WOW!!..Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine - Conga REACTION | FIRST TIME HEARING

Glad you guys enjoyed the song and video. I was the original guitarist for Miami Sound Machine (the guy playing guitar wearing a Panama hat in the video). It was cool watching somebody watch the video for the first time 36 years later.

Love Gloria Estefan! She has a lot of awesome songs to get hooked on. "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1-2-3", "Dr. Beat", "Get On Your Feet", "Anything For You", "Bad Boy", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Here We Are", "Mi Terra", "Oye Mi Canto", "Don't Wanna Lose You" and "Words Get In The Way". Oh, FYI, the guy in the blue jacket on the conga drums is her husband, Emilio Estefan, who is also her manager.

It’d be hard to overstate how this band took the world by storm in the 80’s. Legendary.

I swear, the best part of this was watching the two of you light up and come to life when the horns came in, followed closely by Gloria's awesome vocals! That caught you completely off guard, and it was freakin' AWESOME! This song is from 1985. Check out their 1987 hit "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" if you wanna hear another banger from them! Not that those are their only two hits, mind you.

Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine had 6 top 10 hits including 4 #1's. They were huge in the late 1980's! edit- You will love their "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "1-2-3"

Gloria was HUGE back in the day. She had a terrible accident, well they all did (I think it was the tour bus that crashed) But she survived, and came back even stronger. 💖🎵🎸🎤🎶💃💃💃💃💃

As a Miami girl in a Cuban family I can tell you Gloria Estefan and the Miami sound machine is still played at EVERY SINGLE party we have from birthdays to Noche Buena or a just plain old Monday night as your cooking in the kitchen. Yessssss! Love the effect this song had on you guys!!!!!!

This song was released just before my very first DJ gig, and I've played it at nearly every gig I've done, and it still fills the dance floor. That Cuban flavor just can't be stopped!

She's unbelievable. Must check out her story. Coming Out of the Dark took me through a really rough time in my life.

You need to hear Gloria sing - "1-2-3", "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "Don't Wanna Lose You, Now", "Words Get In the Way", "Bad Boy", "Coming Out of the Dark", (inspired after having a broken back from her tour bus being crashed into by a large truck. Her husband and son were also on the bus and had less extreme injuries. There's an English and Spanish version) "This Christmas", (first by Donny Hathaway) "Everlasting Love", "Turn the Beat Around", and more. The last two are remakes of songs from the disco/'70s era.

I love her ballads, "Anything For You," "Don't Wanna Lose You" and "Words Get In the Way"

There was no one, absolutely NO ONE who could crank up the energy that this woman could. AMAZING WOMAN AND PERFORMER!

UNDERRATED!! They were the shit! Hits upon hits, upon hits. Now I have to revisit their hits. There were quite a few. Loved them. They looked & sounded great live. Their tour bus were involved in a really bad accident. Gloria couldn't walk for a long time.

Great Choice!!! She's been almost forgotten.. but she was the BEST back in her day.

RSR Family Gloria is royalty here in Miami. That's right I live here and some great music has come from here. This song was huge back in the day. This is the Latin sound that took over here in the 80s. I'm the son of Cuban immigrants and this band was important to the Cuban community. It's always about the beat with latin music.

From an old white guy that went to so many concerts in the early 70’s , 80’s and 90’s I’m so glad to see young folks experiencing the sounds and talents of the bands I grew up on. Chicago and the Doobie Brothers was my fist concert in 1974. Love you guys !!

Jay and Amber, the rhythm definitely got you🤗 Really enjoyed your reaction. This is a rabbit hole you'll love going down. Gloria Estefan's body of work is extensive. She opened the doors for many Latin artists. She has received many accolades and awards. She was honored at The Kennedy Center Honors in 2017. Enjoy the journey. We certainly will!!

As 40yr old cuba-merican, born & raised in Miami, I can't fathom anyone not knowing this song. It's been played and danced to at every major event (bdays, weddings, quinceñeras, etc) throughout my whole life. So glad you both enjoyed it.

You CAN'T NOT DANCE to this...this song will wake me up out of a dead sleep... LOVE LOVE LOVE Gloria and the MSM!! She's always been my pick-me-up-always-feel-good playlist. :) Thanks for adding her to Female Friday >> must do more :)

When The Miami Sound Machine came on the scene. They killed it..! No one sounded like they did and the fusion of Cuban and American music is impeccable.