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

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

His vallenato belongs to the best I know, Colacho Mendoza
passed by here on various occasions and I’m happy to bring
you another of his works. He appeared with los Inseparables
one time and this is the third album with his own Conjunto.
If you like this sound the way I do you may find the other lp’s
here, here and here.
I know that only a select group of our visitors listen to vallenato,
it is a type of music you must learn to listen to, it took me some
time too but now I am completely sold and crazy about it, give
it another try and pass it to your buddies, enjoy..

tracks;

1 Rosa angelina
2 Terrible gavilan
3 Olas que se lleva el viento
4 Patillalera
5 Caminito verde
6 Los malos años
7 Carmen diaz
8 El tigre
9 Rosita
10 Ni quayabito me da

Two Great artists on one lp, Lisandro Meza and Alejandro
Duran appear together on this slice of tropical candy.
Backsleeve info is quite poor so I am just guessing both
musicians play with Lisandro’s Conjunto Sabanero. Track
one is written by Lisandro, track two by Alejo, track 3 by
Lisandro and so on. I’m not sure but it seems they perform
together, taking turns in singing as well. One way or the other,
the album contains a bunch of happy songs you’re going to
enjoy listening to, cumbias, porros
y vallenatos, disfruta y goza..
aprecio si deja unas
palabras.

tracks;

1 Playa blanca
2 Fiesta en mi pueblo
3 Muchachita
4 El guayacan
5 Dos amigos
6 Rey sin corona
7 Paco chifle
8 Maria almanza
9 El chinchorrito
10 Tiro fijo

What is it with me that I like this music so damn much ?
It seems the world is not that interested in Colombian
music but I am completely crazy about it. No problem
however, I’ll just keep posting it untill you do too, I have
a load of stuff waiting to find it’s way to you so plenty
time to get there. The strange thing is that download
numbers tell me that plenty people try it but since
nobody leaves a comment I take it they didn’t
like it enough. Today we have an album by
another hero of mine, Alfredo Gutierrez
has an impressive career, read this .
Come on now, broaden your horizon
and try something else for
a change..

P.S. No problema si deja comentario
en español, yo intiendo..

tracks;

1 La estrella
2 Lengua sanjuanera
3 Hombres demalas
4 El zorro
5 Camino agreste
6 Callate corazoncito
7 Marula
8 Buscando un niño
9 El monito
10 La descuidada
11 Recuerdos de ella
12 Matica de toronjil

Hello good evening, are you somewhere close ?
Come to Amsterdam and do some dancing tonight.
Scroll back and see where…. for this moment I’ve
got Colombian candy waiting for ya. Colacho Mendoza
appears with Los Inseparables today, vallenato with
strings and squeezebox this time, enjoy..

tracks;

1 La divina pastora
2 Alma bohemia
3 Romance campesino
4 Que te dijo el rio
5 Canitas al aire
6 Muchachita vallenata
7 Lo que soy por amor
8 Tierra sanjuanera
9 Tina villason
10 Beatriz elena

Yesterday my friend Sanjay paid me a visit in my
little shop, we sat on a juice and a southern pacific
cruise..listened to some of the lp’s he brought for me.
Plenty material to look forward to. I promised to start
with this one by the legendary Juan ( Juancho ) Polo
Valencia. We spoke about the idea of ripping 78’s in
the future. Until today I am unable to record any, not
being in the posession of a 78 turntable. It seems we
are missng out on loads of good stuff from Colombia’s
past from before the 33 era. Who know’s what’s yet
to come..

Juan Polo Valencia spent his whole life playing and travelling.
He was born in Concordia, ( Magdalena ) Cerro de San Antonio,
september 18th, 1918 and died july 22nd, 1978. The death of his
wife Alicia Maria Hernandez Paes became the inspiration to the song.
‘Alicia adorada’, together with highlites such as Veni Veni, Lucero
espritual, Si si si and Sio sio I added it to today’s album that also
begins with one of his bigger songs called El pajaro carpintero.
The best interpreters of his work are Alejo Duran, Jorge Oñate, Carlos
Vives and Egidio Cuadrado. Listen to the great Juancho Polo Valencia !

tracks;

1 El pajaro carpintero
2 La azucena
3 Carmencita
4 Quiereme negra
5 No puedo aparentar
6 Te vas y me dejas
7 La pesedilla
8 El provincianito
9 Mi sombrero blanco
10 Se me presentaron dos
11 La palmarina
12 La saguas del manzanares

Bonus tracks;

13 Alicia adorada
14 Veni veni
15 Lucero espiritual
16 Si si si
17 Sio sio