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“Ayahuasca: Cumbias Psicodélicas Vol. 1”
What
have we here? At first glance it
seems like the missing volume from
our Groove Club series, which it
so easily could have been! In
short, it's a stunning
collection—which took more than
fifteen years to put together—of
tracks that combine cumbia with
psychedelic rock. Starting in the
late 1960's, there was a boom of
tropical music in Peru, both in
Lima and the provinces. The music
called ‘cumbia peruana’ merged
this tropical sound with that of
psychedelic rock. Peculiar aspects
of traditional Colombian cumbia
were mixed with electric (often
fuzz) guitar, played over native
Andean and jungle rhythms; this
combination provoked an explosion
of original musical styles: an
instrument to lead the way,
usually from the introduction of
the song; over this, hypnotic
layers of keyboards or guitar with
wah wah, and simple bass-lines; to
top it off, syncopated rhythms
from percussion instruments such
as bongos, congas, huiros,
cymbals, timbales, among others,
often played at breakneck speed,
to drive the song forward. Simple,
funky, effective. In the end, it's
like a sonic cousin to Nigerian
music: these musicians liked
guitar, they had a fondness for
echo, and they loved a murky
high-octane jam. Extremely limited
mini-LP sleeve disc with 20-page
bi-lingual, glossy, color booklet
enclosed with photos and some
background info on the bands and
the development of the Cumbias
Psicodélicas sound. Like all
Lion/Repsychled titles, this is
available exclusively worldwide
from Lion Productions and our
friends.
•Glossy 20-page bi-lingual color
booklet w/photos + info on the
development of
the Cumbias
Psicodélicas sound
•Limited to only 200x copies!
Track List:
1. Vacilando En Ayahuasca -
Juaneco Y Su Combo
2. Las Oleadas - Ranil Y Su
Conjunto
3. Selva Ardiente - Grupo Armonia
De Pucallpa
4. Cuarto Oscuro - Los Zheros
5. El Judio - Los Charles De
Huaral
6. La Negrita - Los Blancaguay
7. La Pastita - Juaneco Y Su
Combo
8. Negra Toma Cachina - Los
Telstar's
9. Señor Brujo - Los Radiantes
10. Mulata - Conjunto Miel
11. Simple De Santa Fe - Grupo
Santa Fe
12. El Arbol - El Comienzo
13. Kashanga - El Opio
14. Bongocero - Los Telstar's
15. Sueno Magico - The Black Cats
16. Soul Finger - Los Escaramujos
17. Marihuana - Los Darlings De
Huanuco
18. Je T'aime Noi Non Plus -
Santanita
Catalogue number: LION 7665
UPC: 778578766528