Rock Paper Scissors - The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru (Barbes Records)

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Sample Track 1:
"Sonido Amazonico" from Los Mirlos

Sample Track 2:
"Linda Nena" from Juaneco y Su Combo

Sample Track 3:
"Elsa" from Los Destellos

Sample Track 4:
"Carinito" from Los Hijos Del Sol

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Los Mirlos

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Pasadena Weekly, CD Review >>

VARIOUS ARTISTS, The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (Barbès): Roll back the rug for this seductive platter of indigenous dance grooves from Peru, which spotlights six ensembles from the early 1970s. Using percussive Colombian cumbia as a rhythmic springboard, Peruvian musicians of that time incorporated elements of Cuban son, Andean folk and psychedelic American and British rock (electric surf guitars, synths, Farfisa organs) into dance tunes they churned out for working-class audiences who'd left the hills for jobs in the city. Not unlike bar bands here in the states, musicians playing the beat-focused chicha received little respect, and the music was largely confined within Peru's borders. Not so now. 09/27/07 >> go there

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