Acid cover
Released

Unlike other older New York Latin music stars who rejected the boogaloo explosion of the mid-‘60s as “bubblegum,” Ray Barretto took to Latin soul with aplomb, resulting in one of the era’s most sophisticated albums. The veteran bandleader’s musical experience shines on Acid, infusing jazz touches into the hypnotic title song and “Espiritu Libre” while showing his younger peers that he too can dance with boogaloo styles on tracks like “The Soul Drummers” and “El Nuevo Barretto.”

Oliver Wang

Recommended by

Suggestions
Metiendo Mano! cover

Metiendo Mano!

Willie Colón, Rubén Blades
Superimposition cover

Superimposition

Eddie Palmieri
Comedia cover

Comedia

Héctor Lavoe
Viva La Tradición cover

Viva La Tradición

Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Yo Traigo Boogaloo cover

Yo Traigo Boogaloo

Alfredo Linares
Champagne cover

Champagne

Eddie Palmieri
Nocturne cover

Nocturne

Charlie Haden, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Tiempos cover

Tiempos

Rubén Blades
El Fabuloso cover

El Fabuloso

Aldemaro y su Onda Nueva