Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz - Richie's Jala Jala

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Uploaded by on Jun 28, 2009

In New York in 1964 Bobby Cruz met fellow Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist Richie Ray and soon joined his orchestra as a back-up singer. In 1966, Cruz was the lead singer on the English-language song "Mr. Trumpet Man" (an attempt at recording boogaloo which became a major hit in New York and other salsa markets).

Between 1964-74, the pairing of Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz had become one of the most popular salsa duets in the world. Ray and Cruz had a considerable influence in the Latino music world just because of four accomplishments: * Their orchestra's all-trumpet "sonora" sound, reminiscent of that of the Sonora Matancera, was called by that orchestra's founder Rogelio Martínez as "the best tribute the band ever had." * Inadvertently, Ray and Cruz misinterpreted a comment by a Venezuelan television announcer during a visit to the country, and popularized the term "salsa" as a result (they thought the announcer's reference to a tomato paste product was a slang reference to their music, and they incorporated it into their act). * They are partially credited with keeping the Anglo style of Rock n Roll from invading Puerto Rico. (Curiously enough, at one time, the band's horn section featured an entirely non-Latino lineup) Ray in particular is credited with bringing his classical musical influences to the band's mix, and taking advantage of Cruz's almost-operatic vocal range as a result. * Cruz is credited for assisting Ruben Blades into getting work at Fania Records. Cruz's band even recorded some of Blades' earliest compositions, particularly "(Yo Soy) Cipriano Armenteros", part of a four-song saga about the fictional character recorded by Ray and Cruz, Ismael Miranda, and Blades himself.

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  • where you got this beautiful film, is a relic, a jewel!! por siempre Richie and bobby

  • @SuperRafaelangel A este video yo le adherí el audio, porque el original del video (aparte de que sonaba feo) estaba a la mitad (como 2 minutos y medio en vez de 5 con 10 segundos); por eso hay imagenes cortadas, eso explica porque también le tuve que poner texto (información).

    Oh! hay un error cuando yo marqué que uno de los éxitos era "el niche", el verdadero nombre de esa canción es "lo atara, la araché"

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  • Esto rompe a Daddy Yankie hasta mil años mas tarde xD

    PDT: El regueton es una mierda esto si es musica

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  • Esto es Oro!!! ojala asi fueran todos los videos d hoy en dia, sencillos, porque la buena musica no necesita videos estupuidos, con coreografias exageradas, efectos especiales, y otras idioteces q disfrazan lo mala q puede ser un cancion. Esto por el otro lado, es arte, es belleza, es estetica, simplemente es Salsa!!!

  • Thanks for adding some depth to a song i just really liked, great info.

  • @Legoras3 POR FIN ALGUIEN LO DIJO, Gracias.

  • opaaaaa

  • ....siiiii por siempre salsa.....

  • Que contraste que hace el video con el derroche de energía y potencia de la música. Gracias por el video y por los datos!

  • Ese, como tu dices fue el verdadero origen del nombre "Salsa". Algunos dicen que se creo en New York, pero no, fue inventado como nombre para agrupar los generos en Venezuela, en el año 1964, mismo año que Johnny Pacheco, junto a su abogado, Jerry Masucci, crearon la Fania.

  • El locutor que "ayudo" a nombrar el genero como "Salsa" se llamaba Fidias, con "a'" Danilo Escalona, (No Fidio) y el programa era patrocinado por la salsa de tomate (ketchup) Heinz, en aquel tiempo, por esa razon se llamaba "La Hora de la Salsa".

  • @SuperRafaelangel Its taken from the movie Soñar No Cuesta Nada "Joven".

  • Definitivamente la salsa es inigualable!.....Nunca pense que siendo tan joven me fuese a gustar la verdadera salsa, la salsa de los dioses, la salsa clasica ;)!!

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