Vaya records is a NY based label created in 1971 as sub-label from Fania records, with a focus on latin artists and productions with soul funk and jazz orientations. Here's a good illustration with an Azuquita track full of various influences: superfunky guitar, roots afrocuban voices and drums, and guaguanco rhythm (original song was composed by Saoco).
All is resumed in the singer's introduction: "This is the story of a guajiro, who went out the jungle searching out new horizons".
The LP is real salsa album, as full of various latin and caribbean influences such as merengue, mambo, rumba and even using a berimbau on next track's intro.
Azuquita y su orquesta - Coco de Maria:
Mauricio Smith: musical director
Guillermo Edgehill: bass
Rodgers Grant: fender rhodes
Joe Beck: lead guitar
Kako: conga, bongo
Jimmy Johnson: drums
Louie Ramirez: timbales
Frankie Malabe: congas
Paul Cohen: trumpet
Barry Rogers: trombone
Adalbeto Santiago: coro, percussion
Jimmy Sabater: coro
Bobby Marin: coro, percussion
Azuquita: lead vocal
