Jazz Articles about Truco & Zaperoko

Truco & Zaperoko: Fusi

by Javier AQ Ortiz
March 1, 2002

Truco & Zaperoko Fusión Caribeña Ryko Latino 1999

In Puerto Rico there is a rather illustrious ferryboat called La lancha de Cataño that traverses the bay between San Juan and the seaside town of Cataño. Joe Quijano wrote a celebrated song to it and that city has the dubious reputation of counting one of Puerto Rico's most gaudy politicians, “El Amolao, among its figures. Los Pleneros del Truco, fortunately, also come from ...