Our 1st real recording! This swingin thing by Bronx River Parkway, was recorded at The Old Goods Yard by Mattie Ginsberg on Monday and sparkling in our ears by end of Tuesday.  5 live takes, Wizard recording technique, dazzling arrays of virtual pots and pans and Hey Presto! Ducks in a row, sounding like a Band.  Magic.

Agua Con Sal

So here's our our version of a number from 1965 by the incredible Celia Cruz and the incomparable Sonora Matancera.  The happy hook for us is that the lyrics have us singing 'Que Rico!' so frequently.  The title means ‘I bring to you’ and presents us with ‘la tumbadora’, the joker, playing congas and we dance.  In this number Greg dispenses with the standard Son ‘tumbao’ pattern, cavorting between ‘caballo’ and ‘mozambique’.  Kerry takes the lead vocal, performing the vocal gymnastic of fitting all the words in…  ‘el pie derecho ponlo delante y oye el compás, con el izquierdo, arrástralo al piso y ya tú verás,’.  Follow that!?  Recorded at Coleg Llandrillo’s Denbigh studio, HWB, the wizard Ffranc Williams delivered us 5 numbers out of a day’s recording and a day and a half at the desk.  More from this session to follow…

Traigo Para Ti

Here's our version of the brilliant Stromae's Alors On Danse.  When this hooked us we were 8 and this arrangement owes thanks to the genius Henry Horrell who pulled the opening montuno out of his hat and got the bass lines raving.  Ramin Bostan pointed his trumpet at the solos and made the blazing middle lyric soar.  And all the voices, Jon Steele particularly, who led that dept smiling broadly all the while dancing, folded the chorus from French into Spanish.  Percussion here permits rumba and son 3:2 clave dance to with eachother. Vamos a bailar!

Vamos Bailar

We've created our own version of this upbeat classic based on Eliades Ochoa's take on it. This is one of our long-time favourites! I hope you enjoy! Please like and share!

Pintate Los Labios Maria

The original artist of this track is Ignacio Piñeiro Martinez (May 21, 1888 – March 12, 1969), "Cuban musician, bandleader and composer whose career started in rumba and flowered in the rise of the son. He was one of the most important composers of son music; in total he wrote about 327 numbers, mostly sones."
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Canta A La Vueltabajera

"Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso, also known by her stage name Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003), was a Cuban singer of Latin music. She was known for electrifying audiences with her wide-ranging, soulful voice and rhythmically compelling style. She was the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century, she earned twenty-three gold albums and was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts. She was renowned internationally as the "Queen of Salsa", "La Guarachera de Cuba", as well as The Queen of Latin Music."
When the band first heard this song we were hooked! I really feel like I'm under a Caribbean moon when I hear Celia crooning its beautiful melodies. 
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¡Que Rico!

Bajo La Luna

Que Rico are Son quartet.  Based in North Wales.  Keep in touch via quericosalsa on Facebook. Greg Young - congas, Phil Ware - percussion, Tim Cumine - Guitar, Kerry Swatridge - Bass.

O!QueRico!

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