31052014 - Perez Prado "Voodoo"

So I found this list of the 20 most underrated albums ever, and the time has come to start checking out those I haven't already heard. Well, at least those I am able to track down. #20 on that list is this little masterpiece by the King of Mambo, Señor Perez Prado. The album starts off with the 23 minute long "Voodoo Suite", a piece that could be the exotica sibling of Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain"! Dramatic, moody and simply brilliant! The rest of the album is six short tunes, none of which breach the 3 minute mark, but all of them with distinct personalities and a whole lotta sass! You could imagine this music in a dive bar, a strip joint or a Tarantino movie, and you should be drinking tiki cocktails while listening to it! Just check out the latinofied version of the classic "In the Mood", and you'll know what I'm talking about. Love it!