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José Mangual Jr.
José Mangual Jr. is credited on 613 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
613
Pressings credited
138
Albums
7
Decades active
33
In collections
Biography
José Mangual Jr. (born January 11, 1948) is an American salsa percussionist, singer, and composer, best known for his recordings with Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe during the 1960s and 1970s salsa boom in New York. Afro caribena
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
613 releases · 138 albums · active 1968–2025
- Performance · 929
- Other credits · 625
- Production · 63
- Engineering · 32
Studios: La Tierra Sound Studios · Latin Sound Studios · Bell Sound Studios · Variety Recording Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Rei Momo
1989
Electric Landlady
1991
Cosa Nuestra
1969
Siembra
1978
Lo Mato Si No Compra Este LP
1973
Wanted By FBI / The Big Break - La Gran Fuga
1970
Kenya (Afro Cuban Jazz)
1958
Latin Jazz (Latino Heat Meets New York Cool)
1995
Afro-Cuba (The Jazz Roots Of Cuban Rhythm)
1995
El Juicio
1972
El Muerto Se Fue De Rumba
1987
De Nuevo Los Compadres
1983
Hey Sister
1969
Frequent collaborators
- Willie Colon
- Hector Lavoe
- Various
- Willie Colón
- Salsa Ritmo Caliente
- Melcochita
- Junior Gonzalez
- Son Boricua
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