{"product_id":"vamonos-lets-go","title":"Vamonos \/ Lets Go!","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1970 by little-known\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eChicago imprint Futuro, \u003ci\u003eVamonos \/ Let's Go!\u003c\/i\u003e is the first and only album recorded by\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBrooklyn neighbourhood salsa band The\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eOrchestra Soledad. Led by trombonist and\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esinger Hector Ramos, the music of Orchestra\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSoledad is characterised by brash and\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eenergetic salsa arrangements created by\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRamos himself, who also composed (or cocomposed)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eall of the music featured on the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eLP. This ultra-rare record came to the attention of BBE\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecourtesy of DJ Amir who discovered it (along\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith a 'battle of the bands' trophy that the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eband had won) in a shop located only blocks\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eaway from the Bushwick home of Hector\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRamos. Immediately captivated by the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003estriking artwork and incredible music, Amir\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewent on to include the track \u003ci\u003eEl Ritmo\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSoledad\u003c\/i\u003e on his 2016 BBE compilation \u003ci\u003eBuena\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMúsica Y Cultura\u003c\/i\u003e, an album celebrating latin\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003emusic from across the Americas.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThe Orchestra Soledad was made up of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003etalented local kids (maybe local heroes), all\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edreaming of Fania All-Stars fame when they\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003estepped in the studio, sadly destined never to\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e'make it'. Yet this one shining album remains,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ea lasting testament to their brilliance. Raw,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eauthentic 70s street salsa, all the recordings\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efeatured on \u003ci\u003eVamonos\/ Let's Go!\u003c\/i\u003e have a\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edistinctly live, unpolished feel, evoking all the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esweat and drama of a hot summer's night in\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethe barrios of Sunset Park, Bushwick or\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWilliamsburg back in the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471410336075,"sku":"1011548","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7832f18d-91a8-4a6f-b808-ada4fb0306b9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727401593","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/vamonos-lets-go","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}