MAMBO MANIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CUBOP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 60 ORIZA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 VIVA SOUL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ÉCHALE SALSITA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Contents OYE COMO VA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 OH, MEU BRASIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 BARRIO NUEVO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 DISCOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 BIBLIOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 CREDITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 commercial art created for Latin music is being docu- Foreword mented for its visual as well as sociological contribution to our music and culture. Pablo covers a lot of ground in IZZY SANABRIA this book both before and after my heyday, as well as the work of Brazilian artists. Just as the great works of One evening about a year ago I received a phone call art reflect social, religious, and political views at diff- from a young graphic designer and DJ named Pablo ent periods of history, these covers reflect fifty years of Yglesias, who told me he was working on a history of Latin cultural history through the lens of our music. The Latin music album covers and that I was to be a big covers created in New York during the 1960s and part of the book. I was flattered, but I'd heard it all 1970s, for example, helped define Nuyorican culture before. I thought to myself, "Just another well-meaning before it came to the attention of television, film, and fan with big ideas. " But Pablo was so enthusiastic and print media. This book should not only be pleasing to persistent that I agreed to meet him in person.

Driving beats, coursing rhythms, swaying skirts, and swaggering bandleaders playing deep into the sultry night: Latin music is a celebration of life and sensuality, and nowhere are these essential values better reflected than the dazzling record covers that present this music to the world. "Cocinando!: Fifty Years of Latin Album Cover Art" draws together the most beautiful, sexy, colorful, innovative, and creative Latin record covers from all the various genres of Latin music: mambo, salsa, bossa nova, tropiclia, Latin jazz, and rock. Featured are covers by such legendary performers as Joo Gilberto, Machito, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ray Baretto, Caetano Veloso, Santana, and countless others. Author Pablo Yglesias provides a compelling introduction to the history of Latin popular music and the designers who have brought this music to visual life.