So far we had five albums with Colacho Mendoza, they seem
to get better all the time. The more I play his music, the more
I like it. For this saturday we have another of his great records.
La Golondrina is from 1971 and the second volume titled ‘Mi
Mejor Concierto Vallenato’. Just love the rhythms, Colacho’s
voice and acordeon, the whole thing, listen and enjoy..

tracks;

01 – La golondrina
02 – Compadre simon
03 – Cecilia
04 – Salvadora
05 – La bruja
06 – Callate corazon
07 – Donde quiera que vayas
08 – Mercedes
09 – La tijera
10 – Amor con frenesi

The lp we’ve got selected for you today concerns an album
by two great artists. It is suggested these guys are in some
kind of battle singing in turns. The record is divided however,
instead of taking turns, Manuel Caraballo is doing the a-side
and Morgan Blanco the b-side. They perform with the same
group, ‘Los Principes Vallenatos’. One way or the other, I
like both of them and am unable to pick a favourite. What
do you think ? How about you Gerrit, I noticed you are
into vallenato too..by the way return my best wishes
to Agnes, greetings from old buddies in ‘t Gooi..

tracks;

1 Manuel Caraballo – Triste abandono
2 Manuel Caraballo – Cruz maria
3 Manuel Caraballo – Recuerdo inolvidable
4 Manuel Caraballo – Lloras tu dolor
5 Manuel Caraballo – El bocon
6 Manuel Caraballo – Solo el amor
7 Morgan Blanco – Los dos amores
8 Morgan Blanco – El hombre pobre
9 Morgan Blanco – Profunda ensoñacion
10 Morgan Blanco – Por un amor perdido
11 Morgan Blanco – El bucanero
12 Morgan Blanco – Mi muchachita

It is always difficult, what to do if backsleeve and label do not
agree on trackorder ? I recorded it as label suggested but saw
only in second instance that there was no match with the sleeve.
One way or the other, same songs, different order, all good to me.
Let’s focus on the music and find 11 very nice vallenatos, I don’t
know about you but I really like’m a lot, check & listen..

tracks;

1 Rosita guamalera
2 Ni pie ni pisa
3 Amor comprado
4 La ceiba
5 La rebelde
6 Margarita
7 Corazon apasionado
8 Mulata
9 Añoranza
10 Solo faltas tu
11 Africa

Goodmorning groovers, what have we got cooking for you today ?
Michi Sarmiento and his Combo Bravo are here to make you
dance around the room. On this album they combine various
styles. Guaguancó, Paseo, Son Mozambique, Cumbia, Bomba,
Cumbelé, Descarga and Paseaíto are brought easily by this
great band. I am crazy about the song ‘Hong Kong’, but the
whole lp is a joy to listen to. A little scratchy but
not too much. Get it and spread it as usual.

Tracks;

1 Arepa de arroz
2 Corazon herido
3 Navidad con michi
4 Cumbia raja
5 Mi bomba
6 Cum cumbele
7 Hay que aprender
8 Hong kong
9 El arroyo de macuya
10 Dejame vivir

Enrique Díaz Tovar, died september 18, 2014 at age 69.
He was one of the last vallenato players old style. Nowadays
there’s a lot of romantic vallenato going on, quite different from
the stuff our hero played. I took an article from el Meridiano for
those who understand a little Spanish, check it out.

Montería.
Enrique Díaz Tovar, juglar de la música vallenata, murió. Hoy
a las 2:00 de la mañana en la Clínica Imat de esta ciudad. Un
paro cardíaco acabó con la vida de este reconocido músico de 69
años que durante mucho tiempo residió con su familia en Planeta Rica.
A esta hora es velado en su casa, en Planeta Rica, en el barrio Bolívar.
Sus compañeros de parranda y amigos le dan el último adiós.
Al maestro, quien semanas atrás había sido internado en la clínica,
le habían detectado un cáncer que venía afectando su calidad de vida.
En 1986 el cantante y compositor, mejor conocido como ‘El Tigre de
Maríalabaja’, fue elegido en Sincelejo como Rey Sabanero del Acordeón.
“El hombre que trabaja y bebe, déjenlo gozar la vida, porque eso es lo
que se lleva si tarde o temprano muere”. Con este popular estribillo de
la canción ‘La caja negra’, Enrique Díaz alegró más de una parranda
donde también entonó éxitos como El Rico Cují, El Puerto y La Plata
se acaba, entre otras. Su muerte significa una pérdida más para el
folclor vallenato. Hoy se va pero nos deja su música, que ha sido
también interpretada por artistas de gran renombre como Carlos
Vives. El Meridiano de Córdoba.com.co

Tracks;

1 Ando buscando una mujer
2 No me guardes luto
3 Charanga pompo
4 La muerte
5 Jardin solitario
6 Yo si gozo
6 Paloma casera
8 El honorable
9 La pintosa
10 Hombre sincero
11 Isla sola
12 Madre del recuerdo

Tomorrow I have a meeting scheduled with my buddy
Sanjay who just came back from Colombia. Let’s see
what he brought back this time. One of the artists I got
to know this way is Colacho Mendoza. His vallenatos
now belong to my favourites and I really can’t resist
playing his music anymore. The album we have for
you today must be from the seventies somewhere,
it does not tell us. Volume one was released late
seventies so it will be close. Whenever Colacho
Mendoza came to play somewhere, it sounded;
“Llego Colacho…!!! Entonce vamo a bebé..!!
Colacho’s here, so let’s have a drink !

tracks;

1 La niña esquiva
2 Pajarito
3 La pule
4 No grites corazon
5 La guacamaya verde
6 Pique vallenato
7 Ni tu, ni yo
8 El zorro ( continuación de gota fria )
9 Carmencita
10 Sabanas del diluvio
11 Amores en cine
12 Carmen diaz

Are you one of our visitors interested in vallenato ? Take a look here.
If you look at the schedule of winners of the tournament, you’ll
find Nafer Duran as the winner of 1976. This is the album launched
afterwards and gives us a fine impression of what was considered
the best vallenato in that year. Other winners will pass by later
but today listen to the great Nafer Duran and his winning sound.

Unfortunately the 8th track of the lp was damaged too much to play,
( tracks 8 & 9 were originally 9 & 10 ) I left it and to make
up for the loss, I have added some singles
as bonustracks, they are from 1975.

tracks;

1 El primo
2 Adiós adiós
3 Dos cartas
4 Las mujeres
5 Con sentimiento
6 Vivo pensando
7 Lolita
8 Marina
9 Negrita brava

Bonustracks

10 El Rezo
11 Laberinto
12 La invitación

The more I listen to it, the more I love it. Vallenato with
it’s jumpy basslines and sweet accordeons, impossible
to ignore. Lucho Beltran has a good strong voice, his
songs are full of character, with the brightness we hear
in Lisandro Meza’s music, just to make a comparison.
Listening to this lp I was sold straight away, I find
it irresistible, how about you..?

tracks;

1 Sodoma y gomorra
2 El tiempo te cobro
3 Dando y dando
4 El gallo canillon
5 El limpiabotas
6 Donde te metes tu
7 La burra
8 Cumbia sin cadena
9 Me quede sin una
10 15 años

I was in the mood for some salsa and after checking a
couple of lp’s from the top of the pile, Michi Sarmiento
came out as today’s winner. Forget about the album’s
awful cover and turn straight to the music, it does not
compare. Michi’s sound was one of the most popular in
Colombia and this slice of salsa brava from 1983 does
not make an exception. Vocals by Felipe Sembergman
on tracks; 1,4,7 and 9, Hernando Perez on tracks; 2,5,
8 an 10, Michi Sarmiento on tracks; 3 and 6.
Get it & spread it as usual..

tracks;

1 Antonia
2 Tu lo sabias
3 Fidelina
4 No te vayas
5 San andres
6 Caiman gallinazo
7 La vecina
8 El taconazo
9 El manantial
10 El boton

Parranderos were travelling musicians, taking their instruments
under the arm and going ’round from bar to bar to play their songs
for the public and earn a few bucks this way. The lp we have for you
today is one by Efrain Gonzalez y sus Muchachos, it is his first
appearance here at the GG but it’s a good one. Singers are Esteban
Salas, Agustin Polo and Buitraguito.( we’ve seen him before ) On
the obscure ‘Bambuco’ label, as usual they forgot to put a
year of release on the label or backsleeve, if
anyone should know, can you tell us ?
Meantime, just get it, play it and
tell your friends about it..

tracks;

1 El burrito
2 La camisa por fuera
3 Vana espera
4 La puerca
5 La burrita de ño manue
6 Marquesa
7 La pata pela
8 Ron y cerveza
9 Las golondrinas sincelejanas
10 Solo tu negro
11 El guayabo
12 El cuento