La Pachanga Se Baila Asi

Joe Quijano: My musical career started in 1950, when I was in Junior b High School, P.S. 52 in the Bronx. I joined a group of amateur teenage musicians - Orlando Marin (Timbales), Eddie Palmieri (Piano), Larry Acevedo (Congas), Albert (Nappy-Hair) Ramirez (Bongos), and I became Joe Baya, as Vocalist and Maracas. In the summer of 1960, the band (now known as "Joe Quijano y su Conjunto Cachana") was performing every Saturday at the Spring Rock Country Club in Spring Valley, New York. Subsequently, I recorded three LP's with Columbia - "La Pachanga Se Baila Asi"; "Everything Latin, Yeah Yeah" and "Latin Joe". This release contains Classic Pachanga (Salsa) recordings from the 1960s and early 70s: Mambo, Guanguanco, Descarga etc with Joe, whose band included: Charlie Palmieri, Ray Cruz, Paquito Guzman, Bobby Valentin, and others.