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Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk on The DESCRIPTION 2018 repress. Soundway present the second volume in their Panama! series, showcasing the unique tropical music created in Panama during the fertile decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Panama is one of the world's great crossroads -- a bridge between North and South America, and home to the great canal that links the Caribbean and the Pacific. After soaking up the varied influences of Panama's diverse population, the dancefloors and bars spat out a heady mix that took in the raw vallenato of neighboring Colombia, the soul and funk of America, the calypso of Trinidad and the son and rumba of Cuba, all combined and re-styled in a uniquely Panamanian fashion, making Panama a central spoke in the wheel of Caribbean music. Writer and compiler Roberto Ernesto Gyemant travelled throughout the country in search of elusive records and reclusive musicians, tracking down hopeful tips and half-remembered names and addresses. Two years of digging through dusty warehouses and old radio stations in search of crackly records and dusty photos led to an exhaustive look at the musical culture of this fascinating country. If you think salsa is the sum total of Latin American music, then think again -- the hot sound of Panamanian musica tipica and calypso Español throws everything into the mix for a non-stop journey through Afro rhythms, carnival sounds, tipica soul, and cumbia madness. Listen to the heavy tamborito rhythm of Los Silvertones and you'll hear where the instantly- V/A recognizable, syncopated beat of modern-day reggaeton was born. Check the countrified re-versioning of Willie Colon's classic "La Murga De Panama" -- a perfect Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, riposte to those that think Latin music begins and ends with Shakira. Listen to "La Escoba" by Alfredo Y Su Salsa Montañera and see that the currently in-vogue Cumbia Tropical & Calypso sound of cumbia owes as much to Panama as it does Colombia. Also features Papi Funk On The Isthmus 1967-77 Brandao Y Su Conjunto Aires Tableno, Maximo Rodriguez Y Sus Estrellas Panameñas, Papi Brandao Y Sus Ejecutivos, Skorpio, Los Superiores, Idamerica Ruiz Con Osvaldo Ayalla Y Sus Conjunto, Los Revolucionarios Label (Soul Revolution), The Duncan Brothers, The Soul Fantastics, The Exciters, SOUNDWAY Meñique El Panameño Con Bush Y Los Magnificos, Camilo Azuquita, Los Papacitos, Sir Jablonsky, Lord Cobra Y Los Hnos. Duncan, Ceferino Nieto, Ormelis Cortez Con Su Conjunto Viva Guararé, and Chilo Pitty. Format TRACKLISTING 2LP 01. Papi Brandao Y Su Conjunto Aires Tableno - La Murga De Panama Catalog Number 02. Los Silvertones - Tamborito Swing 03. Maximo Rodriguez Y Sus Estrellas Panameñas - Flora SNDW 013LP 04. Papi Brandao Y Sus Ejecutivos - Decidete Mi Amor UPC 05. Skorpio - Te Toca Tocar La Tumba 893775001514 06. Los Superiores - Descarga Superior 07. Idamerica Ruiz Con Osvaldo Ayalla Y Sus Conjunto - No Llores Porque Me Voy 08. Los Revolucionarios (Soul Revolution) - Mi Bella Panama x(i93775*KKLPLo(Y 09. The Duncan Brothers - Dreams (Edit) Store Price 10. The Soul Fantastics - Ain't No Sunshine 11. The Exciters - Ese Muerto No Lo Cargo Yo $19.79 12. Meñique El Panameño Con Bush Y Los Magnificos - La Confianza 13. Camilo Azuquita - Borombon 14. Los Papacitos - Jazzy Release Date 15. Alfredo Y Su Salsa Montañerañera - La Escoba 06/15/18 16. Sir Jablonsky - Juck Juck Pt.1 17. Lord Cobra Y Los Hnos. Duncan - Love Letters Territory 18. Ceferino Nieto - Ceferino En Salsa U.S. EXCLUSIVE (No Exports) 19. Ormelis Cortez Con Su Conjunto Viva Guararé - Si La Vez Genre 20. Chilo Pitty - Piculina FILE UNDER - V/A - WORLD HIGHLIGHTS • 2018 repress. Soundway presents the second volume in their Panama! series, showcasing the unique tropical music created in Panama during the 1960s and 1970s. • Compiled by Roberto Ernesto Gyemant after two years of thorough research and exhaustive travel throughout Panama. • Features Alfredo Y Su Salsa Montañera, Los Silvertones, The Exciters, and more. Exclusively Distributed by • "Panama! is a welcome album ... mostly because it's the home of some worthwhile 60 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA 02476 music that you can't get any other way unless you're willing to dig through enormous ph: (781) 321-0320 • fx: (781) 321-0321 stacks of old records." --Popmatters [email protected] Press Contact: [email protected] .
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