La Pachanga [Import]

Arsenio Rodriguez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Format: Import
• Label: Fania
• ASIN: B0000648L8
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #658,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Que Te Parece Juana

2. Chango Pachanga

3. Toma Cognac

4. Tu Estas En El Swing Mami

5. Pachanga Time

6. Sacale Brillo Al Piso

7. Que Mal Es Querer

8. Te Vuelve En Dengue

9. Un Cachito Pa Mi

10. Parece Bobo

11. Porfiando El Gallo Muere

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its Pachanga Time!, April 28, 2008

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J. Axtell "music hobby" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Pachanga (Audio CD)

This album was produced to capitalize on the short-lived Pachanga craze in New York City during the early 60's. The songwriting basically sounds like the standard latin chord progressions and melodic call and response patterns that Arsenio typically worked with. This album is mostly straight ahead minor key/dominant 7th arrangements. Not much on extended or altered 9ths, 11ths or 13ths, or chord substitution. Really its just the old time Conjunto format played with a Pachanga rhythm. Its not inspiring stuff and its easy to see why it went nowhere commercially (or historically). That being said, if you are an Arsenio Rodriguez fan, there's much to like, including as always Arsenio's tres lines and his songwriting approach. His songwriting style may be way out of date by this time, but I'm still a big fan of the man and his musicianship.