Raul Torres & Cirano Y Los Cacos - Asi Es El 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Double gold and black inkspot colored vinyl LP pressing. Speaking of strength, Burn In The Flood demonstrates Our Hollow, Our Home's mighty metallic crunch from the outset.

Raul Torres was a Puerto Rican musician working as a cane cutter in the Everglades of Florida in the late 1960's when he recorded this charming homage to the rural music of his homeland. An accomplished singer and guitarist, Torres had a wonderful feel for the traditional Inchjibaros,Inch the music of the working class tenant farmers and fieldworkers, representing the cultural ideology and the pioneering spirit of the Puerto Rican people. This classic album stands as a wonderful example of that ethic. All selections newly remastered.

Cirano, alias of the famed Cuban immigrant vocalist Frank Ascension, was one of the first Cuban music stars of the Miami music scene during the Cuban music explosion of the 1960's. His famed band, Los Hermanos Pinzone's, were quite accomplished musicians and vocalist Ascension became famous for his controversial style of Inchdoble sentido Inch amusing songs featured spicy lyrics full of double meaning. The group became extremely popular among the population of Cuban immigrants living in Miami at the time, the band providing a link to the sentiments of their homeland. This classic album was recorded during the height of their popularity during the early 1970's. All selections newly remastered.