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“From the Mountains to the Sea”
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A broad spectrum of Peruvian popular music from the 1960s, originally issued on a small Peruvian label, Discos Smith. The criolla music of the coastal region is represented by the marinera, vals criolla, bolero, cumbia, tango, alcatraz, festejo, polka, and even rock & roll styles. The Andean region is represented by the huayno, huaylash, muliza, passa calle, costumbrista, carnival, taquirari, and cachiripunta styles. These recordings represent a time when large groups of people from the mountains and other regions migrated to urban centers bringing their music with them and also adopting styles from others.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. El Contrapunto - Los Mensajeros De La Libertad 2. El Inmenso Altiplano - Los Kcollas 3. El Penado - Jorge Barssy 4. Separacion - Los Tupas 5. Soy Trujillanita - Banda Sinfonica Sunicanha 6. Manana Me Voy - Solitaria Andajina 7. Ayhuala - Banda Filarmonica Andajina 8. Te Quiero Porque Me Quieres - Beto Boachet 9. Mi China Lola - Conjunto Cachicadan 10. El Pelicano - Blackie Coronado 11. El Serranito - Los Ases Del Ande 12. El Alcatraz - Blackie Coronado 13. Que Viva El Santo - Conjunto Los Chiroques 14. Cachirpunta - Conjunto Virgen De Natividad De Cajamarquilla 15. Ingrata Huancay Bambia - Los Canarios Del Peru 16. El Proletario - Conjunto Los Condores De Parinacocha 17. Pretenciosa Huancauynita - Trio Los Andes 18. Gorrioncito - Picaflor De Los Andes 19. Vicunita De Ancahuasi - Conjunto Costumbrista 20. Ardorosa Pasion - Conjunto Alma Jaujina 21. Ayacuchana - Conjunta Lira Folklorica Del Peru 22. Vicunitas De Altas Punas - Conjunto San Cristobal De Bishongo 23. La Ultima Copa - Alberto Jara 24. "039" - Tito Avila 25. El Consuelo De Llorar - Los Yungas 26. La Pampa Y La Puna - Los Dandys 27. Soy Criollo - Los Monarcos |
REVIEW “This album is a pure joy, and an education. Compiled from the archives of Discos Smith, a record company that flourished in Lima from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, it is a wonderful hodgepodge of Peruvian styles. There are pure, ancient Andean songs, and smooth boleros, waltzes and tangos. From the mountains come ähighly energetic village brass bands like the wonderfully named Banda Sinfonica Sunicancha, as well as traditional Andean dances with updated instrumentation, the parts that used to be played on zamponas (pan pipes) now being executed by a harmonica or a full saxophone section. From the coastal towns come musics that are less specifically Peruvian, popular latin and Caribbean dance styles played with an adroit mix of guitars, mandolins and horns, Mexican-influenced vocal trios, and Beto Boachet’s pleasantly archaic rock ‘n’ roll band. Discos Smith, like many older record companies, recorded any music they thought they could sell, without trying to steer the sound in any particular direction. The result is an astonishing variety of musics, reflecting the varied tastes and origins of Lima’s population at a time when mountain people were flooding into the city in search of work and the local upper and middle classes were open to a wide range of outside influences, from the old European styles to the latest Latin American crazes. Some of the music also reflects Peru’s African population, which, as in so much of the Americas, was far more influential than its relatively small numbers would suggest. Unlike the typical folk collector who might dismiss a bolero or cumbia as not sufficiently Peruvian, Discos Smith was happy with anything that made the people dance. John Cohen, who edited this album, has followed this example, going for quality and variety and doing an admirable job on both counts. One does not need the ear of an ethnomusicologist to appreciate the flair and swing of these songs, and rarely if ever has a single CD from a South American country displayed so many different styles. The cover suggests yet another Andean excursion, but the musical smorgasbord presented here is unique.”(Sing Out!) |
