Viejoteca Playlist for Sept 26 2006

Well Dj Gury Gury is back @ the E-bar this Wednesday night for the regular series of Latin Fiesta Nights.  Doors open @ 9pm with a free salsa lesson courtesy of the Flying Dance Company shortly after.  Cover is $ 5.00.  For more information please email DJ GURY GURY

Viejoteca can now be heard 24 hours a day on the live 365 network online.  Tune in whenever you need Salsa @ www.live365.com/stations/djgurygury
Please send in your requests and comments to salsa@cfru.ca

This weeks Viejoteca disco of the week is Son Cafe's Tribute .  To purchase disc Click Here

Ralph Irizarry, recognized worldwide as an excellent percussionist, first fell in love with the timbal at an early age when his father coincidentally brought home a set received as payment for a debt. A self-taught musician, Irizarry has developed a highly efficient and personalized style of playing while leaving an enduring mark on the artists with whom he has collaborated. His love for the instrument evolved into a full-fledged passion that has fueled his career since 1970. Irizarry admits, without reservation, that this passion has been all consuming since he was a youngster, and is the same passion that he infuses now into his music.

Born in New York's Spanish Harlem, Ralph Irizarry's family first moved to Brooklyn and then briefly to Queens, before finally relocating in Puerto Rico in 1970. There, he spent three years immersed in music and gained the knowledge and experience that eventually granted him the opportunity to join Ponce's La Terrífica, as well as sitting in with such prestigious aggregations as El Gran Combo and Sonora Ponceña.

In 1974, Ralph Irizarry returned to New York City to pursue a career as a professional musician. After playing with local groups for almost four years, his break finally came when Ray Barretto invited him to join his top-rated orchestra. Shortly afterward, they were in studio recording the first of six productions. In April of 1983, Rubén Blades sought out Irizarry to join in the formation of Seís Del Solar. This association lasted for fourteen years and consisted of intense performing and traveling as well as the production of eight recordings. After Blades left and with his encouragement, the group continued performing and recorded two Latin jazz albums.

Ralph Irizarry has performed, recorded and toured with the likes of Bebo Valdés, Harry Belafonte, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Paquito D'Rivera, Juan Luis Guerra, Earl Klug, Israel López "Cachao", Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon and many others. He has appeared on the Johnny Carson Show and the David Letterman Show, as well as Don Francisco's Sábado Gigante and Raul Velasco's Siempre en Domingo. Irizarry has been featured in the major motion film The Mambo Kings and documentaries such as Belafonte's Routes of Rhythm, Cachao's Como Mi Rítmo No Hay Dos and The Life of Rubén Blades

Viejoteca playlist September 26 2006

1.Roberto Roena-Reflexiones Mas
2.la Contrabanda-No Imaginas
3.Rickey Gonzalez-Mi Rumba es Candela
4.Conjunto Classico-Si Ella Estuviera
5.Pequeno Johnny-Mi Yambu
6.Lefty Perez-Guaya Guaya
7.the Echo Park Project-Bongo Fiesta
8.la Tipica 73-Sonaremos el Tambor
9.Spanish Harlem Orchestra-Maestro de Rumbero
10.Ray Ramos-Lela el Perro Rumbero
11.Tommy Olivencia-Velala
12.Tommy Olivencia-el Negro Chembo
13.Son Cafe-Tommy Olivencia Medley
14.Rigo y su Obra Maestra-Pa Pa Pla Pla
15.Rigo y su Obra Maestra-Mi Bongo
16.Salsa Celtica-Cafe Colando and Part 2
17.Fania All Stars-qur Rico Suena Mi Tambor
18.Son Sublime-Casita de Margot

We will be live on Viejoteca @ 7pm Tuesday night on CFRU 93.3 Fm in Guelph or online at www.cfru.ca

Chao
Gury Gury