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Multi-talented New York based visual artist and art director who worked at West Side Latino Records and Coco Records in the 70’s. He also collaborated with the photographer Ron Warwell and provided photography and graphics for various US record companies.
Chico is also known as an author: liner notes for LPs; interviews and columns at Latin Beat Magazine) and a broadcaster, hosting a show called New World Gallery at WBAI 99.5 New York.
He is also a latin/jazz singer, percussionist and band leader with his own conjunto Mafimba and as the conductor of The Palomonte Afro-Cuban Big Band.
Chico owns the company [l525628]. For artist credits can also be Chic-Art Studio, if written as this on release.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico*
50 Aniversario: Primer Volumen
2013
Various
¡Salsa!
2009
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
The Hideout
2004, ,
Afro-Cuban/Soul
Various
Congo To Cuba
2002
Ocho
Ocho
2000
Cloud One
The Very Best Of Cloud One + Bonus Tracks
2000, ,
Disco
David Howard (5), Marjorie Landsmark-DeLewis
Ballet Music With David Howard For Barre & Center Floor (Elementary • Intermediate • Advanced)
1999, CD, Roper Records, ,
Education/Ballet
David Howard
Ballet Music Prepared Especially For The Dancer
1991, 2xLP, Album, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Sophie Velberg
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor
1991, LP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
David Howard (5), Douglas Corbin
Ballet Music With David Howard
1991, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records
Chico Mendoza And The Latin-Jazz Dream Band
Chico Mendoza And The Latin-Jazz Dream Band
1991
Willie Colon*
Honra Y Cultura
1991, ,
Salsa
Los Hermanos Colón
Amame Un Poco Mas
1990, ,
Salsa/Guaguancó
Mme. Halina, Karl St. Charles
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor (Elementary - Intermediate - Advanced)
1988, 2xLP, Album, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Manuel Maldonado
Ballet Music For Barre And Centre Floor
1988, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Manuel Maldonado
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor
1988, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Karl St. Charles
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor
1988, LP, Mono, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Alla Veryovochkina
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor - A 2 LP Set
1985, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Alla Veryovochkina
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor - A 2 LP Set
1985, 2xLP, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
David Howard (5), Douglas Corbin
Ballet Music With David Howard For Barre And Center Floor
1985, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records
Sergio Rivero "El Haitiano"
... Y Sigue El Tuntuneo
1984
Sarah Vaughan
20 Hits
1983, LP, Comp, Phoenix 20
Mantovani
20 Hits
1983, LP, Comp, Audio 20 Records
Dukes Of Dixieland
20 Hits
1983, LP, Audio 20, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime
Oscar Brand
20 Hits Oscar Brand
1983, LP, Album, Audio 20,
Charlie Parker
Parker Plus Strings
1983, ,
Bop
The Beatles
20 Hits
1983, ,
Rock & Roll
Stonewall Jackson
Bad Ass
1983, ,
Country
John Coltrane
Reflections, Vol. 2
1983, ,
Post Bop
Ted Nugent And The Amboy Dukes
Journeys
1983
Bill Collins (3), Mme. Halina, Karl Moraski
Tap (Elementary & Intermediate)
1982, LP, Album, Roper Records
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Message From Martin Luther King Jr.
1982, LP, Phoenix 10, ,
Political/Spoken Word/Sermon
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor - A 2 LP Set
1982, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor: A 2 LP Set
1982, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Alla Veryovochkina
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor: A 2 LP Set
1982, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Alla Veryovochkina
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor - A 2 LP Set
1982, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Elmore James
The Great Elmore James
1982
Antonio "Chocolate" Diaz Mena & His Afrocuban Ensemble
Chocolate's Afrocuban Magic
1982
John Coltrane
Reflections
1982
The Beatles
Silver Beatles (Volume 1)
1982
Shirley Caesar
Gold
1982, ,
Gospel
Charlie Parker
Fragments
1982, ,
Bop
Ted Nugent And The Amboy Dukes
Ted Nugent And The Amboy Dukes
1982
Malcolm X
The Wisdom Of Malcolm X
1982, ,
Political/Speech
Orquesta Mayómbe
Con El Ritmo Del Tambó
1981
Eddie Palmieri
Timeless - Live Recording
1981
Larry Harlow , Canta: Gary Carrion
Asi Soy Yo
1981, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha
Cymande
Arrival
1981, ,
Funk/Disco
Orquesta Broadway
Paraiso
1981
Mme. Halina, Manuel Maldonado
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor
1980, 2xLP, Album, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Educational/Classical/Contemporary/Modern/Ballet
Maratta
Yo Soy Mujer ....
1979, LP, Album, Baron Records (25)
Alfredo De La Fé Y Su Charanga Afro-Cubana* Canta: Felo Barrio*
Para Africa Con Amor
1979, ,
Rumba/Cha-Cha/Salsa/Latin Jazz/Descarga/Charanga
Pam Todd & Gold Bullion Band
Together
1979
"El Caballo Negro" Johnny Ventura*
En Su Décimoquinto Aniversario
1979
Roberto Torres
El Rey Del Montuno
1979
Georges Diby & Les Mewlessell
La Marche Du Belier
1978, LP, Album, Gat, Diby Ivory Sound, ,
African
La Rondallita De Hugo Blanco*
La Rondallita, Vol. 3
1978, LP, Album, West Side Latino Records
Ray Martinez Y Su Conjunto Tipico Criollo
Conjunto Tipico Criollo
1978, LP, Album, Combo Records (2), Combo Records (2)
The Dancing Strings, The Latin All Stars
Dancing In Love
1978, LP, Roper Records,
Louie Colon Y Su Conjunto
Algo Solido
1978, LP, Album, El Sonido, El Sonido, ,
Son Montuno/Guaguancó/Merengue/Bolero/Salsa
The Universal Robot Band
Freak In The Light Of The Moon
1978, ,
Disco
Orquesta La Grande
We Love N.Y.
1978
Nelson Ned
Voz Y Corazón
1978
Ifang Bondi
"Saraba"
1978
Conjunto La Clave
Conjunto La Clave
1978
Moses
The Coming Of Moses
1978
Louie Colón Y Su Conjunto* Con Ricky Zoto
Y Ahora... Algo Solido
1978, ,
Son Montuno/Guaguancó/Merengue/Bolero/Salsa
Bruce Ditmas
Aeray Dust
1977, LP, Album, Chiaroscuro Records, ,
Leftfield/Free Jazz/Space-Age/Experimental
King David
King David Sings The Blues
1977, LP, Album, P&P Records, ,
Blues Rock/Disco
Mme. Halina, Tracy Everitt, Ralph Lord
Elementary Tap - Complete Technique For Tap Exercises & Barre & Center Floor
1977, LP, Album, Roper Records
Ouza Et Les 4 Femmes Dans Le Vent*
Mbaana
1977, LP, Disques Griot, Disques M.A.G.
Mme. Halina / Ruth Greene
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor
1977, LP, Album, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Johnny Ventura Y Su Combo
Excitante
1977, LP, Album, Combo Records (2), Combo Records (2)
The Benjamin Special Singers
Dedicated To Mrs. Katie Drunden
1977, LP, Album, P&P Records
The Roper Dance Orchestra
I Did It My Way
1977, LP, Album, Roper Records, ,
Light Music/Cha-Cha/Bossa Nova/Tango/Bolero/Rumba/Samba/Merengue/Theme/Pasodoble
Mme. Halina, Ruth Greene
Music For The Character Ballet Class
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Romantic/Ballet
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor: A 2 LP Set
1977, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor Technique
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor Technique
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Jess Meeker
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor Technique
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Jess Meeker
Ballet Music For Barre And Center Floor Technique
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records
The Roper Dance Orchestra
Dance Around Piccadilly
1977, LP, Roper Records
Mme. Halina, Tracy Everitt, Ralph Lord
Intermediate Tap - Complete Technique For Tap Exercises & Barre & Center Floor
1977, LP, Mono, Roper Records,
Mme. Halina, Jess Meeker
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor Technique
1977, LP, Roper Records
El Gran Combo
Internacional (El 15to Aniversario De El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico)
1977, ,
Salsa
The Beatles
Live! At The Star-Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962.
1977
Mike Rosario Y Su Orquesta La Muralla*
Mike Rosario Y Su Orquesta La Muralla
1977
Jose Fajardo*
El Talento Total
1977, ,
Salsa/Charanga/Disco
Jack Wilkins
You Can't Live Without It
1977,
Louie Lopez Y Su Orquesta
Louie Lopez Y Su Orquesta
1977
Orquesta La Grande
Orquesta La Grande
1977
Various
Weed: A Rare Batch (Classic Jazz Vocals)
1977, ,
Swing/Big Band
Original Shleu-Shleu*
La Bible Des Orchestres
1977, ,
Compas
The Cesta All-Stars*
The Cesta All-Stars
1976, LP, Album, Cesta Records Inc., Cesta Records Inc., ,
Bolero/Mambo/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa
Miguel Jurado
Mi Vida Privada
1976, LP, Album, West Side (2)
Orq. Tipica Ideal*
Vamonos Pa' Senegal Para Bailar Y Gozar
1976, ,
Son Montuno/Cha-Cha/Danzon/Salsa/Descarga/Charanga
Graciela Y Mario*
La Botánica
1976, ,
Guaguancó/Bolero/Cha-Cha/Salsa
Star Number One
Jangaake Vol. 2
1976
El Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Piñeiro*
Glorias De Cuba
1976
Nelson Ned
Por La Puerta Grande
1976
Pancho Cristal Presenta Super Tipica de Estrellas
Super Tipica De Estrellas
1976, ,
Cha-Cha/Danzon/Salsa/Descarga/Son/Son Montuno/Guaguancó/Charanga
Cloud One
Atmosphere Strut
1976, ,
Disco
Willie Padin
Willie Padin
1976
The Cesta All-Stars*
Salsa Festival
1976
Roberto Y Su Nuevo Montuno
El Yerbero Del Barrio
1976
Ray Barretto
Viva Watusi!
1976
Astor Piazzolla , Canta José Angel Trelles
Balada Para Un Loco
1976
Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Guantanamera
1976, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Cha-Cha/Mambo
Star Number One
Maam Bamba
1976
Orchestre Du Bawobab*
Senegaal Sunugaal
1975, LP, Album, Buur Records, ,
Afro-Cuban/African
Orchestre Du Bawobab*
Adduna Jarul Naawo
1975, LP, Mono, Buur Records
Orchestre Du Bawobab*
Bawobab 75
1975, LP, Album, Buur Records
Orchestre Du Bawobab*
Visage Du Senegaal
1975, LP, Album, Buur Records
Orchestre Du Bawobab*
Guy Gu Rey Gi
1975, LP, Album, Buur Records
The La Playa Sextet*
The Exciting New La Playa Sound
1975, LP, Album, RE, West Side Latino Records
Los Grillos
Introducing Los Grillos
1975, ,
Pop Rock/Ballad
Orquesta Revolucion '70*
Revolución En N.Y.
1975
Pupi Y Su Charanga
Gonzalo, Pacheco Y Pupi
1975
Charlie Palmieri
Ecos De Una Era
1975
The La Playa Sextet*
The Exciting New La Playa Sound
1975
Cortijo Y Su Nuevo Combo*
Champions
1975, ,
Guaracha/Plena/Bolero/Samba/Salsa
Ray Barretto
El Ray Criollo
1975
Toro
Toro
1975
Lou Perez Y Su Orquesta*
Fantasia Africana / African Fantasy
1975, ,
Latin Jazz/Guaguancó/Son/Danzon/Cha-Cha/Rumba/Son Montuno/Bolero/Charanga
Noraida Y Los Moré
La Barbara
1975, ,
Bolero/Guaracha/Guaguancó/Cumbia/Rumba
Raphael
El Disco De Oro De Raphael A Mi Manera
1974, LP, Comp, UA Latino
Mme. Halina, Ruth Greene
Ballet Music For Barre & Centre Floor
1974, LP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Ruth Greene
Ballet Music For Barre And Center-Floor
1974, LP, Mono, Roper Records
Ocho
Numero Tres
1974, ,
Salsa/Descarga/Latin Jazz/Cha-Cha/Guaguancó
Nelson Ned
Nelson En Accion
1974
Various
Bravos Del Ritmo
1974, ,
Salsa/Son/Charanga/Afro-Cuban/Conjunto/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Guaguancó
Johnny Pacheco
Lo Mejor De
1974
Cortijo
Con Las 7 Potencias
1974, ,
Guaracha/Bolero/Calypso/Son
The Cesta All Stars
Live Jam Session
1974, ,
Salsa/Bolero/Son Montuno/Cha-Cha/Descarga/Merengue/Latin Jazz
Carlos Gardel
Volume 2
1973, 2xLP, Comp, UA Latino
Wanderley Cardoso
El Amor Vencera Otra Vez
1973, LP, Album, UA Latino, ,
Soul
El Cuarteto Mayari De Placido Acevedo*
Vol. 2
1973, LP, Album, UA Latino, UA Latino,
Mme. Halina, Stephen J. Mato
Ballet Music: A 2 LP Set For Barre & Center Floor
1973, 2xLP, Mono, Roper Records
Ocho
Ocho II
1973
El Gran Combo
5
1973
Louie Colon Y Su Tripulacion
Ma' Salsa Que Pesca'o
1973, ,
Salsa/Merengue/Bolero
Charlie Vazquez Y Los Sentimentales
Romanticamente, Charlie
1973
Tito Rodriguez
25th Anniversary Performance
1973
Cuarteto Mayari De Plácido Acevedo
Asi Canta Puerto Rico
1972, LP, UA Latino, ,
Bolero
Tito Rodriguez
Nostalgia Con Tito Rodriguez
1972, LP, Comp, Onda Nueva Records
Tito Rodriguez
Nostalgia Con Tito Rodriguez
1972
Various
Recordando A Arsenio
1972
Vicentico Valdes*
Vicentico
1972
Tito Puente
Para Los Rumberos
1972
Orquesta Olivieri
Orquesta Olivieri
1972, ,
Guaguancó/Cha-Cha/Mambo/Boogaloo/Bolero/Soul
Tito Rodriguez
Este Es Mi Mundo
1968, ,
Guaguancó/Latin Jazz/Swing/Boogaloo/Cha-Cha/Bolero/Mambo
The La Playa Orchestra*
In Puerto Rico
1965
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Mardi Gras / Blues In Riff
1950, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Evening In Pakistan / Jolly Rogers
1950, ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Love For Sale / Be Easy, Be Tender
1950, ,
Big Band
Charles Ables
Bugged At Watergate
LP, Ltd, Showtime (17)
Mme. Halina, Ruth Greene
Pre-Ballet For The Young Child - Grade 1
LP, Mono, Roper Records, ,
Ballet
Mme. Halina, Jess Meeker
Ballet Music For Barre & Center Floor Technique
LP, Roper Records
Graciela Y Mario*
La Botánica
LP, Album, RE, Gre, Coco Records
Ray Barretto
Latino Con Soul
Otto Sirgo
Mis Plegarias
Louie Ramirez
Tipico
,
Son/Guaguancó/Bolero/Salsa
Super Jamano De Dakar*
Géédy Dayaan
Various
Ritmo Sabroso Vol.3
2014, CD, Comp, Latinwaymusic
John Armstrong
NuYorican Funk Experience
2011, CD, Comp, Nascente, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa/P.Funk/Boogaloo
Various
Putumayo Latin Sampler
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, Putumayo World Music
Various
¡Salsa!
2009
Various
The Rough Guide To Cuban Street Party
2008,
Various
Latin Jazz
2007, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Salsa
Various
The Rough Guide To Salsa Dura NYC
2007, ,
Salsa
Various
Afro-Latin Party
2005, ,
Rumba/Afro-Cuban/Latin/Salsa
Various
Putumayo World Music 10th Anniversary Collection 1993-2003
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Putumayo World Music
Various
Putumayo World Music 10th Anniversary Collection 1993-2003
2003
Various
Congo To Cuba
2002
Various
New York Barrio Beats
1999, CD, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Salsa
Various
12 Hits Para Bailar
1983
Various
Para Bailar
1983
Various
Salsa De La Ma' Buena Volumen 2
CD, Comp, Dimelo Records
Various
Salsa De La Ma' Buena Volumen 1
CD, Comp, Dimelo Records, ,
Salsa/Son Montuno
Various
Pirata De La Salsa
LP, Comp, Latino Records
Mike Rosario Y Su Orquesta La Muralla*
Mike Rosario Y Su Orquesta La Muralla
2022, ,
Bolero/Salsa/Cha-Cha
Orquesta Olivieri
Orquesta Olivieri
2018
The Beatles
The Historic Sessions
1984, ,
Rock & Roll
The Beatles
20 Hits
1983
The Beatles
The Complete Silver Beatles
1982
Various
De La Salsa
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Latino Records (5)
Louie Lopez Y Su Orquesta
Louie Lopez Y Su Orquesta
,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban/Guaguancó/Pachanga/Mambo
Toro
Toro