Welcome to iASO Records
Music for the soul!

iASO specializes in Latin & World music. All our music is recorded the old fashioned way: LIVE, which makes it fresh and soulful. More on iASO's Always LIVE technique

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What's New

Puerto Plata and The Bachata Roja Legends (featuring many of the original stars on Bachata Roja) are touring this summer. View iASO's tour schedule

Songlines Magazine is carrying a feature by Ned Sublette on Bachata Roja and iASO's work with Dominican music. View it: Songlines iASO Bachata Feature

Elijah Wald gives iASO's Bachata Roja high praises in a review in Sing Out! Sing Out! Bachata Roja review

Puerto Plata's "Mujer de Cabaret" (iASO) awarded IAP's best Latin release of 2007: IAP Awards 2007

Listen to WNYC's Leonard Lopate interview iASO Records founder/producer Benjamin de Menil about bachata: WNYC Lenard Lopate Bachata Roja interview

Available Now

We are pleased to unveil the first two releases in a series of classic bachata guitar music from the Dominican Republic. BACHATA ROJA, Acoustic Bachata from the Cabaret Era collects seminal tracks from the golden age of bachata, and Puerto Plata's new album, MUJER DE CABARET reveals the vibrant underground guitar music from the time of the dictator Trujillo - when serenades and cabarets were the only permitted musical venues.

What's inside

Our website is full of videos, music, and information, so please have a look around.

Latest additions

Profile of iASO artist Puerto Plata now live with sound-clips from new album!

New song clips posted for Jose Manuel Calderon & Edilio Paredes bios.

A new page dedicated to: Bachata dance videos

Learn about bachata music

View our new article on the history of bachata or Discover bachata's key players in our Music Center.

The experience

Photos and videos of iASO bachata artists performing

Contacting iASO

Telephone : 1-212-372-7535
Email : info@iasorecords.com

For Questions related to US Distribution:
Email: lisa@properrecords.us