Nuyorican Soul - Nuyorican Soul

I was in my second year of University and, having just moved out of halls and into our own house, we decided that we would all chip in when each persons birthday came around and buy them a present. As I’m sure you can guess, part of the present we bought for Tim, one of my housemates, was this album. We were browsing through the shelves of HMV with £7 left when we saw this album in the sale. We looked at the tropical scene on the case that looked like it came from the front of a pack of cigarettes, and scoured the track list covered with the names of well-known artists and decided this might be a good buy. For me, this was the best thing I have ever bought, and it ...  Read the complete review

Kenny “Dope” Gonzales and "Little" Louie Vega. Better known as Masters at Work, were already prominent DJs in the early 80s, well before they became NuYorican Soul. NuYorican Soul was released in 1997 Kenny Dope and Louie Vega and from New Yorker of Puerto Rican heritage and grew up with Latin rhythms, mambo, and salsa around them. Later, they were influenced by the Chicago house style, NY hip-hop, and the evolving Latin freestyle. They have remixed and played out live under various guises such as Master at Work, NuYorican Soul, Vega or Gonzalez, KenLou, the Bucketheads, and the Untouchables. This album is one of the best I own, I ...  Read the complete review