Als je van onvervalste vallenato houdt is het werk van Cesar Castro
niet te missen. De plaat heet ‘de authentieke en pure vallenato’ en
dat is dan ook wat je hier krijgt. Drie van deze nummers stonden
ook al op de enige andere lp van zijn hand die hier in augustus van
het vorige jaar verscheen, de rest is nieuw op de GG. Stevig spul
met Cesar’s krachtige stem, niet te versmaden dus..

If you are into vallenato it is wise not to miss out on the works of
Cesar Castro. This record is called ‘the authentic and pure vallenato’
and that is exactly what you get here. Three of these tracks were on
the one other album by his hand we had at the GG in august last year,
the rest appears here first time. Decent material with Cesar’s
powerful voice, get it now..

titels ;

01 – Yo quisera saber
02 – Suspirando por ti
03 – Si sigues indiferente
04 – El mejor amigo
05 – Me duele mucho
06 – Mi saludo al valle
07 – La solterona
08 – Mujer cabaretera
09 – Amor fingido
10 – Yo culpo a las mujeres

Goeiemorgen, het is hoog tijd voor wat vallenato en daaraan
denkend kwam ik bijna direkt op Juan Polo Valencia. Met zijn
rijpe ruwe stem is hij een van de artiesten die ik het liefst op
de draaitafel heb. Zijn muziek is wellicht het meest geschikt
voor de wat meer doorgewinterde luisteraar maar oefening
baart kunst zogezegd dus luister snel zou ik zeggen, lekkerrr.

Good morning, it is about time for some more vallenato and
thinking so I almost immediately thought of Juan Polo Valencia.
With his ripe and raw voice he is one of the artists I prefer on my
turning table. His music is maybe most suitable for the more
experienced listener but there is only one way to get there
so go listening to him rapidly, delightful material..

titels ;

01 – El gallo de punta aguda
02 – Niña mane
03 – Amores de pacha
04 – Cuando tu te vayas
05 – El reflejo de tus ojos
06 – La piñuela
07 – Palomita de primavera
08 – Juanita
09 – Amores de contrabando
10 – Siete de agosto
11 – Lucero espiritual
12 – Pivijay

De plaat van vandaag is voor mensen als Pim en Glinka
maar vooral voor Rik. De eerste omdat hij expliciet heeft
gevraagd om een wijf in bikini op de voorkant. De tweede
omdat deze nodig eens zijn horizon zou moeten verbreden
en de derde omdat hij een liefhebber is van variatie en naar
allerlei soorten muziek luistert met veel plezier, net als ikzelf.
Lucho Campillo en Policarpo Calle hebben niet alleen de meest
prachtige namen, hun groep ‘el Conde y su Corte’ komt voor de
dag met dit heerlijke stukje Colombiaanse Porro en dergelijke.
Alles klopt aan deze plaat, lekkere sound, lekkere stemmen,
en ook nog een lekkere meid op de hoes, typisch global
groove topmateriaal dus, kortom luister maar snel..

Today’s record is specially for people like Pim and Glinka
but mostly for Rik. The first because he asked explicitly for one
with a girl in bikini at the frontsleeve. The second because it
is hightime to broaden his horizon and the third because he is
a lover of variety and listens to all kinds of music with pleasure
just like I do. Lucho Campillo and Policarpo Calle don’t just have
beautiful names, their group ‘el Conde y su Corte’ appears here
today with this delightful piece of Colombian porro and such.
Everything about this record is right, great sound, great voices
and a pretty girl on the frontsleeve to complete the picture.
Typical global groove topmaterial in short, get it and
listen quickly, you won’t regret..

titels ;

01 – La negra petrona
02 – Fiestas de mi tierra
03 – Por el camino real
04 – Amor ingrato
05 – Lucerito de la mañana
06 – Manuela
07 – Santico milagroso
08 – La mochita
09 – Caminito de arena
10 – La vacuna

Goeiemorgen, dit plaatje ligt al een paar maanden op de wip
van wel of niet. Telkens werd hij ingehaald door een andere
schijf vinyl maar vandaag is het toch echt z’n beurt. Alleen de
hoes is het posten al waard vind ik. Alonso ziet er zo hip uit in
die prachtige broek van ‘m en mooie meiden maken de prent
in Colombiaanse traditie altijd af. Waar het om gaat is vanzelf
de heerlijke vallenato waarvan er weer twaalf opstaan. Ik word
er keer op keer weer blij van, hopelijk jij ook.
Luister en oordeel zelf, lekker spul hoor..

This little slice of vallenato was on the edge of being digitised
for months, today it finally found it’s new destination. The
world wide web to go short. Don’t you think Alonso looks
super hip ? On Fabuloso and from an unknown year of
release but with pretty girl this is the kind of record
that keeps me in a happy mood for days. I wonder,
does anybody over there in the US like it ?

titels;

01 – Maldito beso
02 – Mi yatecito
03 – El pollo cantor
04 – Me quedare
05 – Adios en el puerto
06 – Regreso de mi yatecito
07 – Rock en acordeon
08 – Volvi
09 – Cajita de palo
10 – El silbido
11 – Beso y olvido
12 – Recordando en el rio

tracks;

01 – Amor comprado
02 – Vale mas morir chiquito
03 – Corazon herido
04 – La fortuna
05 – Quisera hacer un soncito
06 – El quiqui
07 – Caminito verde
08 – Con mañita
09 – Pasando pena
10 – La mata de azahar
11 – La niña guillo
12 – Guepa je

Some two months ago we had Joseito Mateo and his
great merengues, today we continue that story with
Rico Lopez. His songs breath nothing but happiness.
Twelve hot tracks to make you dance your socks off.
Kick aside your furniture and get going..aiaiai..

tracks;

01 – Ante
02 – No soy un maiz
03 – Triste
04 – Jose cabeza
05 – Amigo
06 – No me lleves
07 – El gago apurado
08 – No’ ta’ en na’
09 – Mujeriego
10 – E’ panto’ la mula
11 – Ba’ subi
12 – El negrito equivocao

One of our visitors told me. On the 18th of november the world
lost one of the greatest in vallenato. He was one of the members
of Los Corraleros de Majagual and formed his own group later.
Calixto de jesús Ochoa died in a hospital in Sincelejo, Sucre,
Colombia age 81. He won the prestigeous Festival Vallenato
in 1970 and was responsable for quite some hits like ‘los
Sabanales’, ‘Mata’e Caña’, ‘el Mosquito’ and many others.
He was a gifted singer and acordeonist. I dug up this
record which contains eight songs by his hand.
Enjoy and remember Calixto Ochoa.
..para nunca mas olvidar..
read more..

tracks;

01 – Me voy pal’ campo
02 – El errante
03 – Celos de maria
04 – El encargo
05 – Por tu culpa
06 – Gavilan pollero
07 – Acompañame a sufrir
08 – El cantor de valencia
09 – Que risa
10 – La vi nacer
11 – Sanguijuela
12 – El candidato

It was puzzeling me for some time now but after some
web search I finally found out what was already expected.
Francisco “Pachito” Rada Ortiz is the son of Francisco “Pacho”
Rada. It looked obvious but until now nobody could confirm.
Pachito’s album we have today is called ‘El Millionario’ while
we just saw the documentary in which became painfully clear
how poor his dad was. Rich or poor, it is all about the music.
Junior’s vocal quality reaches a little further than the old man’s.
Listen to el Millionario and be your own judge..

tracks;

01 – El millionario
02 – El caballo liberal
03 – El Oligarca
04 – El deseo de la mujer
05 – El festival
06 – Hombre enamorado
07 – Errante palomita
08 – Traje corto
09 – Cuando te vas muy lejos
10 – La vida es un ruleta
11 – Culpa a tus padres
12 – La filosofia

El Acordeon del Diablo.
A couple of years ago I discovered this little film at Youtube.
The story of Francisco ‘Pacho’ Rada made an unforgettable
impression and ever since I’ve been trying to find his music.
Shortly my buddy Sanjay came back from Colombia and
brought back this album which pleased me enormously.
The story starts with this rumour, a German ship full of
acordeons was told to be wrecked at the Colombian coast.
It is said that this is how the acordeon landed up at the
atlantic coast of Colombia where earlier they had only
made music using strings, rhythm and flute or gaita.
I was struck by the passage in which the old Pacho Rada
tells about his poverty despite all the songs he wrote.
Songs that made guys like Alfredo Gutierrez very rich,
Alfredo’s face speaks for itself when listening to the
poor old man. Hope you can follow a little Spanish,
enjoy watching and listening..to Francisco el hombre.
By the way, it is still unclear to me if there’s a link
between the old Pacho Rada and Pachito Rada Ortiz.
Check https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_el_Hombre
There is a lot of discussion going on about the true story,
one believes it, the other doesn’t, see for yourself..

Francisco „Pacho“ Rada Bautista * 11 Mai 1907 in
Las Mulas Magdalena , † 17 July 2003 in Santa Marta.
He was told to be the originator of
the ‘Vallenato’ we know today..

tracks;

01 – Sipote luto
02 – Sinforoso
03 – La licorera
04 – Boveda blanca
05 – La ñatica
06 – El colombianito
07 – Las tres hermanas
08 – Al leon de granada
09 – Pablo hernandez
10 – El criminal

If you are as crazy about vallenato as I am, you will
surely appreciate another Miguel Duran album. His work
never disappoints, strong rhythms and Miguel Duran’s
wonderfull voice taking turns with his great
squeezebox skills, jumpy bass, just the
way we like it most. Get it
now & enjoy listening..

tracks;

01 – Mi unico remedio
02 – Traigo un sentimiento
03 – Corazon malo
04 – Angustia y Pesares
05 – Lilia nuñez
06 – Canto por no llorar
07 – El desesperado
08 – Santana
09 – Terrible situación
10 – La guarandera
11 – Felix negrete
12 – Margentinita