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The folks at Strut Records have teamed with Fania to release Salsa Explosion: The New York Salsa Revolution 1969-1979. It’s a solid primer for the salsa novice.
Apparently, Cotter Records discovered the band via…well…us so it’s exciting to see this single come to fruition. [...] Continue reading SALSA + SOUL GIVEAWAYS
I was privileged enough to work on the liner notes for this album and even though Kako is no longer with us, I did get to speak to many of the folks who worked on the album, most notably Bobby Marin (for whom this album was his first time recording lead vocals), Mike Amadeo, and singer Azuquita. It’s not only one of the better boogaloo albums of the era in terms of the arrangements and production but it was also unusual for being one of the few [...] Continue reading KAKO: LIVE IT UP
Fania is about putting out a reissue of one of the Joe Cuba Sextet’s most successful and important albums, We Must Be Doing Something Right with liner notes written by yours truly. We have a few copies to give away, just enter in below. CONTEST OVER, thanks everyone!
The folks behind the incredible Timeless series of concerts last year – Mulatu Astatke, Arthur Verocai, Suite for Ma Dukes – were generous enough to provide us with a copy of their new 3-DVD boxset of the shows to give away. Each includes footage (and more) from each show and I’e watched through these and believe me – they’re awesome, especially the Verocai disc. To qualify for the giveaway, you have to correctly answer the following questions and then email in your answers. Winner will be selected at random by those with the correct answers. 1) What [...] Continue reading TIMELESS GIVEAWAY
The winners of the Brownout album are Harry from blustery Minnesota, Bao from Washington, and Mark from Maryland. You can still download this FREE mixtape of Brownout mixed by DJ Chicken George. And don’t forget to check them out on tour. If you like what you hear, give ‘em your hard-earned dollars and buy the new album.
Brownout: Olvidalo Six Degrees has been kind enough to give us THREE copies of a Brownout’s latest effort, Aguilas And Cobras, to give away. This is a great precursor to next month’s Latin Music PBS special OW mentioned about a month ago. The album is musical hot sauce and is sure to set your feet ablaze when you’re grooving to their heavy riffs – the guitarist absolutely smokes! You can download this FREE mixtape of Brownout mixed by DJ Chicken George if you aren’t familiar with the band. Brownout has a [...] Continue reading LATIN FUNK GIVEAWAY
The winner of the latest contest at Soul-Sides is Asad from the Windy City. Congratulations on winning the new Breakestra single! Don’t forget that the album, From Dusk Till Dawn, is out on September 29th. For the rest of you wanting to hear the new song, it is out NOW on vinyl and digital formats. Many thanks to Strut Records for sponsoring the contest and especially to you, our readers, for your continued support! Contest Questions/Answers: Q1. Breakestra is led by this “Music Man,” Miles ________. Fill in the missing word. Continue reading BREAKESTRA 12” GIVEAWAY WINNER
Breakestra is back with new music! The album, From Dusk Till Dawn, is out on September 29th. Here at Soul-Sides we have ONE copy of their latest 12” to give away as a sneak preview. It retails next week digitally and on wax. The tracklisting is: A1: “Joyful Noise” (12″ Edit) Answer the 3 questions below for your chance to win. Good luck!! Contest Rules: 1. Contest ends at midnight on Wednesday, [...] Continue reading NEW BREAKESTRA 12” GIVEAWAY |
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