A must-have sampler for aficionados and an excellent introduction for new fans. Featuring 18 funky ritmos calientes spanning 1954-1972, including classics and rarities by the superstars of the genre. All the heavyweights are here - Machito, Willie Bobo, Ocho, Cal Tjader, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, and Joe Cuba, to name just a few. A veritable cornucopia of Afro-Cuban classics (and it got a four-star rave in Rolling Stone, too)!

A must-have sampler for aficionados and an excellent introduction for new fans. Featuring 18 funky ritmos calientes spanning 1954-1972, including classics and rarities by the superstars of the genre. All the heavyweights are here - Machito, Willie Bobo, Ocho, Cal Tjader, Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, and Joe Cuba, to name just a few. A veritable cornucopia of Afro-Cuban classics (and it got a four-star rave in Rolling Stone, too)!