Released 1971 Release date 1971 Genre Salsa music | Artist Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz Label Vaya | |
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Recorded Ochoa Recording, San Juan, Puerto Rico Similar Richie Ray albums, Salsa music albums | ||
El Bestial Sonido de Ricardo Ray y Bobby Cruz is an album released in 1971 by the salsa music duet Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. Released at the height of their popularity, the album inaugurated a new era in salsa with the inauguration of a new Fania Records subsidiary: Vaya Records. The album, notable for the inclusion of new elements into salsa such as classical music, was an international success, and its title track Sonido Bestial became one of salsa's most popular songs. The album consecrated Richie Ray as a prodigious pianist, capable of playing a fusion of several rhythms and styles.
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Critical reception
Critic José A. Estévez, Jr. named the album "a staggering, spellbinding salsa experience" and "an absolute must-have." He also stated that the title track Sonido Bestial "remains one of the most remarkable (and recognizable) tunes of the salsa era". Jaime Torres Torres praised Bobby Cruz vocal performance.
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Songs
1Sonido Bestial6:51
2Señora3:40
3No Tin Pena5:27