“For a time in the late 1960s and early '70s, Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri's output had a political edge to it. This was clearly showcased on 'Recorded Live At Sing Sing', which includes many songs about economic and racial injustice. Backed by his Harlem River Drive ensemble, this performance at the upstate New York prison also reveals the culmination of Palmieri's experiments in funk, jazz and fusion. The combination of relentless ethnic grooves and hard-hitting funk workouts is truly impressive. Here it is the classic record Eddie Palmieri did with his Harlem River Drive band recorded live at the Sing Sing Prison in 1972. ...”
2014 March: Harlem River Drive - Harlem River Drive (1971), 2017 December: Nu Yorica: Culture Clash In New York City - Experiments in Latin Music 1970-77, 2018 December: Latin Underground Revolution: Swinging Boogaloo, Guaguanco, Salsa & Latin Funk from New York City 1967-1978, 2017 June: Eddie Palmieri - Unfinished Masterpiece (1976), 2018 July: The Soul Of Spanish Harlem / El Barrio: Sounds from the Spanish Harlem Streets, 2022 January: East Harlem/Spanish Harlem/El Barrio
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