![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For anyone previously unfamiliar with Azuquita and his band of anti-purists, the Orquesta Melao, Pura Salsa is an excellent introduction that could lead to a beautiful friendship. Release Date +1 3.58 26 Pura Salsa 1975 Azuquita y su Orquesta Melao 4.00 1 Union dinamica 1976 Kako & Camilo Azuquita 3.77 2 Llego y dijo 1979 Azuquita y Su Melao +1 4.00 2 Salsa International 1983 Azuquita y Su Melao +1 Dos Campeones 1984 Roberto DurĂ¡n vs Camilo Azuquita 3.50 2 Amantes Secretos 1989 3. Often the "digitally remastered" doesn't mean much, but Pura Salsa is notably clearer, richer. The painstakingly remastered CD is a giant step forward in sound quality. So much so that his musical ideas remain revolutionary even today, three decades later. Like the Sly & the Family Stone of salsa, Azuquita was among the first to throw the genre into the musical stew pot of the '70s to see what might come out. ![]() From the psychedelic guitar-driven hippie-salsa of "California," to the samba-son crossover (cuica, triangle and all) of "Coco de Maria," to the down-and-dirty funk/guajira "Cuarto Bate," Azuquita was not one to leave well enough alone. Remastered and re-released by the Fania label 30 years later, Pura Salsa sounds as funky, edgy, and hip as it ever did. One thing that hasn't is the radical, boundary pushing style of Azuquita's music, and his constantly innovative Orquesta Melao. ![]()
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