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JUSTO BETANCOURT & CONJUNTO BORINCUBA

“CON AMOR”

 

Justo Betancourt (born December 6, 1940) is a Cuban singer famous for his interpretation of Pa' bravo yo. He was born in Matanzas, but has lived a significant amount of time in Puerto Rico. His music shows Cuban influence but developed in the direction of Puerto Rican Salsa. Betancourt led a group called Borincuba (Conjunto Borincuba), a combination of the names Cuba and Borinquen, a name for Puerto Rico of Taíno origin. In addition to recording a number of solo albums, he has played with the Fania All Stars and Sonora Matancera, as well as performing with musicians and singers such as Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaría, Eddie Palmieri and Ray Barretto, among others!

Label: Libra  ‎– ALIS-2003 (ORIGINAL PUERTO RICAN PRESSING!)

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: Puerto Rico

Released: 1978

Genre: Latin

Style: Salsa

 

TRACKS:

A1     Guaguancó De Corazón       

A2     Tu Sin Mi, Yo Sin Ti    

A3     Romance 

A4     Todo Tiene Su Final  

 

B1     Vete 

B2     Tengo En Borinquen Un Bohio    

B3     Diadema De Abrojos  

B4     Esa Mujer Me Gusta  

 

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alhambra

Copyright  – Alhambra

Recorded At – Ochoa Recording Studios

Mixed At – Ochoa Recording Studios

 

Credits

Coro – Albertico Pérez

Coro, Lead Vocals [Lead Vocals] – Tito Rojas

Coro, Leader, Mixed By – Justo Betancourt

Mixed By – Steve Brabin

 

JUSTO “PA BRAVO YO” BETANCOURT….Con el Conjunto Borincuba:

VOCALIST: A YOUNG TITO ROJAS 

En 1977 Justo Betancourt se radica en Puerto Rico y organiza una banda conformada por trece jóvenes músicos puertorriqueños a la que llamó Borincuba –el cual reflejaba la hermandad latina de un cubano con puertorriqueños–, al decir de Tommy Muriel“. . . una de las orquestas más poderosas que se hayan escuchado en Puerto Rico. . . ”. Dejó grabada su voz como cantante líder en solamente dos álbumes con el grupo Borincuba que fueron: “Distinto Y Diferente” (1977) y “¡Presencia!” (1978). Del primero se destacan los éxitos “No estás En Nada”, “Distinto Y Diferente”, “Soy Profesional” y “Óyela”; del segundo merecen atención una tremenda y nueva versión del bolero “Psicología” y el tema, composición de Catalino “Tite” Curet Alonso, “Camarón”. Un cubano director de banda haciendo las cosas bien en Puerto Rico generó alguna envidia y la rigidez de Betancourt y su fuerte carácter empezaron a causarle problemas; por esto –según Tommy Muriel– “. . . a raíz de una amenaza de muerte que recibe de parte de un notorio ex-policía hoy convicto, Justo se ve forzado a abandonar el país y regresar a Nueva York por su propia seguridad.”. El joven cantante que actuaba en los coros y alumno de Justo en Boricuba, Tito Rojas, pasó a ser el cantante principal en el siguiente álbum “Con Amor” (1978), el cual Betancourt condujo y participó en los coros.

JUSTO & TITO:

Justo Betancourt (born December 6, 1940) is a Cuban singer famous for his interpretation of Pa' bravo yo. He was born in Matanzas, but has lived a significant amount of time in Puerto Rico. His music shows Cuban influence but developed in the direction of Puerto Rican Salsa.[1] Betancourt led a group called Borincuba (Conjunto Borincuba), a combination of the names Cuba and Borinquen, a name for Puerto Rico of Taíno origin.[2] In addition to recording a number of solo albums, he has played with the Fania All Stars and Sonora Matancera, as well as performing with musicians and singers such as Celia Cruz, Mongo Santamaría, Eddie Palmieri and Ray Barretto, among others!

A different young Tito Rojas… at his best, no salsa monga here… “La banda estuvo conformada por Johnny Torres en el bajo, Willy Machado en los timbales, Reinaldo Rodríguez en el piano, Juan Pacheco y Billy Pizarro en las trompetas (con la presencia añadida en las grabaciones de Melvin Sotomayor, quien ya había tocado para Valentín), Julio Marrero y José Lozada en los trombones, Luis Oscar Ríos en el tres y la guitarra, Juan cano Robles en la percusión, Edwin nené Blassini en las congas y Raymond pewee López en los bongós. En los coros estaban Sammy González y Tito Rojas. Sí, Tito Rojas, el mismo que luego triunfaría en ese ambiente de salsa barata que sonó durante los ochenta y los noventa. (citando El Web!!!...UUYYYY!)

RECORD CONDITION: STRONG VG+ TOVG++...GLOSSY, LIGHT SCUFFS, NO SKIPS

LABELS CONDITION: SIDE A HAS A BLACK MARKER STAIN, SIDE B IS NM....SEE SCAN

COVER CONDITION: VG++ STILL IN SHRINK FILM BUT OPENED, LIGHT WEAR ON OUTSIDE EDGE!

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(LP) You should not hear any sustained surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain its most of it's glossiness and will appear like new. There may be a few surface blemishes, or a stray light scratch that may cause a moment of crackling, but nothing prolonged, and instances of this will be few. Often this will mostly occur only at the beginning of the groove on each side where the needle dropped. There will be no warping. There will be no deep scratches. There may be minor spotting or fog, but it will not affect the sound. The label will be free of writing and stains. Minimal spindle marks. 

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(LP) There will be some blemishes, and some few scratches. They should not be at the feel-able stage though. There could be a skip or repeat, but only one or two at most. More often the deeper scratches will cause more frequent and prolonged surface noise. There may be some warping but it will not cause the needle to jump. Chances are there will be spindle marks. A VG/VG- record will obviously have been played and occasionally handled roughly by the original owner.

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