Manteca - Ritmo Y Sabor (Vinyl) 1996 From The Diary Of Hermann

From The Diary Of Hermann Doubt

At the 1986 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Debut Album

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Manteca - Ritmo Y Sabor (Vinyl) 1996 From The Diary Of HermannReissue of the sought after 1978 album Ritmo Y Sabor from Cuban, master bongo player, Manteca. A deep, hypnotic, sonic excursion of Afro Cuban mambo rhythms to get lost within. Predominantly made up of just percussion and bass, the album comes courtesy of Carlos "Rico" Ramirez on bass, Carlos Patato on congas, timbales by Nelson Padron and Lazaro Pla aka Manteca as band leader. A Cuban legend, Manteca rose to fame playing with Ernesto Lecuona and the