1980
Borinquen Disco Party (LP)
Latinum Records (US) / 1979 / LNM 1001
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm Vinyl record
Genre: Dance
Producer: Titti Sotto
Performing: The Newyorican Sound Waves Orchestra
Mastered by: Jose Rodriguez at Sterling Sound
Side A
Borinquen Disco Party:
1. La Fiesta De Borinquen
2. Lamento BorincaÒo
3. Preciosa
4. Capullito de Alheli
5. Campanitas de Cristal
6. Ahora Seremos Felices
7. El Cumbanchero
8. En Mi Viejo San Juan
Side B
Disco Plena
Being one hundred percent Puerto Rican, I had to pick up this record when I spotted it in the used record bins. "Borinquen Disco Party" is a medley of traditional Puerto Rican songs-some dating from the early 20th century-set to a Disco beat. Of course it is sung in Spanish so it will not be understood by most non Hispanic people and this is vocal heavy until the instrumental breaks further in.
Admittedly, this isn't great and I don't see how it could have been played in a club environment as the Discos of San Juan were known for cutting edge music back in the day. As well intentioned as this album is, it would have cleared the floor. One can safely disregard this record.
Submitted by DiscoMusic.com (3705)
Estemix lo escuché por primera vez en un programa sabatino llamado "Discoteque Stereorey" pero me parece haberla escuchado en 1979, y veo que está fechada en 1980. Si alguien tiene este material digitalizado, agradeceria mucho que pudieran compartirlo.