Conch Records
Various - Cartagena! 2LP (Soundway)
Available here on 2LP & here on CD
Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962 - 1972 Soundway set sail for the Colombian coastal town of Cartagena for their first selection of 2011. Sourced from a period when musicians effortlessly combined the swing of cumbia with the driving bass of salsa, Cartagena! un-wraps a period of musical history seldom heard beyond the tropical coast of South America. Compiled by Roberto Gyemant with the help of Colombian resident Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and Miles Cleret, Cartagena! focuses on the extraordinary life and career of Curro Fuentes, the youngest brother of the family responsible for the Discos Fuentes label. Cartagena! features 19 tracks and is presented on CD and double gatefold LP, designed by Lewis Heriz. Both CD and LP include detailed liner notes and offer insights from Will Holland’s interview with the late Curro Fuentes. Track-list & Sound Clips: 1 Rosendo y su Banda – Me Voy Pa’La Costa 2 Puerto Rico y Su Combo – La Cumbia Del Pescador 3 Orquesta Sonora Curro – Patuleco 4 Rosendo Martínez y su Orquesta – El Alegron 5 Cantina y su Combo – Santa Marta Cumbia 6 Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta Sabanera – Arroz Con Coco 7 Orlando Fortich y su Orquesta – Yolanda 8 Homero y su Combo Con Pacho Galan y la Sonora Curro – Oye Negra 9 Clodomiro Montes y el Super Combo Curro – Puerto Rico Zumbando 10 Los Seven Del Swing – Silencio 11 El Gran Romancito y El Super Combo Curro – Honolulu 12 Crecencio Camacho y El Super Combo Curro – Santana En Salsa 13 Clodomiro Montes y El Super Combo Curro – Traigo Salsa 14 Lalo Orozco y su Combo Sabroso – Salsa Sabrosa 15 Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta – Fiesta De Negritos 16 Alex Acosta y su Orquesta – La Gozadera 17 Los Seven Del Swing – Celoso 18 Rufo Garrido y Su Banda – Viejos Tiempos 19 Alex Acosta y su Orquesta – Cumbia Del Monte Vinyl Bonus track 20. Pipe Guarin y sus Sabaneros- El Corronchon-Chon Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962 - 1972 by SoundwayUpcoming: Two Frank Booker Releases on Wonderful Noise
Frank Booker releases two 12"s on esteemed Japanese imprint Wonderful Noise. To pre-order please contact us at info@conch.co.nz
Following his debut releases for Untracked, Mr Booker drops two new tracks 'Tell Them' & 'El Salvador'.Frank Booker - Tell Them (Mark E & Kez YM Remix) WONDERFUL NOISE
| 01 | Tell Them - Original Mix | clip | ||||
| 02 | Tell Them - Kez YM Remix | clip | ||||
| 03 | Tell Them - Mark E Remix | clip | ||||
| 04 | Tell Them - Mark E Remix Version 2 | clip |
Frank Booker - El Salvador (Cosmic Boogie Remix) WONDERFUL NOISE
| 01 | El Salvador - Vocal Mix | clip | ||||
| 02 | El Salvador - Instrumental | clip | ||||
| 03 | El Salvador - Cosmic Boogie Remix | clip |
DONATE: Gilles Peterson Raises Funds For The Steve Reid Foundation
Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio One) is running the London Marathon to raise money and awareness for the Steve Reid Foundation and the Musicians Benevolent Fund.
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"I started the Steve Reid Foundation to keep his memory alive. Steve Reid was an amazing drummer with a long and illustrious history that stretched from working with James Brown, Miles Davis and Fela Kuti through to his own Steve Reid Trio and more recently working with Kieran Hebden (Four Tet). He died from throat cancer in the US in April 2010 without the money for treatment that could have saved his life.
The Steve Reid Foundation will work closely with other charities such as the Musicians Benevolent Fund to aid the plight of struggling musicians, especially those with long-term and life threatening health problems. A career as a musician may sometimes seem glamorous, but more often it is a struggle and health-related issues can often be the final straw.
To train for the marathon I've been running between 5 to 10 miles a day, changed my diet, gave up a lot of things, and even turned down DJ gigs. Once I cross that finish line, all of this will be worth it.
Wish me luck!"

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