Conjunto Cacique were an obscure group from the Dominican Republic (colloquially known as DR - at least in the States). To the best of my knowledge all that exists from them is this one 45 released in Colombia. The title track is an instrumental groovy Latin rock number with excellent electric keyboards, some fine lead guitar, a funky rhythm section, and additional percussion. 'You Don't Need to Lose Her' is similar, though recorded live and has English vocals. So... the elephant in the room is shall I address 1969 to 1971 era Santana here? Absolutely. Very much in the spirit of bands like Bwana, Antique, and Sapo. I'm a fan of the style, so this goes straight to the win column. Hopefully there's more where this came from and an archival release appears.
2/8/20
