" Ortiz, ft. Alfredo De La Fe, violin, George Castro, flute, Ronnie Baro, vocals)
17. Lito Barrientos y su Orquesta - Cumbia En Do Menor (Very, Very Well Discos Fuentes)
18. Edwin Bonilla - Que Cansancio (Pa'La Calle SAR ft. Nelson Llompart, vocals)
19. Lebron Brothers - Que Pana (Salsa y Control 1970 Cotique Records ft. Angel Lebron, bass, Jose Lebron, piano, Carlos Lebron, bongos, Frankie Lebron, congas)
20. Snowboy and the Latin Section - Tierra Va Temblar (ft. Paul Jayasinha, Nico Gomez, bass)
21. Manny Oquendo y Libre - Que Humanidad (Ritmo, Sonido y Estilio Montuno Records, arr. Luis Cruz)
22. Grupo X - Mi Tumbao (ft. Johnny Enright, trombone, John Crawford, fender rhodes, Simon Edwards, bass)

We've been having diffucilties uploading the latest podcast. But here's a set list of things to come. Keep it locked in . . .

First Set
1. Septo Tipico Guantanamera - Bendicion Mama
2. Edwin Bonilla y Su Son - Busca Haber (Pa'La Calle SAR ft. Jesus "El Nino" Alejandro, vocals)
3. Mamborama - Las Cubnas, Que Linda Son (Directamente Al Mambo 2006 Ahi Na'Ma Records, ft. Alexi Sanchez Mesa "El Nene", vocals)
4. Joe Bataan - Mi Nube (SalSoul)
5. Urban Legend - Mi Nombre Es Cuba (Tranquilidad Cubana EP)
6. Sonora Carruseles - Boogaloo Pa Gozar (Una Vez Gozando 2002 Discos Fuentes)
7. Fernando Lavoy y Sus Soneros - El Mensajero (Los Soneros SAR arr. Juan Gonzalez)
8. Spanish Harlem Orchestra - Bailadores (Across 110th Street)
9. Akwid - Esta Copa (E.S.L.)
10. La Excelencia ft. Shanny- La Lucha (Salsa Con Concencia)
11. Orquesta Conspiracion - S.E.R.A. (Ernie's Conspiracy 1972 Vaya Records ft. Ernie Agosto, trumpet, Nelson Sanchez, piano, Miguel Quintana, vocals)
12. Black Sugar - Checan (Black Sugar II 1972)

First Set
1. Septo Tipico Guantanamera - Bendicion Mama
2. Mamborama - Mi Bailarina (Directamente Al Mambo 2006 Ahi Na'Ma, ft. Carlos M. Kalunga, vocals, Cubanito 20.02, rap)
3. Eddie Palmieri - Que Rico (La Perfecta II 2002 Concord Records, ft. David Valentin, flute, Joe Santiago, bass, Herman Olivera, vocals)
4. Chollo Rivera and the Latin Soul Drives - Black and Blues (By Chollo1969 Cotique Records)
5. Celia Cruz y Johnny Pacheco - Canto La Habana (Celia y Johnny Vaya Records, ft. Papo Lucca, piano, Charlie Rodriguez, tres)
6. Africando - Africando (Trovador Vol. I)
7. Akwid - Cuentos Pa' Morros (E.S.L. Univision Records)
8. Willie Rosario - Que Humanidad (Two Too Much) prod. Al Santiago
ft. Frankie Figueroa, vocals)
9. Michi Sarmiento y Su Orquesta - Mirame San Miguel (Anacaona Discos Fuentes)
10. Black Sugar - Viajecito (Black Sugar 1970 Industrial Sono Radio S.A., ft. Jose "Arrocito" Cruz, drums, Miguel "Chino" Figueroa, keys, Antonio Ginocchio, trompet)
11. Eddie Palmieri - Vamanos Pa' Monte (Vamanos Pa' Monte 1971 Tico Records, ft. Ismael Quintana, vocals, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, trompet, Arturo Franquiz, clave y coro)

Ahhh jezzz . . . we've been away for awhile working on our new website and new look. For more information on ¡Fistful of Ganas!, live gigs, and of course The Pick of the Week, check out fistfulofganas.com.
The following is the first in a new series of podcasts, so keep it locked in . . .

Third Set
22. Fransisco Aguabella - Asi Son Bronco (Agua De Cuba 1999 Cubop, ft. Ramon Flores, trumpet, Issac Smith, trombone, Charles Owens, tenor sax)
23. Joe Bataan - Coco - E (St. Latin Day's Massacre)
24. Akwid - Que Quire La Nena (E.S.L. Univision Records)
25. Los Mocosos - Spill The Wine (Shades of Brown)
26. Climaco Sarimiento y Su Orquesta - La Pata y El Pato (Bombo y Maracas)
27. La Orquesta Suprema - El Ritmo Pilon
28. El Super Tumbao - Bacalao Salao (El Super Tumbao comp. Tito Rodriguez, ft. Pachapo Jimenez, piano, Jimmy Rodriguez, Justito Colon, trombones)
29. Black Sugar - Fuego (Black Sugar 1970 Industrial Sono Radio S.A, ft. Victor "Coco" Salazar, guitar, Roberto Valdez, bass)
30. New Swing Sextette - Mi Guajira, Mi Guajira
31. The Afro Rican Ensamble - Tanga (comp. Mario Bauza, ft. Kim Pensyl, trumpet, Rolado Matias, timbales, Andy Gonzalez, bass)
32. Joe Acosta - Julianna (The Power of Love 1971 Ghetto Records)
33. Sabu Martinez - Flamenco ain't Bad (Jazz Espagnole 1960 Allegre)