{"product_id":"vampi-soul-cumbia-beat-vol-1-experimental-guitar-driven-tropical-sounds-from-peru-1966-1976-vinyl-2lp","title":"Vampi Soul: Cumbia Beat Vol.1 - Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds From Peru 1966-76 Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first installment in Vampi Soul's Cumbia Beat series\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful mix of “chicha” tracks that trace the history of Peruvian cumbia by focusing on key bands and influential players. This Peruvian cumbia, also known as \"chicha\", was a blend of popular tropical genres such as merengue, guaracha, rumba and cumbia mixed with 60's beat and psychedelic rock. A perfect storm of folk melodies and traditions from the Andes and Amazonian jungle reinterpreted through electric instruments, representing the shift from rural areas to the capital, Lima, and other big cities in Peru. As noted in the earlier offered (and now available again) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/vampi-soul-cumbia-beat-vol-2-experimental-guitar-driven-tropical-sounds-from-peru-1966-1983-vinyl-2lp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCumbia Beat Volume 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the style is \"typified by playful, bouncy guitars, simple but charming riffs, and tropicalizations of ballads and certain rock classics\". Delving into the roots of Peruvian Cumbia, Vampi Soul collects 23 prime tracks of experimental guitar-based tropical sounds recorded between 1966-1976. The worldwide interest in Peruvian cumbia has steadily grown over the past decade, from compilations such as these providing a broad overview to rarer, full LP's being finally reissued for full-tropical-effect (ie: check out some of the \u003cstrong\u003eLos Destellos\u003c\/strong\u003e reissues from Cal Comunicaciones\/Discos Eternos). The music on all three volumes of Cumbia Beat are an addicting cocktail of Caribbean percussion and Andean pentatonics mixed with synths, wah-wahs, fuzztones, and more. It's a concoction that will have you moving and grooving, to either welcome the warm weather or to stave off the cold. While each track on this comp is special, particularly choice cuts include: the western-theme-tinged \"Lobos Al Escape\" by \u003cstrong\u003eLos Orientales De Paramonga\u003c\/strong\u003e; \"Pasion Oriental\" by \u003cstrong\u003eLos Destellos\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"El Escape\" by \u003cstrong\u003eLos Mirlos\u003c\/strong\u003e; \"Lamento de Un Galax\" by \u003cstrong\u003eLos Galax\u003c\/strong\u003e (which has some of the most unexpectedly \"out-there\" guitar flourishes I've heard in chicha;) and the super funky \"El Trencito\" by \u003cstrong\u003eLos Atomos De Paramonga\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's an astonishing and bewitching sound that seems to drink from all the mysteries of the jungle. Vol 1, 2, and 3 are not to be missed. Released by Vampi Soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed inner sleeves + full color insert w\/ extensive liner notes + original album art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Vampi Soul 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Richard Cashmere 4\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Vampi Soul","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":16446581276762,"sku":"fr-4079","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/vampisoul-cumbiabeatvol1.jpg?v=1762276618","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/vampi-soul-cumbia-beat-vol-1-experimental-guitar-driven-tropical-sounds-from-peru-1966-1976-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}