On Discos Fuentes we find this swell collector. It’s from
1974 and it has the traditional Fuentes pretty girls sleeve.
You may say, kinda cheap but I like’em a lot. Other than
that it contains some real jewels, another Angel Vásquez
song amongst others. Don’t miss it, Colombian gold..

tracks;

1 Andrés Landero – Muchachas cumbiamberas
2 A.M. Mejía – Lindo magdalena
3 César Castro – La cachuchona
4 Andrés Landero – La cigarrona
5 A. Lenes – Dos puntas
6 Eliseo Herrera – Cumbia saramuya
7 Don Fabián – Cumbia que te vas de ronda
8 Eliseo Herrera – La bonga
9 Pablo Flórez – Palo prieto
10 Angel Vásquez – Uuey ja
11 Ramón Vargas – La motilona
12 Duque Palomino – Cumbia de amores

Friends of vallenato, attention. This old record brings us
some of the finest. It starts out with Emiliano Zuleta’s
‘Gota Fria’, a straight hit if you ask me. Nicolás ‘Colacho’
Mendoza is vocally accompanied by his friends Pedro
García Díaz and Esteban Salas. The rest of the group are;
Adán Enrique Monteras – guacharaca
Juán José Calderón – cajero
Carlos Huertas Trujillo – guitarra
Justo Velázquez – bajo
Carlos Veléz – cencerro
Acordeón by Nicolás ‘Colacho’ Mendoza
I am not exactly sure about the year of release, the back-
sleeve speaks of 1967 but my Spanish is not good enough.
Can anyone translate and tell us please ?
Great, thanks in advance, now get listening and be sure to
spread it around, enjoy..

tracks;

1 Gota fria
2 Ausencia
3 Sin razon
4 Matilde
5 Rosita
6 Amargura
7 El tigre de amador
8 El cumpleaños
9 Aparecio la ilusion

Hello groovers, I am sorry we have such a little amount of posts
these days. Other work is consuming my time and energy but
no worries, we’re still here and although in a slow pace, also
still working on the new page. Today I want to ask your kind
attention for this swell artist. Calixto Ochoa is one of the main
composers if we speak of Colombian tropical styles such as
cumbia, porro, paseo among others. This Discos Fuentes
‘Grandes Exitos’ brings us some of his better compositions.
Enjoy Calixto Ochoa’s hot tropical sound and pass it on..

P.S.
Don’t be misled by this tasteless cover,
the music is nothing like the picture..

tracks;

1 La medallita
2 Diana
3 Charanga campesina
4 Mata de caña
5 Lirio rojo
6 Playas marinas
7 Las mellizas
8 Las sabanales
9 Cerro verde
10 El besito
11 Mi cabaña
12 La sirena
13 Chan con chan
14 Si el mar se volviera ron

I am in a good mood today so I’m gonna wangle y’all a bit more.
This slice of happy Colombian vinyl put a big smile on my face
this morning and I just could not withhold it from you. So suck it
in, dig in & get goin’. I am pretty sure you wont be able to sit
still while pumping these files through
your speakers, ..blast away..

tracks;

1 Sonora Cordobesa – Toño y Toña
2 Los Corraleros de Majagual – Mujeres costeñas
3 Angel Nino y su Conjunto – Guayaba por guayabo
4 Lisandro Meza y su Conjunto – Cumbia indigena
5 Julio Erazo – Millo caliente
6 Sonora Cordobesa – Lumumba
7 Adolfo Pacheco – Canto mi machete
8 Combo Los Charangueros – Cumbia con vela
9 Combo Los Estudiantes – Cumbia salvaje
10 Los Vecinos – Cumbia soledeña

Caliente means hot, and hot it is ! This album from 1973 is sure
to get you in a dancing mood. With it’s infectious guaracha’s,
cumbia’s and paseaito’s it ain’t easy to remain seated. Chico
Cervantes appears first time at the GG today (part from one song)
and we’re proud to have him. Next to incredibly nice music it has
a typical and somewhat strange trippy sleeve, I love it. Another
sure thing is, if I deejay on somebody’s birthday party in the future,
the fifth track of this lp will pass by to make certain that happy
moment. Better don’t wait or hesitate…get on Chico’s wave
and tell your friends to go there too…

tracks;

1 Sentimiento de amigo
2 El carrito
3 Yo me llamo cumbia
4 El guarapero
5 Felicidades, felicidades
6 Los soldados
7 Cancion de amor
8 Cumbia de la paz
9 La ciruela
10 Vaya un caminao

The vallenato of Morgan Blanco with it’s jumpy basslines
and happy accordeon is one I love to play. Such a shame
this lp has so many scratches. One way or the other, I still
love to give it a spin, the music is great. Maybe someone
can give it a cleaning treatment and throw it back in. Would
be wonderful. Be sure to snatch it while you can..cheers..

tracks;

1 Que dolor de amor
2 La misma yuca se arranca
3 Paloma sin ala
4 Cachoencefalograma
5 Cumbia de mis amores
6 Lo lindo de la vida es la mujer
7 damelo
8 Serenata de acordeon
9 La mona

Hello and good morning on this Easterday. I think it’s for the first
time we are having us a white Easter. Even with Chrsitmas we
had better weather, it’s cold and snowing on this 31st of march.
Spring just doesn’t realise we’re already entering april tomorrow.

Winter or spring, we play tropical music all year round so that
makes no difference. Today I’ll spoil you with some ‘Tropical de
Colombia’. From 1975 on Discos Fuentes de Medellin Colombia
we’ve got this wonderful album by Los Corraleros de Majagual.
This supergroup had relations with the most fantastic artists.
On this album alone we find Lisandro Meza, Eliseo Herrera,
Julio Erazo and Calixto Ochoa to name just a few. But they
also hosted Alfredo Gutierrez, Lucho Argain and Nacho
Paredes among many others. Great vocalists, hot
rhythmsection and horns, better don’t miss..

tracks;

1   El vivo y el bobo
2   El pobre pollo
3   El bailador
4   Mosaico
–    Mata de caña
–    Trigueñita
–    La tombola
5   Mosaico
–    Spanish flea
–    La chichera
6   La burrita
7   Palma de coco
8   Mosaico
–    Cartagenera
–    La cola del diablo
–    El machorrito
–    Yo conozco a claudia
9   Pompo del 66
10  Charanga internacional

Once I got acquainted with this type of music, there
was no way of stopping that train. A whole new territory
to explore, the Discos Fuentes 1970’s brought loads of
sweet cumbia. It took some time to find but recently we got
real lucky. Take this here lp, Alfredo Gutierrez joined with
us in 2008 with one album, october 23rd. Always on the
lookout for Fuentes, last fair made me a happy man. At
last, a small pile of Colombian treasure found it’s way
and ended on this fools shelf. Nacho Paredes is the
singer on this one, marvelous voices,
rolling beats & golden accordeons..

tracks;

1   Cumbia sampuesana
2   La amapola
3   Prende la vela
4   Cumbia colombia
5   Guepa-je
6   Cumbia loca
7   La folklorica
8   Cumbia china
9   Panameña
10  Adorada socorro

Thought you would like some good weather music.
This is the happiest latin ever, listen
to another Colompilation..

tracks;

1   Andrés Landero y su Conjunto – La cigarrona
2   Los Corraleros de Majagual – El vampiro
3   Climaco Sarmiento y su Orquesta – La cigarra
4   Comb Sampuesano – La pisinga
5   Lisandro Meza y su Conjunto – Las cosas de la vida
6   Los Hermanos Marquez – Yo conozco a Claudia
7   Andrés Landero y su Conjunto – Cumbia enlaIndia
8  LaSonora Cordobesa – San Carlos
9   Alfredo Gutierrez y su Conjunto – Panameña
10  Los Corraleros de Majagual – La palma de coco
11  Andrés Landero – Mi machete
12  Los Teen Agers – La pata pela
13  Los Corraleros de Majagual – Tres tigres
14  Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros – La compatible
15  Los Corraleros de Majagual – La sampa
16  Pedro Laza y sus pelayeros – El sabanero
17  Los Corraleros de Majagual – Del tingo al tango

For this saturday a re-up and re-post. Anibal Velasquez is still one of
Colombia’s biggest artists. I read somewhere he made over 300 records
a huge amount. Still performing, he turns places upside-down. If you
ever get the chance to see him perform do not hesitate and buy that
ticket instantly. I hope to get that chance myself one fine day.
For now, enjoy this oldie but very goodie oncemore, check # 8.

tracks;

1   Que ojos
2   La caracucha
3   Que se muera
4   Mi barquita
5   La muerte de Anibal
6   Te la vi
7   Palito seco
8   Pobre y viejo
9   Mi suegra
10   La muerte de Bartola
11   La que se fue
12   Mi comadre