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A Latin music newsletter item leading with John Child's interview with Sergio Rivera, pianist, arranger and leader of Grupo Caribe, about the album Un Congo Me Dio la Letra and his career in the 1970s New York salsa scene, including work with Rafael Cortijo and the founding of Cruz Control.

It was followed by short notes on new salsa and son releases, among them Azuquita's Llegó y Dijo and Los Bocucos' El Platanal de Bartolo.

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