Colombia! the Golden Age of Discos Fuentes - The Powerhouse of Colombian Music 1960-76, top verzamelaar op Soundway Records. 2017 repress.

Since 1934, Disco Fuentes (Fuentes Records) has acted as the largest record label in Colombia, a country where it is impossible to escape music. This collection of tracks delves into the golden years of 1960-76 and is hand picked from the enormous Fuentes record catalogue comprising various tropical music styles. Cumbia, Gaita, Fandango, Salsa and Champeta all feature in the selection from one of the worlds best Latin music archives.

“Blistering tracks that draw you deep into the jungle with their percussive mayhem [...] this is a scene to explore, and this album’s 28-page booklet of liner notes will provide plenty to ponder after your party”
From the salsas and descargas of Cali, Medelliin and Bogota to the afro - sounds and raw cumbias of Cartagena and Barranquilla, this compilation is compiled exclusively from the Disco Fuentes label and offers a superb insight into the music played at the dances in Colombia during the 1960s and 70s. The unique mixture of latin sounds and Afro- rhythms are influenced by the New York and Puerto Rican latin music scenes, the highlife and rumba of West Africa and the calypso of the Caribbean as well as the tropical rhythms of the Colombian cumbia, gaita, fandango and porro. Driving percussion, swinging horns, hot pianos and jumping basslines - this music was made for dancing

1. Fruko y Sus Tesos - Salsa Na Ma

2. Lito Barrientos - Columbia En Do Menor

3. Michi Sarmiento y Sus Bravos - €“Hong Kong

4. Pedro Laza - Fandango en Percussion
SIDE TWO:
1. Fruko y Sus Tesos - Improvisando
2. Wganda Kenya - Tifit Hayed

3.OrquestaNunez -LaSamaria SIDE THREE:

1. Los Corraleros De Majagual - El Mondongo

2. Lucho Bermudez - Gaita de las Flores

3. Pedro Laza y Sus Pelayeros - La Picua

SIDE FOUR:

1. Fruko - A La Memoria del Muerte
2. Michi Sarmiento y Sus Bravos - Mirame San Miguel

3. Sonora Cineguera - La Piojosa

4. Climaco Sarmiento y su Orquesta - La Pata y El Pato

5. Afrosound - Pacifico