Un Día Bonito: Salsa and NYC pt.2

As we finally come to the end of our series on Afro-Psychedlia, Tim and Jeremy bring us back to New York, David Mancuso and the dancefloor of The Loft via Puerto Rico, Salsa and the Latin influence on the city in the early '70s. We hear about the mighty Fania Records - a classic example of the sort of small labels who found a commercial audience while still releasing amazing music - and the band they fostered, the Fania All-Stars. We also spend time exploring the catalog of Ray Barretto, who's track Acid featured at the very beginning of the LITM project. Jeremy and Tim also interrogate the idea of New York as a 'melting pot', consider the construction of the Nu Yorican identity, and contrast it to the other cultural and musical formations of the late '60s we've heard about in this series. We're also introduced to Boogaloo, 'the Watusi', and close with Eddie Palmieri's fantastic, epic track 'Un Día Bonito' - a worthy place to end for now. We'll be taking a bit of a summer break and back with a new series in the Autumn - but keep an eye on the feed, we'll be throwing out some extra bits for patrons to tide you over. Produced and edited by Matt Huxley.   Tune in, Turn on, Get Down! Become a supporter of the show for as little as £3pcm by visiting www.Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod Tracklist: Estrellas de Chocolate - Fania Pacheco - Cañonazo Fania All Stars - Guatacando (Live at the Red Garter) Joe Cuba - Bang Bang Ray Barretto Y Su Charanga Moderna – El Watusi Ray Barretto - Despójate Ray Barretto - Acid Ray Barretto - Tin Tin Deo Bobbi Humphreys - Harlem River Drive Ocho - Oriza Eddie Palmieri - Un Día Bonito

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Love is the Message: Music, Dance & Counterculture is a new show from Tim Lawrence and Jeremy Gilbert, both of them authors, academics, DJs and dance party organisers. Tune in, Turn on and Get Down to in-depth discussion of the sonic, social and political legacies of radical movements from the 1960s to today. Starting with David Mancuso's NYC Loft parties, we’ll explore the countercultural sounds, scenes and ideas of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ”There’s one big party going on all the time. Sometimes we get to tune into it.” The rest of the time there’s Love Is The Message.