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PREORDER
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01. Brooklyn Sounds - Libre Soy
02. Brooklyn Sounds - Chango Santero
03. Brooklyn Sounds - Lágrimas Negras Con Loiza Aldea
04. Brooklyn Sounds - Esta Vida Sweet My Woman
05. Brooklyn Sounds - Guaguancó Tropical
06. Brooklyn Sounds - Ha Llegado El Momento
07. Brooklyn Sounds - Las Margaritas
08. Brooklyn Sounds - Calma Tu Llanto
ARTIST
TITLE
Libre -- Free
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
VAMPI 311LP VAMPI 311LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
2/21/2025

Brooklyn Sounds' legendary second album from 1972, full of heavy Nuyorican underground salsa dura propelled by raw trombones, off-kilter piano and in-your-face percussion. A perfect blend of barrio attitude and Caribbean swing, the album proves Brooklyn has sabor y salsa! Pressed on 180gram vinyl, Vampisoul's reissue includes liner notes featuring never-before seen photos. Libre -- Free is the now legendary second album by the short-lived Brooklyn Sounds and is arguably even better than their self-titled debut (VAMPI 297LP), displaying a more mature and practiced sound, no doubt honed by their experiences playing more gigs in support of their first record. Brooklyn Sounds were one of a handful of garage salsa bands from the independent scene that was gathering steam in the early 1970s in the New York boroughs, despite little support or exposure in the mainstream Latin music industry from more dominant labels like Fania, Mericana, Cotique and Alegre. As with many others, Brooklyn Sounds briefly fluoresced in a burst of creativity and defiance, yet flamed out shortly thereafter, dying like a flower among the ruins of burned-out apartment blocks in the barrios of its home city. Though the band only cut two LPs and a couple singles in their brief half-decade of existence, and never really broke out of the cuchifrito circuit in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, their music gradually spread far and wide, eventually becoming a sought-after global commodity by the late 1990s. In contrast to the first album Libre -- Free is up-tempo and ebullient, with fewer slow songs and more confident, creative arrangements, full of heavy Nuyorican underground salsa dura propelled by raw trombones, off-kilter piano and in-your-face percussion.