No Nos Pararan - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
La Charanga 76 · 1979Cut for La Charanga 76’s T.R. Records album La Charanga 76 en el 78, produced by Ira Herschler with Gonzalo Fernandez credited as co-producer and arranger alongside Frank Bello. The track is the group’s Spanish-language cover of McFadden & Whitehead’s “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now.” The recording became La Charanga 76’s best-known crossover number, giving a salsa-and-charanga treatment to one of the era’s biggest R&B hits. Contemporary coverage in Cash Box singled out the album as a strong Latin release, and later accounts describe the cover as a major success for the band. The song remains the group’s signature track and is still programmed in Latin music mixes, compilations, and DJ sets. Its lasting appeal comes from the blend of disco-era funk and charanga instrumentation that made the cover distinctive.
