Today in Mambo, we will focus on Puerto Rican singer, composer and conductor Angel Canales from New York City.
Angel was born in Ponce, the second city of Puerto Rico. As a 10-year-old boy he moved to Brooklyn, New York City. He spent his entire childhood listening to Rafael Cortijo’s popular combo, of which Ismael Rivera was the singer, Puerto Rico’s most beloved vocalist. As such, the latter was Angel’s biggest role model.
In 1975, Angel took over the orchestra under the name ‘Sabor con Angel Canales’. ‘Sabor’ or ‘salsa’ were the genres used at the time to express the exciting quality of Cuban dance music.
In 1972, ‘salsa’, after a long hesitation, became the commercial term for that type of music. Angel never took a commercial approach, however, and therefore continued to operate under the name of “sabor”.
Playlist
1 Brujería
Angel Canales
2 Tiene Sabor
Angel Canales
3 El Cantante y la Orquesta
Sabor con Angel Canales
4 Sabor los Rumberos Nuevos
Sabor con Angel Canales
5 La Hiedra
Sabor con Angel Canales
6 Perico Macona
Sabor con Angel Canales
7 Kung Fu Karate + Legos de Ti (Puerto Rico)
Angel Canales
8 Tenemos que Hechar Pa’lante
Angel Canales
9 Nadie Como Tue
Angel Canales
