Arsenio Rodríguez – Primitivo (1965)

Arsenio Rodríguez Primitivo Original release, 1965 – Roost Records LP 2261 CD reissue, 1999 Tico Records SLP-1173 The blind Afro-Cuban tres player, percussionist, composer and bandleader Arsenio Rodríguez was one of a handful of individuals who fundamentally changed Latin music in the twentieth century, a fact which history and audiences were somewhat slow to recognize. This record features a lean, stripped-down ensemble he put together in early 1958 at the behest of Teddy Reig, who for some reason sat on … Continue reading