The First Case of the Shoe-Optional Latin Dance Party
A show this week in the Latin America field... the theme today is rustic, rootsy music from the rural areas of Cuba, Peru, and Colombia.
We will begin with some 'old-timey' guajiras and trio music from Cuba, along with a few similar pieces from the Afro-Peruvian genre. Highlights of the early material include the original version of "Guajira Guantanamera" by the composer Joseito Fernandez (he sold the song to another group before recording his own version).
As we progress through the halfway point, we will dip into some deeper Afro-Peruvian material, including the enchanting "Maria Lando" by Susana Baca from the Luaka Bop collection "Soul of Black Peru."
We end the show with a couple solid sets of cumbias from Colombia. The first set is focused on more rootsy cumbias from Vallenato-style small groups, generally led by accordion. The second set opens up with some bouncy orchestral cumbias, progressing into some dancefloor fillers from modern times at the end of the show.
- 12:04pm Zapateo En Menor by Vincente Vasquez D on Los Reyes del Festejo (Virrey)
- 12:06pm Nena by Maria Teresa y Lorenzo on La Musica del Pueblo de Cuba (Egrem)
- 12:09pm Don Antonio Mia by Centro Musical Union on Al Son de Nuestro Ritmo (Odeon)
- 12:12pm Las Mujeres Son Asi by Trio Lusita Pla on Trios de Mi Cuba (Panart)
- 12:15pm Sueno No Mas by Carlos Hayre on Al Son de Nuestro Ritmo (Odeon)
- 12:18pm La Campina Cubana by Cuban Folk on Son Con Charanga (Occidente)
- 12:21pm Yo Soy el Punto Cubano by Celina Gonzalez on Guajiras Cubanas (Fonomusic)
- 12:24pm A Mi Buena Madre by Joseito Fernandez on La Musica del Pueblo de Cuba (Egrem)
- 12:28pm Vacilon by La Sonora Matancera on 16 Grandes Exitos (Panart)
- 12:31pm Aurora by Barbarito Diez on La Musica del Pueblo de Cuba (Egrem)
- 12:34pm Guajira Moruna by Ramon Veloz on Linda Guajira (Panart)
- 12:37pm Patria Querida by Los Guaracheros de Oriente on Linda Guajira (Panart)
- 12:40pm La Carimba by Oscar Aviles & Zambo Cavero on single (Odeon)
- 12:43pm Como Esta Miguel by Sexteto Habanero on Coleccion de Oro (Coleccion de Oro)
- 12:46pm Mariposita de Primavera by Los Guaracheros de Oriente on Nico Saquito y su Conjunto (Panart)
- 12:49pm Toro Mata by Eva Ayllon on Esta Noche (Discos Sono Radio)
- 12:54pm El Payande by Nicanor Lobaton con el Conjunto Gente Morena on Nicomedes Santa Cruz Presenta (Virrey)
- 1:02pm Zapateo En Menor by Vincente Vasquez D on Los Reyes del Festejo (Virrey)
- 1:05pm Maria Lando by Susana Baca on The Soul of Black Peru (Luaka Bop)
- 1:10pm No Valentin by Pepe Vasquez on single (Tempsa)
- 1:15pm Alcatraz Quema Tu by Conjunto Peru Negro on Son de Los Diablos (Virrey)
- 1:18pm Mama Luchita by Nicomedes Santa Cruz on The Rhythms of Black Peru (Secret Stash)
- 1:21pm Navidad Negra by Pedro Laza y su Pelayeros on Navidad Negra (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:24pm Cumbia Campesina by Los Corraleros de Majagual on A Orillas del Magdalena (Domino Sound)
- 1:27pm Los Vecinos by Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto on Mambo Loco (Analog Africa)
- 1:30pm Recordando El Pasado by Calixto Ochoa on Remolino de Oro (Domino Sound)
- 1:33pm Cumbia Saramuya by Los Corraleros de Majagual on Remolino de Oro (Domino Sound)
- 1:36pm Cumbia del Sol by Carmen Rivero y su Conjunto on A Bailar la Cumbia (Caytronics)
- 1:39pm Cumbia en do Menor by Lito Barrientos y su Orquesta on Very Very Well (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:42pm Arrebata by Pedro Laza y su Pelayeros on Super Cumbias Super Gaitas (Discos Fuentes)
- 1:45pm Nostalgia Campesina by Los Corraleros de Manuel Cervantes on Corraleja 71 (Caliente)
- 1:48pm Amanciendo by Adolfo Echeverria y su Conjunto on Cumbia Cumbia (World Circuit)
- 1:52pm La Colegiala by Rodolfo y su Tipica RA7 on Cumbia Cumbia (World Circuit)
- 1:56pm El Solitario by Alfredo Gutierrez on The Rough Guide to Cumbia (Rough Guide Music)