Showing posts with label cumbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cumbia. Show all posts

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Arepa con Queso II

Que hubo mi gente!

It's been a while since I've posted anything but I had to do something special for Colombian independence day. I put this Colombian set together on July 20th but I couldn't find time to post it. Better late than never, right? I hope ya'll enjoy.

Polito Bances "Carnaval de Arequipa" (Caliente)
Hermanos Martinez "Soy colombiano" (CBS)
Emilita Dago "Porro Tradicional" (Discos TH)
La Sonora Dinamita "Cumbia Barulera" (Delujo)
Emir Boscan y los Tomasinos "Porque me llaman Vallenato" (TH)
Alfredo Gutierrez "El Cacerio" (Color)
Edmundo Arias y su Orquesta "Ojitos Chinos" (Sonolux)
Sonora Ponceña "A Cali" (Inca)
Willie Salcedo "Lo Que Trae Willie" (Daro)
Ray Perez "No Salgas de tu Barrio" (Discomoda)

Que viva Colombia!!

Peace

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Jamón y Queso

A new look plus new music! Finally!

What's up mi gente... I know your starving for some arepafunk. Tranquilos... I got you.

First off - Caminito Serrano by Jaime Llano Gonzalez. Afrosound has a really dope version of this song too. This one reminds me of Chicha which is a cool, psychadelic cumbia sounding music from Peru. Check out Chicha Libre, a Brooklyn-based band thats got an awesome sound.

Mambo en España by Orquesta Riverside is one I have been saving for a special occasion. This is some good music that will never grow old. I know you'll love it.

I end the set with the Fania All Stars playing El Raton. In the liner notes there's a clip from the New York Post that sums up all the excitement from the night that this song(among others) was recorded live at Yankee Stadium. It's nuts.... Just to give you an idea of how crazy this show must have been... Mongo Santamaria, Tipica '73, and El Gran Combo warmed up the crowd....

En serio? For real? Arr ju kidin me? Just picture that, all those guys are opening up the show, then you got the Fania All Stars showing up with Manu Dibango and Jorge Santana. Holy chit, its no wonder 40,000 fans rushed the stage and the show had to end early.

Yankee Stadium, August 24th, 1973. Wow

Here's a video of El Raton being performed live in Zaire. Enjoy.

Alright, be good. Peace!

Monday, May 25, 2009

Arepa con Queso

Yo! I've been really bad at keep this blog and the podcast up-to-date on a weekly basis. I apologize to all of you that visit weekly. I should be back on track now.

The good news is I did some record hunting and picked up some great stuff while I was in San Francisco this past weekend. I look forward to showing off some of these great finds in the coming weeks.

Arepa con Queso is a set I put together right before I left for my little vacation to Sacramento/SF. It is made up of all Colombian music. The last four songs were written by the legendary Rafael Escalona who passed away on May 13th. Click here to learn more about his life. QEPD

Peace.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Papas Chorreadas

Every time I hear "El Negro Bembon" I have to move the needle back to the beginning and hear it again. I'm not sure if it will have the same effect on you, but I can't help myself.

There's is a little of everything in this mix. I hope you enjoy the variety.

Peace

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Brevas con Arequipe



After a heavy week, I hope you saved some room for this sweetened selection. Joe Cuba's "Mujer Divina" along with Lucho Gatica's version of "Historia de un Amor" give this mix a candy coat. Enjoy.

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