Orquesta Akokán – 16 Rayos

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Label:	Daptone Records – DAP-064
Series:	Vinyl Me, Please. Exclusive Pressing
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Orange
Country:	US
Released:	Oct 22, 2021
Genre:	Latin
Style:	Mambo

Tracklist

A1		Mi Conga Es De Akokán Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
A2		4 De Octubre Featuring – Pedro "Tata" Francisco Almeida Barriel* Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth, P. Almeida Barriel
A3		Guajira Del Mar Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
A4		Interludio No 1 Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
A5		El Inflador Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
B1		Fiebre De Mambo Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
B2		Orquídea Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
B3		Interludio No 2 Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
B4		Llegue Con Mi Rumba Featuring – Pedro "Tata" Francisco Almeida Barriel* Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*
B5		16 Rayos Featuring – Xiomara Valdés Written-By – J. Plasse, J. Gómez, M. Eckroth*

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Coordinator [Musical] – César López
Arranged By – Michael Eckroth
Baritone Saxophone – Evaristo Denis
Bass – Lino Dariel Piquero Bueno
Coro – Eddie Venegas, Jainardo Batista (tracks: A2), Luis Soto (2)
Executive-Producer – Sugarman & Roth
Flute – Yansa Samada Valdes (tracks: B2)
Guiro – Brian Pozo
Lead Vocals – José "Pepito" Gómez*
Mastered By – J.J. Golden*
Mixed By – Chris Connors (2)
Percussion – Renier Mendoza, Roberto "Tato" Vizcaino Jr., Roberto Vizcaino Guillot*
Photography By [Source Photo By] – Jacob Blickenstaff
Piano – Michael Eckroth
Producer – Jacob Plasse
Recorded By – Chris Connors (2)
Recorded By [Assisted By] – José Miguel Pozo Arrieta
Tenor Saxophone – Jamil Schery
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Germán Velazco
Tres, Leader [Bandleader] – Jacob Plasse
Trombone – Heikel Trimiño*, Yoandy Argudin
Trumpet – Harold Madrigal Frías, Reinaldo "Molote" Melián*
Typography [Lettering], Design [Sleeve] – Dan Gneiding*
Violin – Amelia Febles Díaz*, Anabel Estévez Acosta*, Jenny Peña
Vocals – Jainardo Batista (tracks: B4)

Limited to 500 foil-stamped copies on "coal fire" orange vinyl with tip-on sleeve.

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	16 Rayos (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono, Crimson Canary Swirl)	Daptone Records	DAP-064	US	2021
New Submission	16 Rayos (LP, Album, Mono)	Daptone Records	DAP-064	US	2021
New Submission	16 Rayos (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono, Red Metallic)	Daptone Records	DAP-064	US	2021
New Submission	16 Rayos (CD, Album)	Daptone Records	DAP-064	US	2021

Audio_Files Dec 14, 2022
Sounds Fantastic! Like the band is in my living room. It's a party people! It's a party
LECO.FM Oct 30, 2022
One of the favorites off my collection, sounds amazing, transports you to the music as if it were played to a live audience and you were lucky enough to be there.

★★★★★
Ermating Oct 27, 2021
Sounds incredible, zero surface noise, an amazing sound stage - the vocals and instruments are perfectly balanced. Wonderful record, wonderful pressing.