Lucho Burbano - "Afro Oriental"
Cumbia Machuca - "Cumbia De Los Bee Gees"
Lucho Gavilanes - "El Tequilazo/Canelazo"
Carlos Haayen Y Su Piano Candeloso - "Palenque"
Enrique Lynch - "La Quinta Sinfonia De Beethoven"
La Protesta De Colombia - "Lamento De Cumbia"
Sonora Tropical - "Ritmo De Cumbia"
Eduardo Zurita - "La 3A De Los Toquecitos"
Leon Cardona Y Los Internacionales - "La Noche"
El Combo Cienaguero - "El Compae Nunez"
Gabriel Meza Y Su Organo Chevere - "La Luna Y El Pescador"
Los Destellos - "Tanto Tienes, Tanto Vales"
Los Diablos Rojos - "A Bailar El Son Satanico"
Anibal Angel - "Cumbia Tropical"
Camacho Y Cano - "Hagan Rueda"
Orquesta Rafalo - "Eso Es Con Vela"
Alex Acosta Y Su Orquesta - "Cumbia Del Amor"
Afrosound - "Platico Chino"
Los Destellos - "La China Maria"
Los Orientales De Paramonga - "Te Gusta Como Azucar"
Francisco Zapata - "Cumbia Candelosa"
Review: Analogue Africa's latest deep dive into the forgotten corners of global music culture shines a light on Mexico's 'pirata' (bootleg) compilations of the early 1980s - sets that contained edited, pitched down and distorted versions of genuine dancefloor hits from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and other central and South American countries. The compilations themselves were, of course, highly illegal, came with very strange covers, and - because of the in-demand nature of the music on offer - sold well. It's a great collection of trippy tropical music all told, with the accompanying booklet - written by a local specialist in 'pirata' musical culture - doing a great job of providing background information and showcasing the movement's strong link with Mexico's soundsystem-powered 'dance-party' scene of the turn of the 80s.
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