Next up in the series - Joseph “Candido” RodrÌguez - Candido was mentored by

Tito Punete, and his debut features a fantastic mix of fiery Salsa, Latin Jazz

and Sweet Latin Soul.

Ghetto Records was Joe Bataan’s way to get over on “The Man” and out of the ‘hood, a bold

move by an artist looking for independence and creative control in an industry that had

exploited his talents and treated him like chattel.

As Bataan puts it today, “Ghetto Records was part of my journey, a stepping stone to every-

thing else that I’ve done. I learned enough that it enabled me to get out of the box with my

thinking, it showed me how to deal with adversity.” Like many dreams and schemes born of

the street, this one was audacious, perhaps even reckless to a fault.

Hatched from desperation yet full of hope Ghetto Records came crashing down

shortly after its inception. The seven albums in its discography languished out

of print - until now. These are the definitive reissues of these albums, licensed from Joe

Bataan, with his oversight and input into a 16 page oversize book by

Pablo Yglesias that details Bataan’s larger-than-imagination life