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La Envidia

by Moncho y Su Banda

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A homebody who wasn’t prepared to play the fame game, Ramón Urbina is one of those incredibly-talented musicians who just didn’t quite have the temperament to make it, yet as this new reissue from El Palmas Music shows, the music he released is well worth reinvestigating.

Urbina taught himself trés, bass, percussion, tumbadora, timpani drums, trumpet, trombone, piano, whatever instrument he could get his hands on. He also learned how to compose and arrange by listening to the popular big band records of the 60s and formed his first group, Ramón y su Banda Latina, in the early 70s. Taking inspiration from some of the greats of salsa and tropical music, names like Sexteto Juventud, Pastor López and La Dimensión Latina, and following various line-up changes, the group eventually evolved into Moncho y su Banda, and found themselves in a recording studio in 1981 recording their first and last album, Que Bellas Son. It’s the only album Urbina ever recorded too, despite
being a musician his whole life, and it’s this record that El Palmas Music have dug out from obscurity.

The third single to come from the reissue is “La Envidia”, a stately salsa with punchy horns, rollicking piano and a vocal dripping with feeling. Like all of Que Bellas Son it’s a musical tour-de-force, the whole band syncing into glorious union, full of rhythmic power and emotional poise. It’s just one of many powerhouse performances on Qué Bellas Son, Urbina’s magnum opus. A true lover of music, we should be thankful that we have at least this one album of his to remind us of a band at the height of their powers.

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released November 18, 2022

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Moncho y Su Banda Charallave, Venezuela

Cuando tenía 15 años, Ramón Urbina, atendió al llamado de la inquietud que sentía por la música y comenzó por elegir un instrumento, o mejor dicho, varios, quizás porque el poder que le infundía la Salsa iba mucho más allá de lo que podía haber previsto. ... more

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