09/20/2026
New 7 just landed in the Latin box from LUCHANDO Music
For its first release, Luchando Music presents a 7-inch vinyl that restores a crucial piece of Afro-Cuban musical history. This record features the first-ever re-release of the original master recordings from the Egrem archives. It finally provides proper credit to the Cuban creators whose work was famously covered and popularized globally without attribution during the 1970s salsa boom. Most notably, it unearths the original Cuban source material for Roberto Roenaâs massive 1973 hit âQue Se Sepaâ, a track that became a global salsa and b-boy anthem under a new name, leaving its true composers completely uncredited for over half a century.
SIDE A: Los Van Van â âY Que Se Sepaâ
Originally released in 1972 on the Areito label, this songo track was later covered by Roberto Roena on his 1974 Apollo Sound 6 album. Like many Cuban compositions of the era, the Fania Records release failed to credit Formell. The song was also covered by Juan Pablo Torres in 1977 on his album Con todos los hierros.
This track never appeared on any Van Van LP. It was released only on 7â in 1973 for a baseball championship. Cubaâ73 XXI Campeonato Mundial de BĂŠisbol de Aficionados. Areito (Egrem)
SIDE B: Los Bocucos â âMi QuimbĂnâ
Written by JosĂŠ âPepeâ Couto / Arranged by his brother ManolĂn. âMi QuimbĂnâ was a massive pilĂłn hit in Cuba upon its release around 1970. In 1973, Roberto Roena adapted the track as the funky classic âQue se sepaâ for his Apollo Sound â5â LP. Roenaâs version credited the songwriter as âD.R.â (Derechos Reservados) or Titti Sotto, leaving Couto uncredited and unpaid for decades.
With this release, Coutoâs name is finally on the record, and the world can listen to the original version of this anthem that goes from sounding in the Olympics to the clubs to salsa clubs to b-boy battles around the globe.
âMi Quimbiân was originally only released on 7â on the Areito Label (Egrem)
