THE ROOTS OF CHICHA 2.
ELECTRIC CUMBIAS FROM THE LOWER DEPTHS OF PERU
Available from Barbès Records October 12th.
Distributed by Allegro / Nail
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The long awaited followup to the critically acclaimed The Roots of Chicha is not so much a sequel as an attempt to rectify some of the biases and inaccuracies of the first volume. Volume two focuses more on the urban aspect of the music and less on the Amazonian side. It highlights some lesser-known bands, and it also broadens its scope to include some of the early Cuban-influenced groups who would play such a crucial role in the elaboration of the chicha sound, as well as some of the later bands who play in the more Andean style that came to be referred to as chicha. More roots. More chicha
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PRIASE FOR THE FIRST VOLUME.
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NPR, “Fresh
Air”. “A superb Collection” - PRI. The World. “Freaky,
yes, but delicious too. That's the best way to describe chicha music” Marco
Werman - NPR - "All Things Considered" "Irresistible all these years later." - The
New York Times “ sounds
even woozier now than it did in its day.” - Inside
Music: Consmer Guide. ."The most cheerful substyle
to emerge from the nether regions of "world music" in years." Robert
Christgau
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The first volume of The Roots of Chicha took listeners back to the late 1960’s, when a number of Peruvian guitarists from Lima and the Amazon created a new electric hybrid which mixed cumbia, surf, Cuban guaracha, rock, Peruvian folklore, and psychedelic touches. This new wave of Peruvian cumbia came to be known as chicha. Scorned by the the middle-class and the official tastemakers, chicha remained mostly associated with the slums of Lima, where the ever-growing population of Andean migrants embraced the music and its players as their own.
The album was a stunning success and the music was embraced by musicians, writers and DJs from Europe, Latin America and the US who saw it it as a lost link between rock and Latin cultures. Accolades flowed from the New York Times, NPR, Le Monde, El Comercio and the BBC. One of its songs was covered by the band Franz Ferdinand, actor Elijah Wood praised it profusely in an interview to Paste magazine. Chilean rock group Los Tres gave a copy of the record to then-president Bachelet, which somehow became national news.
The Roots of Chicha 2 showcases 11 bands and 16 tracks recorded from 1968 to 1981. This is music at once familiar and exotic - rooted in the changing sounds fostered by the worldwide musical revolution that took place in the late 60’s - yet the music remains oddly timeless.
This collection includes such crucial chicha outfits as Grupo Celeste, which had a huge influence on the emergence of Mexican cumbia; Chacalon, the legendary “bad boy” of chicha; Ranil, the doggedly independent folk hero from Iquitos; Manzanita, unheralded yet dazzling; and Los Destellos, whose seminal role in the evolution of chicha is further documented here.
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MORE CUMBIAS FROM BARBES RECORDS.
VERY BE CAREFUL: ESCAPE ROOM - The Punks of Vallenato from Los Angeles.
CHICO TRUJILLO: CHICO DE ORO - Chile's premier Cumbia Band.
CHICHA LIBRE: SONIDO AMAZONICO - Chicha made in Brooklyn.
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