Ritmo Caliente

Throughout his long career, Machito stayed at the forefront of musical events, from the rumba era via mambo and cha cha cha to the salsa era. Here the concentration is on Machito and his Afro-Cubans exciting fusion of Afro-Cuban music, with bebop, the revolutionary new jazz of the 1940's. This set is made up of 73 tracks and comes with a 40 page booklet with the story and session detail of all tracks.