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| "Kicking off with a funky, yelping dance track that makes you wonder whether James Brown actually spent the 60s and the 70s living on Colombia's Pacific coast, this double CD of African-influenced numbers is practically a collector's item"... 4 stars |
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| “All served as nutritive sources for the repertoires of the numerous bands under the label masthead. Tapped with the task of distilling this rich history into a manageable summary, compiler DJ Bongohead keeps the emphasis squarely on cuts that target the dance demographic as audience”. |
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| “Salsa. Cumbia. Afrobeat. Bomba. Descarga. Boogaloo. Tropical. If you have more than a passing interest in any of these genres, check this out! DJ Bongohead, in collaboration with Vampisoul, lovingly did all the reseach and put this incredible compilation together - notes, artwork, music and all. His goal was to showcase the many funky gems found in the vast Discos Fuentes label, as well as display the many ways African roots have influenced the music of Colombia, and I'd say he did a bang up job. Essential release for fans of vintage Colombian music.” |
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The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol 1 |
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2XCD Digipack. Barcode: 84350088-61940
3xLP 140 Gram. Barcode: 84350088-61957
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Over two and a half hours of funky, hot Afro-influenced tracks from the 60s and 70s golden period of the seminal Discos Fuentes label in Colombia. 43 dancefloor hits provide an irresistible mix of genres: salsa, cumbia, boogaloo, tropical funk, chicha...
To understand what this compilation refers to as the Afrosound of Colombia, you have to acknowledge the profound role of African cultures in Colombian life and music. The story of the Afrosound is a tale of transformation. It tells of the enslaved African peoples who were taken to Colombia, who mixed with Europeans and indigenous inhabitants (by force or choice), and were eventually set free, as well as the escaped cimarrones (maroons) that lived in palenques (fortified settlements) and continued their own traditions. The Afrosound sings of a double Diaspora, first the trek in chains during
the infamous Middle Passage from the Motherland of Africa to the so-called New World, then much later, the migration from the plantations to the cities.
This release deals with the unique sounds produced as a result of the inventive mixing of pop and roots that took place in the urban confines of the Discos Fuentes studios, far from Colombia's coastal regions. For our purposes, the invented term Afrosound can serve as the title of a thrilling and sometimes odd soundtrack that chronicles the diffusion and evolution of the musical culture from those coastal regions as it was brought inland, where it was translated, simplified, mass marketed, manufactured, modernized, "whitened", globalized, recycled, and then sent back to the world at large, disseminated from the cities of Medellín and Bogotá, where the major bulk of the music production industry resided in the
50s through to the 70s.
To tell the story of Afrosound, you not only have to know about the influence of Afro- Antillean music and indigenous Colombian tropical coastal genres, you also have to know something about the history of Discos Fuentes and musician/producer Julio Ernesto "Fruko" Estrada. Suffice it to say that the coastal area of Colombia shares in common with other areas in the Caribbean Antilles a certain tropical mix of sensuality and syncopation that somehow manages to combine joy and pain in a transporting wave of rhythm and melody that is food for the soul.
The tracks on this compilation were chosen from the vast archives of Discos Fuentes because they are fun, funky, unexpected, crazy, hot. They are not necessarily your 'typical' or well known cuts, though the performers might be familiar and in some cases are quite popular today outside of Colombia due to an increasing awareness of the country's exciting musical heritage. The title of this compilation comes from one of the Fuentes bands, Afrosound, but here it's taken more as a general term to denote the funkier side of the label's prolific output in the 60s and 70s. The unifying factor for the collection is that the tracks all have something to do with African roots or influences in one way or another, and they mark a period of sonic experimentation, self expression, upheaval, rebellion and rebirth in the industry, nurtured by Discos Fuentes and its stable of musicians, producers, and engineers.
Extensive notes in English and Spanish written by expert Pablo Yglesias aka DJ Bongohead
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Fruko y sus Tesos
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| Tracks list |
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 1. El abanico (Wganda Kenya)
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2. Cumbia de sal (Cumbia en Moog)
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3. Dog, Cat (Afrosound)
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4. El vampiro (Corraleros de Majagual)
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5. Flores silvestres (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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6. Sabor (Sexteto Miramar)
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7. Fiebre de lepra (Wganda Kenya)
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8. Chenchudino (Peregoyo y su Combo Vacaná)
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9. Ponchito de colores (Afrosound)
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10. El ausente (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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11. Suena ahora (Michi Sarmiento)
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12. Carruseles (Afrosound)
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13. El ascensor (Corraleros del Majagual)
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14. Lamento cubano (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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15. Yoro (Wganda Kenya)
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16. La negra Celina (Golden Boys)
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17. Manyoma (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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18. La trompeta loca (Wganda Kenya)
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19. La cara del payaso (Galileo y su Banda)
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20. Caliventura (Afrosound)
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21. Chachumbembé (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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22. Combate a kung fu (Wganda Kenya)
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23. Jungle Fever (Afrosound)
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24. El caterete (Wganda Kenya)
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25. Tabaco y ron (Rodolfo y su Típica)
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26. Salsa con tabaco (Afrosound)
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27. Salsa boogaloo (Sexteto Miramar)
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28. La lluvia (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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29. La sampuesana (Afrosound)
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30. Descarga espectacular (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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31. Cachucha bacana (Afrosound)
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32. María la O (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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33. Playa blanca (Joe Rodríguez y su Grupo Latino)
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34. El caminante (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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35. Descarga vacana (Peregoyo y su Combo Vacana)
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36. Rosalía (Wganda Kenya)
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37. No me dejan quererte (Fruko y sus Tesos)
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38. El eco y el carretero (Afrosound)
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39. Los sabanales (Corraleros de Majagual)
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40. Ola de agua (Peregoyo y su Combo Vacana)
41. Tihuanaco (Fruko y sus Tesos)
42. Salsa con monte (Michi Sarmiento y su Combo)
43. Nostalgia campesina (Rodolfo y su Típica)
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