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"Mon Rivera"...RIP

"There Goes The Neighborhood "VAYA RECORDS (VS-42)

Efrain Mon Rivera Castillo was a bandleader, composer, multi-instrumentalist & singer who came frm a family of musicians in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. @ an early age, he learned frm his father the music & the skills that would eventually make him one of the most important musicians in history to popularize & modernize the plena, a fork genre born in the coastal regions of the island of Puerto Rico.

During the 1940s, Mon was a singer in local acoustic bands. Soon thereafter, he became a member of Moncho Lena's band with whom he moved to New York City

in 1953, where he l8ter played with the orchestra of Jose Curbelo.

By the early 1960s, Mon formed his own band & was the first to create the front

line & roaring trombone sound that became the trademark of New York Salsa

during the '60s & '70s.

Mon continued to record & perform with his band during the '60s, but by the

beginning of the '70s Mon's popularity waned, along with his health. Because if his health & drug addiction problems, Mon returned to Puerto Rico. Producer & record collector Rafael Viera, rescued his friend Mon, whom he regards as one of the most complete musicians I have known, & in 1974 contacted the Fania Record label to arrange a new record project for Mon. This was quite a revival of Mon Rivera's career, since it occurred right in the middle of the salsa boom.

Willie Colon gathered some of the best musicians of the Fania label to record

"There Goes The Neighborhood", including percussionist Kako on timbales &

quinto, Brazilian trombone player Jose Rodriguez (of Eddie Palmieri fame), Jewish

trombonist Lewis Kahn (frm Larry Harlow's band), pianist Papo Lucca (of Sonora Poncena), & members of Willie Colon's band such as Milton Cardona on congas

& Jose Mangual Jr. On bongos. According to Viera, the match with Willie Colon

was a natural one because Willie was @ the peak of his career, exploring the possibilities of the trombone sound that Mon had created. It was Colon's way of honoring one of his musical heroes. The cover art for "There Goes The Neighborhood", was by Ron Levine, who was famous for many cover of classic salsa albums.

The cover places Colon & Rivera right in the middle of a neighborhood populated by famous artist & some fictional characters. "There Goes The Neighborhood" gave

Mon the worldwide recognition that he deserved & is now a classic album of bomba

& plena, the two main genres of Afro based music to be found in Puerto Rico.

The bomba has the stronger African roots as it flourished among the black slaves working in the sugar cane plantations during the 18th century. Traditionally,

the rhythm is performed using barrel shaped drums, although the congas & horns

were l8ter incorporated. "Pena De Amor" (a composition by Tite Curet Alonso), & "Baila Mi Bomba" are bombas. In contrast, plena is said to have emerged as the musical newspaper of the barrio, & Mon Rivera was an excellent composer of songs interpreting everyday life, so plena is the main ingredient in "There Goes The Neighborhood".

This album includes songs that were instant hits all over Latin American, & that

today are considered standards in the genre. "Julia Lee" tells the story about

a black character in the streets of San Juan. The two "Mosaicos" are medleys

of Mon Rivera's famous songs like "Que Sera" & "Askarakatuskis". Curet Alonso,

one if salsa's most prolific composers contributed "La Humanidad" & "Tingullkitin".

"Ya Llego" is an autobiographical song written for Mon by singer Felito Felix.

Listen to Mon Rivera's quick-fire singing throughout the album, & you will know

why he became The Tongue Twister King, a skill that he learned frm his father.

The recognition of Mon's talent led to reissues of his earlier albums, but

"There Goes The Neighborhood" is central to any comprehensive discography

of Latin music.

Tracks:

1. Pena De Amor

2. Baila Mi Bomba

3. Mosaico

4. Se Te Quemo La Casa

5. La Humanidad

6. Ya Llego

7. Tingullkitin

8. Mosaico # 2

9. Julia Lee

10.Si Te Vas

Personnel:

Willie Colon: Leader, Trombone (solos)

Jose Rodriguez: Trombone

Ed Byrne: Trombone

Lewis Kahn: Trombone

Eddie "Gua Gua" Rivera: Bass

Papo Lucca: Piano

Kako: Timbales, Quinto

Milton Cardona: Congas

Jose Mangual Jr: Bongos, Cowbell

Mon Rivera: Guiro

Lead Vocals:

Mon Rivera

Coros:

Ruben Blades

Willie Colon

Hector Lavoe

Fe Ortiz

Arrangements by:

Willie Colon

Mon Rivera

Produced by:

Willie Colon

Executive Producers:

Jerry Masucci

Rafael Viera

Franklin Hernandez

Album Cover Photos: Lee Marshall

Album Cover Design: Ron Levine

Recording Engineer: Jon Fausty

Recorded @: Good Vibrations Sound Studios, NYC

VAYA RECORDS, 1975

A FANIA RECORDS PRODUCTION