Orquesta Del Sol – Rainbow Love

Orquesta Del Sol was formed by percussionist Masahito "Pecker" Hashid following inspiration from the 1976 tour of the Fania All-Stars to Tokyo and became Japan’s first authentic salsa band. This reissue is the first repress since it’s original release in 1981. The cover by Yosuke Kawamura has to be one of the best album covers – which is what drew me to this re release last year. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of the title track but the rest of the album is gold – featuring mostly original material and one cover. This repress on UK label BBE has been lovingly done in collaboration with the band members whom are still active now.

After snoozing on this last year on my Melbourne trip I was pleased to pick this one up from the new coffee record store to hit Adelaide – Jewels of Thought, operated and run by Adelaide DJ Anthony / Oisima and their partner Linh. It’s a beautiful small space for coffee and music lovers and going to be the death of my record spending budget.

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