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v/a - cartagena! curro fuentes & the big band cumbia and descarga sound of colombia 1962 - 72 - soundway records - cd

Genre: Latin - Colombia / Cumbia

2. Puerto Rico y Su Combo - La Cumbia Del Pescador
3. Orquesta Sonora Curro - Patuleco
4. Rosendo Martínez y su Orquesta - El Alegron
5. Cantina y su Combo - Santa Marta Cumbia
6. Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta Sabanera - Arroz Con Coco
7. Orlando Fortich y su Orquesta - Yolanda
8. Homero y su Combo Con Pacho Galan y la Sonora Curro - Oye Negra
9. Clodomiro Montes y el Super Combo Curro - Puerto Rico Zumbando
10. Los Seven Del Swing - Silencio
11. El Gran Romancito y El Super Combo Curro - Honolulu
12. Crecencio Camacho y El Super Combo Curro - Santana En Salsa
13. Clodomiro Montes y El Super Combo Curro - Traigo Salsa
14. Lalo Orozco y su Combo Sabroso - Salsa Sabrosa
15. Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta - Fiesta De Negritos
16. Alex Acosta y su Orquesta - La Gozadera
17. Los Seven Del Swing - Celoso
18. Rufo Garrido y Su Banda - Viejos Tiempos
19. Alex Acosta y su Orquesta - Cumbia Del Monte

Soundway set sail for the Colombian coastal town of Cartagena for their first selection of 2011. Sourced from a period when musicians effortlessly combined the swing of cumbia with the driving bass of salsa, Cartagena! un-wraps a period of musical history seldom heard beyond the tropical coast of South America. Tip!

Compiled by Roberto Gyemant with the help of Colombian resident Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and Miles Cleret, Cartagena! focuses on the extraordinary life and career of Curro Fuentes, the youngest brother of the family responsible for the Discos Fuentes label.

Cartagena! features 19 tracks and is presented on CD and double gatefold LP, designed by Lewis Heriz. Both CD and LP include detailed liner notes and offer insights from Will Holland’s interview with the late Curro Fuentes.