Various Artists - Hit The Bongo! The Latin Soul of Tito Records

The first Latin soul collection featuring a mix of chart-topping hits and deeper cuts from the crown jewel of the mambo era Tico Records, celebrating the iconic imprint’s 75th Anniversary. The 2-LP set includes 26 tracks from trailblazers Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, La Lupe, Willie Bobo and more. New liner notes by DJ Dean Rudland that tell the story of the New York City label that launched the careers of some of the most revered names in Latin music.

1. RAY BARRETTO Y SU CHARANGA MODERNA – El Watusi

2. WILLIE BOBO – Bobo! Do That Thing

3. WILLIE BOBO – Be’s That Way

4. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – El Pito (I’ll Never Go Back to Georgia)

5. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Bang! Bang!

6. CANDIDO – Madrid

7. RAY BARRETTO – Babalu

8. EDDIE PALMIERI and CAL TJADER – Come An’ Get It (Boogaloo)

9. TITO PUENTE Y SU ORQUESTRA – Fat Mama

10. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Oh Yeah!

11. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Sock It To Me

12. TITO PUENTE/LA LUPE – Steak-O-Lean

13. TITO PUENTE’S ORCHESTRA – TP’s Shing-A-Ling

14. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Hey Joe, Hey Joe (Hey Girl, Hey Girl)

15. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Psychedelic Baby

16. EDDIE PALMIERI & HIS ORCHESTRA – The African Twist

17. LA LUPE – Fever

18. THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – Tighten Up

19. THE MODERN SOUND OF AL ESCOBAR – The Horse

20. CELIA CRUZ/TITO PUENTE – Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine

21. GILBERTO SEXTET – Yes I Will (Part 1)

22. TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Hit the Bongo  

23. TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA – Oye Como Va  

24. JIMMY SABATER – Times Are Changin’  

1. THE JOE CUBA SEXTET – Do You Feel It?  
2. JOE PANAMA and COMPANY – My People