``[Ray Barretto's] 1975 album, Barretto, with vocalists Rubén Blades and Tito Gómez was his biggest seller of that period. It contained the prize-winning hit ‘Guarare’ and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1976. He was also voted Best Conga Player Of The Year for 1975 and 1976 in Latin NY magazine annual poll. Meanwhile, Barretto had tired of gruelling daily nightclub gigging and felt that clubs stifled creativity and gave no room for experimentation. He was also pessimistic that pure salsa could cross over to a wider audience. On New Year’s Eve 1975, he played his last date with his salsa band.
They continued under the name Guarare and released three albums - Guarare (1977), Guarare (1979) and Onda Típica (1981).``
Guarare – Guarare
Label: TR Records – TR129, TR Records Inc. – TR-129X
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Latin
Style: Salsa
Tracklist
A1 Las Latinas 0:00
A2 Realidad Y Sinceridad 5:50
A3 Traviesos 11:14
A4 My Beautiful Bembe 16:20
B1 Juliana 20:53
B2 Iguales 25:47
B3 Quisiera 32:02
B4 La Jeva De La Java 36:00
Credits
Bass Trombone – Art Baron
Bata – Angel \"Cachete\" Maldonado
Bongos, Congas [Tumbadora] – Tony Fuentes
Congas, Percussion [Quinto], Other [Llamador] – \"Lil\" Ray Romero
Coro – Eddie Temporal, Nadine Torres, Willie Garcia, Willie Torres
Executive-Producer – Stanley J. Cohen
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Les Sanches
Piano, Directed By [Musical Director] – Gil Lopez
Producer – Guarare, Ralph Lew
Timbales, Other [Caja] – Jimmy Delgado
Trombone – Bill Ohashi, Keith O'Quinn, Angel Papo Vazquez
