(Fermata 3F0128).
Candomble beleives and culture, originated from african voduns and musically based on drums, are widespread in Brazil, but also traveled south down to Uruguay, where exist also expressions of this religion.
Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960s. Show all posts
Les Docteurs du Rythme - Haiti Goes Latin (Creole mambo, 60's)
(ANSONIA SALP 1538).
Michel Desgrottes (1923-1993) worked with Guy Durosier in Hotel Rivera orchestra in the 50s. This 60s LP is based on french popular themes brought back by producer Jean Huc and played in a haitian latin style. But Michel Desgrottes' own composition "Ce Pas Fot Moin" is an irresistible jazzy mambo sung in Creole.
Les Docteurs du Rythme - Ce pas fot moin:
Follow with Caribbean sounds on Muzzicaltrips here.
Cuba VII Congreso de la Union Internacional de Arquitectos (1963)
In 1963, the 7th Congress of UIA (Union Internacional de Arquitectos) released a special LP for the event, presenting diversity of cuban music.
Bola de Nieve - Chivo Que Rompe Tambo (1960)
(Sonotone SLP8).
Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernandez (1911-1971), received his surname Bola de Nieve (Snowball) by cuban singer Rita Montaner. He's a really atypical singer and pianist in cuban musical scene, active from the 30s, then famous internationally, to the 60s he spent back in Cuba.
MIX /// Tropical Roundtrip Selection (from Colombia to Africa)
A real tropical roundrip, beginning in colombia with classy
60s cumbia, guiro y guaracha, merecumbe, maracumba, currulao, afrocolombian...
Dangerous trips to Angola by Muzzicaltrips (semba, merengue, kizomba selection from Angola 70s)
Muzzicaltrips taking part of various musical projects including radioshows, I'd like to share some "dangerous trips" or "viagens perigosas" in Angola realised recently for Radio Capsao. A special musical selection based on dusty records, archives from golden era from this country culturally influenced by portuguese colonists, by other lusophone colonies, by Cuba and the Caribbean, and for sure by specific african musical heritage. Wars and instability during the 60s to 80s also influenced a unique musical production : semba, merengue, kizomba, but also political music and struggle songs (or propaganda songs, depending on point of view), reflecting a wide spread imperialist oppression feeling.
Carnaval in Santiago de Cuba (1960s)
(Le Chant du Monde, LDX 4250).
Carnavals tour stops for sure in Cuba, through the release of this LP by french label Le Chant du Monde. Liner notes from the cuban writer Alejo Carpentier remind the historical background of original african and Spanish influences blending in Santiago, the second city founded in Cuba.
Let's learn to play the bongos like Mr. Bongo himself
(AVILA RECORDS JC-101).
In order to play an instrument, better to take advices from the masters.
Ritmo Calipso - Winsop (Panama)
(Ecoll 001).
Another mysterious 7 inch... Found in Colombia but including 2 nice jazzy calypsos sounding like caribbean 60s. It might be a colombian bootleg, as they regularly did with foreign productions, sometimes changing name to avoid any traceability or just because it was unknown. I guess the original track comes from Panama, as Ecoll label released another miscredited 7 inch from De Briano with the Alonso Wilson Quintet (originally on AWB from Panama, check Musica del Alma here).
The A side is sung in english, B side in spanish, but both are really fresh and the singer reminds the smooth voice of Larry Francia, who sung with Ray Perez y sus Kenyas.
Discover a caribbean jazz tune from Russ Henderson HERE.
Pedro Lazo y sus Pelayeros - Fandango (and Porro, 60s)
(Fuentes LP 0011).
This early LP recorded by Pedro Laza for Fuentes label consists of 2 kind of styles widely played in Colombia: Fandango and Porro.
Fandango is originally an old spanish ternary rhythm, but being brought early to Colombia, it integrated local influences, african drums, brass bands (bandas papayeras), to become a successful style for record industry in the 50s.
Climaco Sarmiento - Bombo y Maracas
This heavy record is the second Cimaco Sarmiento released for Fuentes. It includes cumbia, gaita, porro, plena and also palenque, as is tagged the "Bombo y Maracas" hit. Hanging around in Baranquilla bars can reveal great record collections, and even in some small places, attention is paid to play the music with original vinyls...
Eliseo Herrera, Trabalengua and the folkloric group Los Malibus (Colombia, 1960s)
(Fuentes Delujo LP 400168).
Eliseo Herrera (1924) played with various formations including one of the greatest at Fuentes: Los Corraleros de Majagual. He imposed his specific way of singing which became a style called "Trabalengua" (tongue-twisting). You'll recognize directly listening to following tracks, but basically it consists of producing a dense jerky flow, very fast, adding syllables, without any pause for breathing.
MIX /// Muzzicaltrips In Colombia (afrocolombiano, bombo, cumbia, currulao, gaita, guanguanco, porro)
Colombia is surely one of the most impressive country in Latin American, notably due to importance, diversity and quality of his music. Regionalism and opening to numerous influences being two particularities, listing and studying every styles (and sub-styles) becomes quickly a full time job.
For sure this 60s 70s LP selection cannot be representative of the richness of colombian music, but just travels all around the country, introducing some great gaita, jazzy cumbias, bombo, porro, currulao, guaguanco, afrocolombian crazy tracks from Silver, Fuentes, Felito, Tropical, Machuca, Curro...
Que disfruten el viaje!
Lobo y Melon
(RCA CAMDEN 102-23106).
Here's a Mexican band created in the late 50s and composed by the drummer Carlos Daniel Navarro Pulido (Lobo) and the singer Luis Angel Silva Nava (Melon). Their first LP (early 60s) is representative of the various caribbean influences in during the 60s (cuban orchestras, US latin jazz, african drums... ), as many musicians from the region were playing in Acapulco or Mexico.
Ahmadou Kourouma - Les Soleils des Independances (1970)
A special post for this record, taking part of a valuable RFI collection about black literature. Ivorian writer Ahmadou Kourouma (+2003) explains his approach and background, particularly on one of his most famous novel published in 1968: The Suns of Independences, which corresponds to this confused post-colonial period where many changes took place but also many disillusions appeared.
Goombay! - Brown Skin Gal
(DECCA ED 2500).
Many orchestras in the Caribbean where initially playing in fancy hotels, and this so called "Authentic Calypso Beat of the Bahamas" is played by Beacham Coakley's Emerald Beach Hotel Orchestra (the singer is Vincent Martin). Goombay corresponds to the name of a bahamian goatskin-headed drum (different from the jamaican squared drum gumbe), but also corresponds to the style of this music which can be considered as a kind of calypso using this specific drum.
The following track "Brown skin gal" is very close to "Matilda", a 30s calypso (later becoming a famous classic after Harry Belafonte's version).
Goombay - Brown Skin Gal:
OK Jazz - Brigitta Mwasi Ya Makwela (1964)
(Surboum African Jazz OK 42)
Here's an early OK Jazz 7". Always nice...
Ray Perez y sus Kenyas - Uvas Verdes (1968)
(Pyraphon LP 3352).
This seems to be the 2nd LP from an ephemera band (68-72) from Caracas called Los Kenya(s). Band leader was the pianist Ramon E. (Ray) Perez, who previously played with Los Dementes, and then played in New York with various figures as Ray Barretto, Cheo Feliciano, Cortijo, Patato...
Charles Fox - Blue Pachanga (1963)
(Gema 1183)
When the famous american composer Charles Fox plays "Just For Fun", it results a nice and sharp latin album from 1963, influenced both by classical and jazz elements.
Conjunto Miramar - Carruseles (Grabaciones Ondina)
(dia 1505 - grabaciones Ondina)
Let's follow the trip in Colombia with a cumbia from Medellin. This record is the LP from Conjunto Miramar (from the early 60s, then the band was renamed Sexteto Mirarmar), where the accordion takes his place not only on cumbia songs but also on a variety of great afrocaribbean rhythms played by the conjunto (guaracha, guajira, porro, pregon, son montuno).
Conjunto Miramar - Reina de Cumbias:
And here's one of the great sleeves from Ondina label:
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