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The following list is a selection of CDs I had access to listen over the course of the past year. Surely, I missed some other exceptional productions for different reasons, but although this is not a "definitive" list, it is however representative of the best recordings released in 2007

CHEMBO CORNIEL - FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (2007)

SEBASTIAN SCHUNKE meets OLVIDO - VIDA PURA (2007)

ARTURO O' FARRILL & FRIENDS - WONDERFUL DISCOVERY (2007)

FRANK CANO - A BEAUTIFUL DAY / UN LINDO DIA (2007)

BOBBY SANABRIA - BIG BAND URBAN FOLKTALES (2007)

MARK WEINSTEIN - CON ALMA (2007)

SHANTI PAUL JAYASINHA - ROUND TRIP (2007)

JOHN ULLOA Y SU MISION - RUM & SMOKE (2007)

PONCHO SANCHEZ - RAISE YOUR HAND (2007)

THE JOHN SANTOS QUINTET - PAPA MAMBO (2007)

JOSE' RIZO'S JAZZ ON THE LATIN SIDE ALL STARS - TAMBOLERO (2007)

PAPO VAZQUEZ - PIRATES TROUBADOURS FROM THE BADLANDS (2007)

MIKE BARONE BIG BAND - BY REQUEST (2007)

CARHABANA WITH FRANK RUBIO (CD + DVD 2007)

FABIANA PASSONI - E' MINHA VEZ (2007)

EL PERIQUIN  - DIALOGOS (2007)

TANGO PARADISO - PASSION (2007)

ALEX WILSON - INGLATERRA (2007)

GRUPO LATIN VIBE - AMANECER (2007)

THE LATIN GIANTS OF JAZZ - TRIP TO MAMBOLAND (2007)

TANGA - SIMMER & SERVE (2007)

SALSA LOCA - WATCH OUT (2007)

NILS FISCHER & TIMBAZO - GRACIAS JOE CUBA (2007)

GRUPO CARIBE - SOMOS CARIBENOS (2007)

EL ZORRO - VOLANDO (2007)

SOMOS SON - AFRODITE (2007)

CHICO ALVAREZ Y NOSOTROS - LOS BARBAROS DEL RITMO (2007)

ELSPETH SAVANI WITH ORCHESTRA ZARABANDA - GALLO QUE CANTA (2007)

JOSE CONDE Y OLA FRESCA - REVOLUCION (2007)

RICARDO LEMVO Y MAKINA LOCA - ISABELA (2007)

HECTOR LAVOE - LA VOZ (2007)

LATIN LOUNGE JAZZ: SPANISH HARLEM (2007)

DJ EL CHINO'S SOLAR LATINCLUB VOLUME 1 (2007)

VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE ROUGH GUIDE TO SALSA DURA NYC (2007)

LATIN LOUNGE JAZZ: SAN JUAN (2007)

JOHNNY RAY (JOHNNY ZAMOT) Y LAS ESTRELLAS DE NUEVA YORK - WALK OF FAME (1975/2007)

RAY BARRETTO - THE MESSAGE (1972/2007)

ORQUESTA DEE JAY - FORGET IT (1971/2007)

CELIA CRUZ - BRAVO (1967/2007)

ANDY HARLOW & LARRY HARLOw - MIAMI SESSIONS (1988/2006)

LEBRON BROTHERS - CRIOLLO (1982/2007)

The following list is a selection of CDs I had access to listen over the course of the past year. Surely, I missed some other exceptional productions for different reasons, but although this is not a "definitive" list, it is however representative of the best recordings released in 2006

ALEX GARCIA'S AFROMANTRA - UPLIFTING SPIRIT (2006)

HECTOR CONTRERAS  & HIS LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE (2006)

PANCHITO  - RESURRECCION (2006)

MIKE BARONE BIG BAND - METROPOLE (2006)

HILARIO DURAN AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BIG BAND - FROM THE HEART (2006)

PEDRO GIRAUDO - DESCONSUELO (2006)

ROBIN McKELLE - INTRODUCING ROBIN KcKELLE (2006)

RICK DAVIES - SIEMPRE SALSA (2006)

GRUPO ESPERANZA - BREAD & BUTTER (2006)

STEVE GUASCH - SIGUENDO LA TRADICION (2006)

WAYNE GORBEA'S SALSA PICANTE (2006)

DAVID CEDENO - A NEW RETURN (2006)

LOUIE ROMERO Y SU GRUPO MAZACOTE - TIMBALERO (2006)

LA EXCELENCIA - SALSA CON CONCIENCIA (2006)

RAY RODRIGUEZ Y SWING SABROSO - BAILA CON SWING SABROSO (2006)

OPA OPA  - LOS PAISAJES (2006)

THE ECHO PARK PROJECT - RETRO NEW YORK SALSA (2006)

HATUEY - LLEGO EL MOMENTO (2006)

OCHUN - EN EL ANO DE OCHUN (2006)

CUBANOSON - RECORDANDO A CUBA (2006)

SONSUBLIME - BAILANDO CON SONSUBLIME (2006)

AIRES - SIMPLEMENTE AIRES (2006)

TANGO ORKESTRET - TANGO DE COPENHAGUE (2006)