Tico Records

Tico Records on vinyl: mambo, cha-cha and salsa from New York

In short: Tico Records was founded in New York in 1948 and in the fifties became the home of mambo – above all with Tito Puente. Later came cha-cha, boogaloo and early salsa; in the seventies the label passed to Fania. The Vinyl Room currently has 7 records on Tico Records.

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Mambo, cha-cha & bolero

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→ Tito Puente · Ismael Rivera · Joe Cuba Sextet · Mambo

What makes Tico Records special?

Tito Puente, the “King of Mambo”, can be heard with singer Santos Colón on “De Mi Para Ti” – showing his romantic side, with bolero and cha-cha. Vibraphonist Pete Terrace brings mambo and jazz together on “A Night In Mambo-Jazzland”.

Plus Ismael Rivera, the great singer from Puerto Rico, with Kako and with his Cachimbos, and the Joe Cuba Sextet from New York with “Recuerdos De Mi Querido Barrio” – memories of the neighbourhood where Latin and soul came together.

FAQ

Where does Tico Records come from? From New York.

Who was Tito Puente? A New York bandleader and percussionist of Puerto Rican descent, known as the “King of Mambo”.

What is mambo? A fast, horn-driven dance from Cuba that became a hit in New York in the fifties.

What do you have on Tico? Records from the fifties to the seventies – 7 records in all.