Lately I’m so captured by vallenato that cumbia, gaita and
porro got neclected for a while. Let’s make up for the hiatus
and bring you a collector of coastal songs from the seventies.
It’s a thick slice of vinyl with the old yellow label just the way
we like’m best. This copy concerns a Venezuelan release, it
does not give a year however, if you should know please tell
us too. A variety of styles passes by, give
it a try and get it now..

tracks;

01 – Los Corraleros de Majagual – La javillita
02 – Coca y sus Exploradores – Fuego
03 – Los Candelosos – Cumbia jala
04 – Peregoyo y su Combo Vacana – La vaca loca
05 – Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros – A goza la gaita
06 – Los Golden Boys – Sapo pepon
07 – Los Teenagers – Me lo prohibio el doctor
08 – Los Golden Boys – El pompo de las vocales
09 – Coca y sus Exploradores – Pa bailar
10 – Carlos Martelo y su Orquesta – La lagartija
11 – Julio Erazo y sus Guamaleros – Tana
12 – Calixto Ochoa y su Conjunto – Los sabanales

Look what we’ve got today. Another great compilation of
vallenato hits. It contains songs by some of the wickedest
artists in the field, Angel Vasquez caught me when first
heard and now I’m blown away by the works of Mingo
Padilla, Rafael Cabeza and José de los Reyes Campo.
If you believe me, this stuff will grow on you when
played more often, that is a promise..

tracks;

01 – Angel Vasquez – Abre el ojo
02 – Mingo Padilla – Sangro por tu amor
03 – Rafael Cabeza – Dia de tu santo
04 – José de los Reyes Campo – Gozando
05 – Mingo Padilla – Sangre costeña
06 – Rafael Cabeza – La promesa
07 – Angel Vasquez – Sacale el gusto a la vida
08 – Mingo Padilla – Tu admirador
09 – Rafael Cabeza – Zapporita en cumbión
10 – José de los Reyes Campo – San pablo
11 – Mingo Padilla – Buena atención
12 – Rafael Cabeza – Soledad

tracks;

01 – Annbal Velasquez y su conjunto – Dominique
02 – La sonora Cienaguera – La piojosa
03 – Nelson Diaz y le combo de Duque Palomino – Que me coma el tigre
04 – Los corraleros de Majagual – El dentista
05 – Pianonegro – La Lancha
06 – Lisandro Meza y su conjunto – El guayacan
07 – Calixto Ochoa y su conjunto – La ombligona
08 – J. Nuncira y su orquesta – Juan de Acosta
09 – Pedro Laza y sus pelayeros – El bure
10 – Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros – La Pringamoza
11 – Conjunto Variedades – El baile de la pluma
12 – Rufo Garrido y su orquesta – Entre chanza y chanza
13 – Horacio y Edmundo Rojas – La Maya
14 – La sonora Cordobesa – La mafafa
15 – La sonora dinamita – Si me perdio la cadenita
16 – La sonora Cordobesa – Roberto Ruiz
17 – Ariza y su conjunto – Sabanalarga
18 – Los Lideres – La mula baya

Write his name in our search-bar and find the one album
by his hand we already had. Today’s lp is one in various styles,
from cumbia to cumbión, guaracha, pasaje and such. It bursts
of percussional beats on pots and pans, no just joking but the
tambó is very hot on this album and one song is happier than
the other. I can’t seem to get enough of this sound, how
’bout you ? If anyone should know a year of release,
please do not hesitate and leave us a message.
Meantime give it a spin and enjoy..

tracks;

01 – El conjunto callejero
02 – El barrilito
03 – Desengaño
04 – El arroyito
05 – Mortificacion
06 – La fritanguera
07 – El perro cantante
08 – Me quedo en la fiesta
09 – La reina negra
10 – El cucake
11 – Yo te queria
12 – El candado de carmen

We’ve got some hot tropical sound for you today.
Los Golden Boys were a happy bunch of youngsters.
They had a very contageous style, mixing traditional
rhythms with twist and rock and roll. I liked it instantly.
Listen and make up your own mind ..

tracks;

01 – El Elevao
02 – Rubiela
03 – La Chichera
04 – Pirulino
05 – La negra celina
06 – Mosaico – Amor De Mi Bohio -Dame Tu Mujer José – El Twist Del Esqueleto
07 – Pikina
08 – Si me quieres
09 – El twist del guayabo
10 – A tu vera
11 – La chismosa
12 – Locutor loco
13 – Sonrieme
14 – Año viejo
15 – El gozón
16 – Mosaico #6 – Amor Del Jibarito – El Brujo De Arjona – Las Colombianas

Winner of the sixth festival de la leyenda vallenato was Luis
Enrique Martinez. He was born in 1923 and made his first
record age 25. He joined the festival de Valledupar in 1968,
1971 and won it in 1973. “El Pollo Vallenato” is being
honoured with this ‘Memorias de -‘ an album with 16
of his best songs. Luis E, Martinez died on march
25, 1995. Listen to his great vallenatos..
P.S. unfortunately some tracks sound
better than others, it’s
a matter of age
I guess..

tracks;

01 – El pollo vallenato
02 – El jardin de fundacion
03 – Villa del rosario
04 – La tijera
05 – Linda morena
06 – La dejo el tren
07 – Cumbia fonsequera
08 – No me hagas sufrir
09 – Alegre golondrina
10 – Cereteñita
11 – El cantor de fonseca
12 – La pobreza
13 – Tragedia del destino
14 – Sueño español
15 – La carta
16 – Morenita de ojos negros

Anibal Velasquez produced a huge pile of records. My
collection contains a bunch but there’s so much more
yet to discover. Today we have an album from 1978 on
which he appears multiple style, paseo, paseaíto,
cumbia, Ritmo cundé, charanga and pasebol.
Anibal still performs, it seems I missed him
when he was touring my country some
time ago. Who knows we’ll get
another chance.
Listen..

tracks;

01 – La sobrina de mi compadre
02 – Ay amor
03 – Bello lucerito
04 – El aguacero
05 – Los primeros dias
06 – La carta
07 – Se acabaron las velas
08 – Llora mi acordeon
09 – La india de la frontera
10 – Madre mia
11 – Leonor
12 – Tu vaiven

Good day groovers, been busy this week, hardly
time to post as you noticed. Today however I’ve
got something special for y’all. Andres Landero’s
records are very hard to find so I’m extra happy
to be able to bring you this one today. Candelazos
Curro ‘en Acordeon’ vol. 9, it plays almost perfect.
Shame about the pops in track #4 but further it’s
in quite good condition. I guess we should be
happy finding his work at all. Landero’s music
is very hot to my humble opinion, if you don’t
know it I suggest a few spins at least to
find out..enjoy doing so..

tracks;

01 – La ombligona
02 – Los ombreros
03 – Apúrate toño
04 – Compadre préstame el jeep
05 – Primavera florecida
06 – Buena vida
07 – Tres morenas
08 – Atésate
09 – El cucarachero
10 – La licorera
11 – Pollerin en bulto
12 – Recuerdos de madre

Hello good morning, we are lucky to find a sunny day this
morning, spring is about to begin in the Netherlands and
that’s always a very nice time of year. The magnolia in my
frontgarden is almost bursting open, something we wait for
all year. Sunny weather asks for sunny music, let’s see..

This is the first appearance of Lito Barrientos at this page
and it contains some fine tunes. It brings songs in various
styles like cumbia, bomba, charanga, corrido and porro.
A typical slice of tropical Colombian sweetness, complete
with ‘mosaíco’, a range of songs melted together at the
end of the album. Get it now and listen yourself..

tracks;

01 – Caracol
02 – Ya voy toño
03 – Cumbia que te vas de ronda
04 – Rubiela
05 – Cumbia en do menor
06 – Charanga pa gozar
07 – Cumbia costeña
08 – Kijis konar
09 – A tu vera
– La india motilona
– Very very well
– Despeinada
– Festival en guarare
– La mafafa
– La sampa
– Negrito tapetuza

This sunday groovers, we’ve got an lp by Cuarteto del Monaco.
It is their first appearance here at the GG and it’s a good one.
Good idea to suggest posting this record Sanjay, it is a piece
of Colombian musical history with Adolfo Echeverria and his
group. It contains cumbias, guarachas, boleros, charanga,
porro and maxtranza. With Elías Paz – vocals, El Ñeñe García
– Guitar, Carlos Guardo – drums, Andrés García – percussion,
Nury Borrás – vocals, Angelito Monsalvo – guitar, Pedro Juan
Meléndez – vocals. Enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Las cuatro fiestas
02 – Mi cantar
03 – El cangrejo
04 – Si no te veo mas
05 – Buenas noches
06 – La cucaracha
07 – Bailando en carnaval
08 – La avispa
09 – Mino
10 – Psicosis
11 – Canto a maracaibo
12 – Nubia