The Return of El Santo


The Return of El Santo is the second album by the Latin ska band King Changó, released in 2000. The album's title is a tribute to Mexican wrestler El Santo.

Production

The album was recorded in various cities with producers KC Porter, Macaco, and Richard Blair.

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "it's a breathtakingly ambitious recording, and it works because the band doesn't jump from style to style but fuses them into a fresh, coherent sound." CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "ravenous, rowdy pop giddily blurring the lines between genres." Billboard deemed it "100% Nuyorican worldbeat." The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the song cycle ends in a happy revolution, way over the top, romantic and cynical all at once." The Arizona Republic wrote: "Each cut is an addictive, sarcastic fiesta in itself. Mucho percussion. Mucho horns. Mucho cajones."

Track listing

  1. "Finalmente" – 4:33
  2. "El Santo" – 4:01
  3. "Brujería" – 5:11
  4. "Tú Verás" – 6:28
  5. "What Politicians Say" – 3:15
  6. "I Don't Care" – 4:03
  7. "Sin Ti" – 4:47
  8. "Best Dressed Pimp" – 4:01
  9. "Lil' Sister" – 5:13
  10. "Full Time Business" – 2:51
  11. "Step Me Down" – 4:20
  12. "Champion Sound" – 6:17