For the first time at the Global Groove, we have Colombian artist
Dolcey Gutierrez. On Sonolux and from 1980, this is quite a
joyful album. Vallenato with it’s jumpy basslines and swell
rhythms is one of my favourite styles from Colombia.
Quite different from cumbia, a bit faster but
with accordeons, just listen and be
happy.. get it & spread it.

tracks;

1 Con la cocorra pela
2 El piropero
3 El dominio
4 Las fracasadas
5 El regalo de ramon
6 El aumento de la gasolina
7 Cara de jirafa
8 Justo y justa
9 El doble sentido
10 La estornudadera
11 El 533
12 Guayabo eterno

Speaking of football, or soccer, whatever you prefer, I decided
to make a collector about it. It begins with a track from a cd
full of 78’s collected by John Peel’s wife. Nice old song, in the
middle we have two African songs, one Colombian and another
oldie with the Marx Brothers. On no.13 we have a track sung by
no one less than Pelé, with Sergio Mendes and on 20 a quite bad
Dutch caranaval song by our own Johan Cruyff, you wont believe
your ears. Most songs are Brazillian and about the famous Rio-club
Flamengo or Pelé, get it & spread it…

tracks;

1 Albert Whelan – Pass! shoot!! goal!!!
2 João Nogueira e Outros – Hino de flamengo
3 Gasolina – E o juíz apitou
4 João Nogueira – Samba rubro-negra
5 Bezerra da Silva – Flamengo e mangueira
6 Hélio Nascimento – Continuo a ser flamengo
7 Varias crianças – Falando sobre futbol
8 Luiz Wanderley – Rei pelé
9 Pepé Kallé – Roger mila
10 Johnny Bokelo – A.s. biliman
11 Los Teenagers – Pachanga del futbol
12 The Marx Brothers – Professor wagstaff presents the football game ( Groucho )
13 Sergio Mendes e Pelé – Meu mundo é uma bola
14 Wilson Simonal – Obrigado pelé
15 Jackson do Pandeiro – O rei pelé
16 Grupo Fundo de Quintal – Sou flamengo, cacique e mangueira
17 Tim Maia – Flamengo
18 Gilberto Gil e Germano Mathias – Samba rubro-negro
19 Lonnie Donegan – World cup willie
20 Johan Cruyff – Oei oei oei ( dat was me weer een loei )
21 Gringo da Parada – Mengoooo
22 Torcedores de flamengo – Mengoo

Hello groovers, I received a bunch of comments of folks
who want to download Colombian albums I posted in the
past. Most of their links are dead and I’m not re-uploading
them. Untill the new page is ready to roll you’ll have to settle
with the stuff posted today. I can only soften the blow this
way for you now. No reason to complain with Alejandro Duran
though, his accordeon weeps on and on and I’m sure plenty
of you are going to like what you hear, give it a spin..

tracks;

1 Clarita
2 Mi pueblo
3 Trago gorriao
4 Melba maria
5 Los lentes
6 Nacira
7 El amor amor
8 San marquera
9 Si yo me muriere
10 Teresita
11 Muchachos nuevos
12 El brinco de nicolas

…Fruko was also involved in a group called the Latin Brothers,
who had a string of hits in the mid-seventies.Like most of the
Disco Fuentes projects there was something faintly old-fashioned
about their trombone led sound, but over the decades they have
acted as a school for some of the greatest of Colombia’s salsa
and tropical musicians, both instrumentalists and singers.
Among their number was Joe Arroyo, the biggest Colombian
figure in salsa, and inventor of the purely Colombian phenomenon
called musica tropical, a salsa based music that incorporates
the native rhythms of the coast.
A masterful singer who merges cumbia, salsa, merengue,
compas, soca and other Caribbean musics seamlessly into his
Joe-son mix, Joe Arroyo’s early life followed the the well-trodden
path of many Colombian singers; he started singing professionally
at the age of eight, and by seventeen he joined Fruko y sus Tesos.
After a period with the Latin Brothers, he formed his own group
La Verdad in 1981. His effective mixture of Colombian and general
Caribbean rhythms presented in an exhilarating and colourful stage
show has brought him to the forefront of those Latin musicians
whose appeal is not limited to one country, but stretches
across the continent and beyond..( the Rough Guide )

tracks;

1 El son del caballo
2 Suavecito… apretaito
3 Deja ese orgullo
4 Para tí mi cantar
5 La india catalina
6 El palito de limón
7 Guantaranure
8 A sol caliente
9 La mondonguera
10 Juan retazo

Our minds are funny things, do you know that phenomenon ?
The way an lp sleeve can influence what we think about it..
When we see a cover with a cheesy picture of a nude, we
expect a lesser album then when seeing an album cover
like this one. Our perception can fool us sometimes but
in this particular case the sleeve doesn’t lie. I think this
lp is exceptional good as frontsleeve already suggests.
Great picture of a great band, Anibal Velasquez made
dozens of albums. Though not entirely sure, I’ve got
reason to believe this lp is from 1974. What ever
year it was, ‘Golpe Currambero’ will convince
you of Anibal Velasquez’ quality’s,
listen and agree..

tracks;

1 El emigrante
2 Mi fosforito
3 Mi casa vacia
4 Tomasa
5 La paciencia
6 Soy tu marido
7 Golpe currambero
8 Mi suki suki
9 No vuelvo contigo
10 Que mujer
11 Esta listo
12 El tartamudo

Spring is making an early entry this year, very nice, little sunshine
temperatures around 17 degrees, nothing to complain about.
Sunny weather asks for sunny music, let’s see what happens
with Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros. His tropical sound should
find a few happy listeners at least, get & spread..

tracks;

1 La machaca
2 Juancho el flojo
3 La lora
4 La parijuela
5 La tijera
6 El guayabo
7 Negrito revuelve el agua
8 Rosa ines
9 Asi son
10 La batata

My first encounter with Colombian parrandera music was through
Guillermo Buitrago. ( of whom soon more to follow ) After that I went
out searching for more in that style. The artist I want to introduce to
you today is one from the same school. José A. Bedoya was born
in Frontino Antioquia, biography in Spanish
Parranda music is accoustic but it really rocks,
listen to it yourself..
The sleeve says “forbidden on radio”, what would that mean ?

tracks;

1 El timbre
2 Que te estas comiendo
3 La araña peligrosa
4 El estafador
5 Toque las maracas
6 El valero
7 El ladron
8 El comerciante
9 El acomedido
10 Que bizcochito
11 El pajarito
12 El gallo de helena

Colombians are lucky people don’t you think ? Living
in a warm tropical country, their mothers gave them
the most beautiful names thinkable. Perhaps I am
just being sentimental but names like Aniceto Molina,
Lisandro Meza, Lucho Bermudez, Guillermo Buitrago,
Calixto Ochoa, Michi Sarmiento, I could go on and on.
Here in my little polderland we have names like Jan,
Henk, ko, Piet en Kees. I know every country it’s own
charm and culture and I am very Dutch so don’t mis-
understand me but I can envy you guys with such great
names. What really completes it of course is the music.
Colombian Tropical is the happiest sound you can
imagine, Aniceto Molina is here at the GG to
make you realize once more..

tracks;

1 El niño ingles
2 La palomilla del brujo
3 La mexicanita
4 El tragon
5 La rolita
6 Van a chivatear
7 Baila mi rumba
8 Cuando sera ese dia
9 En el monte
10 Con quien la vio

Okay fellow groovers, back to reality. When I first saw
this lp, I was naive and thought it had something to do
with Colombian salsa band ‘Sonora Carruseles’. And
when listening to the first track one continues to feel
a certain link with the group. However after searching
the web for it, I didn’t find anything. Listening to the lp
I got captured by surprise, as pleased as punch, “lo
Primero Conjunto Miramar” found it’s self another fan.
Original songs, no salsa but cumbias, porros, pregon,
Guaracha, son and guajira, pure sweetness to the ear.
Now I have tried to convince you before, so no more
superlatives, just get it and give it a spin..azúcar !..

tracks;

1 Carruseles
2 Reina de cumbias
3 Sufre negra
4 Picale
5 La silenciosa
6 Pregonando
7 Chela
8 Salpicon
9 La pestañita
10 Mar adentro

..over 200 downloads for this lp,
very good numbers..

tracks;

1 El mejoral
2 El estanquillo
3 El chevrolito
4 Merenguito sabroso
5 Agustinita
6 Bertha caldera
7 El medallon
8 Toca colacho
9 El playonero
10 Se fue mi amor