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Monthly Archives: August 2014

Lo + Nuevo de la Cumbia 2014 – Sonido Santana – Shark DJ (mp3)

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Sonido Santana is, along with Pancho and Sonoramico, among the most notorious (the biggest?) sonideros (sound system) of Mexico D.F. This 70 tracks compilation by Shark DJ is a showcase of recent titles (NB: even if the title advertises 2014, many tracks apparently date from 2012) in cumbia, including many covers of traditional cumbia standards. […]

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Mambo, Danzon y Chachacha (mp3)

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Mambo, Danzon and Chachacha have in common that they all originate from Cuba, and are either directly derived from or influenced by Son rythm, sound and dance, which (according to Wikipedia) “combines the structure and elements of Spanish canción and the Spanish guitar with African rhythms and percussion instruments of Bantu origin”. This compilation (80 […]

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Las Clasicas de Sonido Sonoramico (mp3)

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Sonido Sonoramico is one of the most influential Sonideros (sound systems) of Mexico D.F. He also owns an amazing record shop cerca the center of the city. (aww these vinyls!!) This fantastic compilation (80 tracks) by Heken Productions is an amazing collection of antique cumbia classics, apparently from all over the Latin American continent. Some […]

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Tropicalia – Discografia – 9 Albuns Completos – Movimento Tropicalista 1968-1972

Friday, August 1, 2014

Few movements were as influential of modern Brazilian music as Tropicália (or Tropicalismo). Its most influential members were Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes. Tropicalismo is a celebration of tropical beats, Brazilian culture with some of its fundamental musical currents and rythms (many of which of African origins), meeting rock’n’roll and the wave […]

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