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Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor - out on Vampisoul

Monday 24 October 2011, 16:46

Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor
(CD/2xLP) Vampisoul VAMPI136, 2011-09-12

Bogota, Colombia's Frente Cumbiero travel incessantly through the cumbia land. Exploring both the roots and the newer trends, they offer their own distinctive take on one of the most popular musical styles in Latin America: cumbia! Led by Mario Galeano, for years a prominent figure in Latin music as DJ, musicologist, record label owner and musician, the band also comprises Pedro Ojeda, Elbis Álvarez and Marco Fajardo. In 2009 they met legendary dub producer Mad Professor for a collaborative three-day recording session (as part of British Council's Incubator project) in which Mad ProfessorJoe Ariwa, and key participants of Bogota's music scene also took part. The goal was to achieve a music encounter between cumbia and dub. The recordings took place in the Javeriana University and out of those improvisational sessions came three collective compositions. Together with another four tracks by Frente Cumbiero, these seven recordings were then remixed by Mad Professor in his London studio Ariwa. The result is this record, a fantastic addition to the thriving international cumbia movement.

Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Sol Vibrations

Monday 04 July 2011, 23:50 1

Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Sol Vibrations (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) Names You Can Trust, 2011-07-04 Greenwood Rhythm Coalition's hard to find and limited singles released on their label Names You Can Trust have always been heavily recommended in our books. We played their 2007 self-titled 12 inch on 21st Century Latin Vol.3 (in january 2009), their 2008 Guajira 7 inch on Latin Dance Party (in february 2009), and their 2008 Salsa Verde 7 inch on 21st Century Latin Vol.8 (in november 2009)!! GRC is a duo comprised of E's E and Monk One and we first heard from them thru releases on Fat...

Frente Cumbiero - Pitchito - out on Names You Can Trust

Monday 04 July 2011, 18:47

Frente Cumbiero - Pitchito
(7"/Download) Names You Can Trust NYCT 7005, 2010-10-26

Straight out of Bogota Colombia, Frente Cumbiero make their debut vinyl release with two thumping original Cumbias that are sure to set dance floors on fire. Pitchito is an uptempo scorcher with a healthy dose of sparkling synth work and rattling percussion, finding its groove somewhere between Lonnie Liston Smith and golden era-Fuentes. Ananas Tornillo proves again why Frente Cumbiero is on the forefront of the Nueva Cumbia movement in Colombia, pairing an intoxicating keyboard hook with a biting bass line, freshly squeezed and served along the Andean Countryside. Frente Cumbiero explores the sound and identity that Cumbia represents in Latin America. Having participated in Cumbia related projects since 1999 in Colombia, Mexico, England, France and Holland (from roots to experimental), the collective has collaborated with key players in the burgeoning international movement, building bridges all the way from New York to Buenos Aires. With an ever-expanding interest in its sound, Frente Cumbiero remains a powerful link between Colombian roots music and the Nueva Cumbia generation.