VA - El Barrio: Sounds From The Spanish Harlem Streets (2007/2012)

Awesome new installment in the essential 'El Barrio' series of compilations from the great Fania salsa label! Fania is to salsa as Motown is to soul or Studio One is to reggae and this compilation picks fifteen killer tracks from the Fania 'family' of labels that included Tico and Allegre. There's a good mixture of 'classic' tracks alongside well chosen obscurities from some of the rarer releases! Explosive New York latin music that incorporates elements of soul and rock from the 1960s and 1970s with intense percussion, fiery singing, and explosive horns! Highly recommended!