Old school cumbia tunes – with plenty of raw rhythms and acoustic instrumentation in the mix! The package is a wicked batch of rare numbers from Colombia's legendary Discos Fuentes – most of which are from the early and mid 60s, recorded at a time when the imprint was really making some great waves in Latin music – coming up with a regional sound that was quite different than the popular New York modes of the time – and than the host of other scenes that tried to copy it! Instead, the tunes here work in these romping rhythms that really get to the heart of the cumbia vibe – often touched with a blend of jazz inflections and folkloric instrumentation, wrapped up beautifully together. Titles include "Lorenza" by Los Gavilanes De La Costa, "Cumbia Costena" by Alejandro Duran, "Ocaso Marino" by Los Satelites, "La Pollera Colora" by Los Corraleros De Majagual, "Remolino De Oro" by Abel Antonio Villa, and "Al Amanecer" by Los Cumbiamberos De Pacheco. LP, Vinyl record album

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A nice compilation of South American covers of popular rock tunes by Los Yetis, Jimmy, Harold, Juancho Lopez, Ivan Dario Lopez, Juan Nicolas Estela, and Luis Fernando Garces. Songs include "Yellow Submarine", "Pretty Woman", "Wipe Out", "Hang On Sloopy", "Satisfaction", "Gloria" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

Titles include "Naciste Para Mi", "Ritmo Cubano", "El Bananero", "Mi Sueno", "El Limbo", "A Bailar La Cumbia", "Amigo", and "Condena A Muerte". LP, Vinyl record album

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Arranged by Julio E Estrada and Luis C Montoya. Vocals by Wilson Saoko, Juan C Coronel, and Joe Arroyo. LP, Vinyl record album

Arranged by Julio E Estrada. Vocals by Wilson Saoko and Willy Calderon. LP, Vinyl record album

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A cracker of a set from 60s Colombia – a record that certainly has plenty of the cumbias promised in the title, but which also features other lively grooves in a guaracha, charanga, and montuno style! The rhythms are upbeat throughout, and recorded in a great way that really gets at all the subtle inflections in the various percussion elements – which are mixed with hard-driving piano, occasional accordion, and vocals that really work hard to keep up with the groove! Titles include "Cumbia De Sol", "Noche Y Cumbia", "Lelogua", "Cumbia De Estrellas", "Moler La Cana", "Mensaje Guajiro", "Gaita Turca", and "La Pompita". LP, Vinyl record album

A completely different side of Colombian music than you'd know from Discos Fuentes and some of the other mainstream outlets from that scene – as the tracks here are all from the contemporary underground, and represent a really rich flowering of creative grooves and soulful modes! In truth, most of this work might hail from any hip spot in the global underground – save for the fact that the lyrics are often in Spanish, and many tunes have some slight reference to older musical modes – sometimes an acoustic element mixed in with more electronic instrumentation, sometimes a more direct reference! The quality of the tracks is wonderful – a really strong surprise to our ears, as we never would have discovered this music otherwise – and it represents a really great alternative so some of the more staid, often boring attempts to create a global fusion of elements in the mainstream. Titles include "Cada Paso" by Liannia, "Cumbia Lobina (ext mix)" by Dragao featuring Nidia Gongora, "Aquazero" by Systema Solar featuring Pedro Ramaya, "Oyele" by Jimena Angel, "Cuando Canto Grito" by Cerrero featuring Lucia Pulido, "El Leopardo" by El Leopardo, "Mujer Divina" by Salsangroove, "Gualayo" by Radio Rebelde Soundsystem, "La Negra Y El Fantasma" by Bareto, "Nunca Termina" by David Caneva Akle, "Manana Sera" by Ruzto, and "De Donde Vengo Yo" by Los Transatlanticos featuring Pilar Matarola. CD

A cooker of an album from the Colombian scene of the 70s – a set that's much more obscure than most of the work on Discos Fuentes, and which has a really hard-driving salsa vibe! The work reminds us of some of our favorite indie sets from early 70s Puerto Rico – and mixes jazzy flourishes with rootsy percussion – all in a groove that hardly lets up for a minute! Titles include "Afroinspiracion", "Virgen De La Cueva", "Conga E", "Sabroson", "Aprietala"," Guayo Pellizco Y Pata", "Concierto Para Una Sola Voz", and "Orgullosa". LP, Vinyl record album