Wow, I was just jamming to vol.1 of this great series the other day and wondering why the hell this never made it to vinyl. Well it seems the vinyl gods have heard my prayers because Barbes has just released a massive 2Lp set compiling the best of the two volumes. This is an amazing [...]
Filed under: Peru | Tagged: chicha, cumbia, los destellos, los mirlos, Peru | Leave a Comment »
Last podcast I mentioned a proposed documentary to feature the story of Peruvian and Amazonian cumbia player Ranil (Ranil y su Conjunto). He was recently the focus of a compilation by Masstropicas, who I mistakenly credited as fronting this project, but in fact Olivier Conan (Barbes records, Roots of Chicha Vol. 1 & 2.) is [...]
Filed under: video | Tagged: chicha, cumbia peruana, documentary, Ranil y su conjunto | Leave a Comment »
In the last couple of years there’s been a great amount of fusings of musical traditions with new technologies and electronic rhythms around the globe. Take the “Nortec” soundz from Tijuana, baile funk in Brasil, “Balkan” beats from NY, or the bhangra beats sounds in India, no genre or rhythm has been excluded and these [...]
Filed under: PODCASTS | Tagged: Argentina, chicha, digital cumbia, Peru, Sofrito, Sr.Coconut, sssonorama | 3 Comments »
