Various Artists – Afrosound Of Colombia 3 (Various Artists)

Double vinyl LP pressing. It's been a few years, but Vampisoul is back with the next installment of Colombian tropical bangers from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes. The term Afrosound denotes an always exciting, sometimes surprising soundtrack chronicling the embrace, development, dissemination, and commercialization of the country's rich Afro-Coastal musical heritage over more than four decades. It is the proud sound of African-rooted culture translated, transformed, and transmitted through the commercial enterprise of Discos Fuentes, and this third collection offers an even more diverse and chronologically wide-ranging array of tracks than the previous two volumes, with an even stronger focus on the music's folkloric origins. The unifying factor this time is the same: African roots or influences and the period of experimentation, self-expression, upheaval, rebellion, and rebirth in the industry, nurtured by the label and it's stable of musicians, song-writers, producers, and engineers. Although this volume does not list Fruko y Sus Tesos in the track-by-track credits, the presence of Julio Ernesto Estrada Rinc?n can be felt throughout, with the first half setting the stage for his artistic birth, schooling and eventual emergence at the label, and the second half featuring bands that he was an integral part of or had a hand in creating, producing, and composing for.

Disc 1

1. Pepe Velásquez y Su Arpa Paraguaya
2. Pedro Salcedo Y Su Orquesta
3. Pedro Laza Y Sus Pelayeros
4. Alegres Diablos
5. Juan Piña Y Sus Muchachos
6. Pello Torres Y Sus Diablos Del Ritmo
7. Satélites
8. Julio Erazo Y Su Conjunto
9. Ariza y Su Combo
10. Pedro Jairo Garcés Y Su Guitarra Estereofonica
11. Claves
12. Super Star De Colombia
13. Peregoyo Y Su Combo Vacaná
14. Carnaval Swing

Disc 2

1. Sexteto Miramar
2. Toño Y Su Combo
3. Los
4. Murga Panameña
5. Super Combo Los Diamantes
6. César Pompeyo Y Su Sonora
7. Integración
8. Dimensión Caribe De Pedro Conde
9. Michi Y Sus Bravos
10. Latin Brothers
11. Wganda Kenya
12. Zaire Pop

Label: Vampisoul

Catalog: 183

Genre: International