to THE ROUGH GUIDE THE ROUGH MUSICROUGHGUIDES Salsa Psychedelic Psychedelic rock and salsa came of age together In the late 1970s through to the 1990s, 01 GRUPO FANTASMA FEAT. LARRY HARLOW 08 NELSON Y SUS ESTRELLAS Londres (London) in the mid to late 1960s under parallel socio- discotheque remix dance culture spawned the Naci De La Rumba Y Guaguanco from the album CON SABOR A CAÑA cultural circumstances of upheaval, unrest and psychedelic extended salsa mixes of studio from the album SONIDOS GOLD (trad) Copyright Control. Licensed from Discomoda USA (Jose B Galeano) pub Jose B Galeano. Licensed from Corp. experimentation within the respective youth wizards like Baron Lopez and the wild playing Fantasma LLC. cultures of their core audiences; the best known of Cuban violinist Alfredo de la Fé (featured here 09 LOS SANDER’S DE ÑAÑA Recuerdos apotheoses being Santana in rock and Eddie with Orchestra Rytmo Africa-Cubana), both of 02 LA MECÁNICA POPULAR La Paz Del Freak from the album EL SONIDO DE LA CARRETERA Palmieri in salsa. Aside from the obvious Afro- which factored in trippy dub effects borrowed from the album LA MECÁNICA POPULAR (NYCT-LP02) CENTRAL (Efrain Rozas ) pub Just Chuckle Music (ASCAP). Licensed (Teodoro Laura Amao) pub DIFA. Licensed from Teodoro Cuban influences in both artists, the historical from another Caribbean music with psychedelic from Names You Can Trust. Laura Amao. connections between the psychedelic and salsa leanings, namely reggae. may not be that readily obvious to the casual 03 QUANTIC PRESENTA FLOWERING INFERNO 10 LOS PAMBELE Cannabis observer, but there are quite a few, and this This collection explores not only those early Dub Y Guaguanco from the 7” single CANNABIS (Julio Ernesto Estrada) pub Edimusica Ltda. Licensed from compilation aims to shed some light in this connections and cross-pollinating influences from the album DOG WITH A ROPE (TRUCD214) but also the resurgence of interest in the subject (William Holland) pub Full Thought Publishing. Licensed Discos Fuentes/Miami Records/Sunflower Entertainment. regard, at least musically. from Tru Thoughts Ltd. of the psychedelic sound today, from a revival of 11 FRUKO & SUS TESOS El Son Del Carangano Historically there are direct connections the experimental vibe that made the early years 04 CONJUNTO SIGLO 21 Jud Ross from the album EL ESPECTACULAR between the world of the hippie counter- of salsa so varied and interesting to the equally from the single JUD ROSS (Julio Ernesto Estrada) pub Edimusica Ltda. Licensed from culture (Woodstock, Bill Graham, social protest) intriguing phenomenon of retro analogue (Victor Raul Herrera Aguirre) pub Xendra Music S.R.L. Discos Fuentes/Miami Records/Sunflower Entertainment. Licensed from Xendra Music S.R.L. and Latin music (from Fania’s Jerry Masucci aesthetics that seems to be on the rise. 12 ORCHESTRA RYTMO AFRICA-CUBANA being friends with Woodstock’s Michael Lang 05 RAY PÉREZ Y SU ORQUESTA Vamos Pa’ Dakar to ‘mambonik’ Bill Graham urging Santana Current Latin artists like Bio Ritmo, La Mecánica Recordando Los Soneros from the album ORCHESTRA RYTMO AFRICA-CUBANA to cover Tito Puente). But this also went the Popular, Bacalao Men, Quantic, Fantasma and from the album PERUCHO Y EL LOCO RAY (LP-6290) (trad) Copyright Control. Licensed from Alfredo De La Fé. other way, with salsa orchestra leader Larry San Lázaro have found themselves looking back (Ray Perez) Copyright Control. Licensed from El Palacio De La Musica. 13 BIO RITMO: Chuleta Harlow (featured here with Grupo Fantasma) to the days of progressive, open attitudes when from the album BIONICO simultaneously having a psychedelic rock the emphasis was on message and music, not 06 SAN LAZARO: Muchacho Tranquilo (Giustino Riccio/Rei Alvarez) pub Ritmophonic (ASCAP). band (Ambergris), and Palmieri recording on singer as star or producing bland pop for from the album SERENDIPITY (HS013) Licensed from Locutor Records. mass consumption. This is, perhaps, a reaction (Robert Douglas-Sola/Oscar Poncell/FranshescoViran) his Grammy-winning psychedelic salsa Pablo E Yglesias aka DJ Bongohead thanks: Brad and all at pub HopeStreet Recordings. Licensed from HopeStreet to the fallout of the over-commercialisation and WMN; Erik Newson, Goyo, Larry Harlow & Grupo Fantasma masterpiece The Sun Of Latin Music in Jimi Recordings. Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland studios, not to dilution of salsa in the 1980s and the concurrent crew; Eric Banta & NYC Trust/Mecánica Popular crew; Will mention the radical pianist’s underground Latin ascendance of merengue, bachata and (later) 07 BACALAO MEN Japones Holland & TruThoughts; Vivian Gutiérrez & Xendra; Luis Lange reggaeton. The influence of rare groove from the album EL NUEVO BUGALU & Bacalao Men; Tristan Ludowyk & San Lazaro crew; Mike P. & funk crossover project, Harlem River Drive. Teo Laura; Jamar Chess & Fuentes family; Marlysse Simmons & collecting, DJ-driven investigations into the (Tomas Fajardo, arr Bacalaomen) pub SACVEN. Licensed In places like Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, from World Sound Bank obo Bacalao Men. Bio Ritmo crew; DJs Andujar & Turmix; Peace & Rhythm crew. and especially Peru, non-Latin global youth golden era, and a spill-over from the success of Dedicated to Luis E Yglesias, original psychedelic salsero, RIP. culture – or at least some of the music, dress, retro funk and soul acts like Sharon Jones have art, and social attitude – was quite influential as shaped current ‘indie’ salsa production as well. well, producing tropical music with fuzzed out More music, videos & comprehensive notes: guitars, echo effects, and electric keyboards www.worldmusic.net/psychedelic-salsa Series produced by Phil Stanton. Compiled by Pablo E Yglesias, Peace & Rhythm. Mastered by Laurence Cedar. (Fruko, Los Pambele, Nelson, Ray Pérez, Coordinated by Brad Haynes. Sleeve notes by Pablo E Yglesias. Design by Brad Haynes. Front cover by Pablo E Yglesias, Peace & Rhythm. Conjunto Siglo 21, Los Sander’s). Photograph of Grupo Fantasma Feat. Larry Harlow courtesy of Andrés Schulz. With thanks to John Duhigg and all at Rough Guides, Sandra Alayón-Stanton, Neil Record, Dominic Raymond-Barker and all at World Music Network. Produced by World Music Network in association with Rough Guides. The World Music Network name and logo are registered trademarks of World Music Network UK Ltd. This Rough Guide explores the heady influence of psychedelia on salsa, from the fuzzy tropical guitars of the sixties and seventies to today’s cutting edge bands experimenting with weird & wonderful psychedelic sounds. Compiled by Pablo E Yglesias 01 Grupo Fantasma Feat. Larry Harlow Naci De La Rumba Y Guaguanco 07:57 02 La Mecánica Popular La Paz Del Freak 03:23 03 Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno Dub Y Guaguanco 04:27 04 Conjunto Siglo 21 Jud Ross 03:14 05 Ray Pérez Y Su Orquesta Recordando Los Soneros 02:25 06 San Lazaro Muchacho Tranquilo 04:36 07 Bacalao Men Japones 04:27 08 Nelson Y Sus Estrellas Londres (London) 05:04 09 Los Sander’s De Ñaña Recuerdos 03:17 10 Los Pambele Cannabis 02:38 11 Fruko Y Sus Tesos El Son Del Carangano 05:05 12 Orchestra Rytmo Africa-Cubana Vamos Pa’ Dakar 07:28 13 Bio Ritmo Chuleta 07:00 Total Playing Time: 61:32 Visit www.worldmusic.net/psychedelic-salsa for comprehensive notes, videos and more music. RGNET1304CD This compilation ® & © World Music Network 2014. FOR PROMOTIONAL Made in the EU. USE ONLY LC 11067.