Album Notes

a production born of blood sweat and sacrifice,johnny cruz studied at the east harlem music school with johnny colon as well as with fania all-star,nicky marrero and the legendary,little ray romero before fronting his own charanga band for 14 years.now he's back with a vengeance packing a powerhouse sound of coversranging from bobby valentin's "la boda de ella" and eddie palmieri's "nada de ti" to a tribute to the late singer,frankie ruiz. dedicated to his mother maria vivian and father arcadio cruz.whose sharp streetsmarts led him to buy the properties he left to his family,johnny cruz bring us this musical gift from his heart dedicated not only to his father but all the forefathers and ancestors who have helped us to realize our dreamswhile never letting us forget our afro-caribbean ancestry.