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Gozalo! - Bugalú Tropical Vol. 2
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CD

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VAMPI 092CD VAMPI 092CD
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RELEASE DATE
6/7/2011

2007 release. This is the second volume in Vampisoul's series of tropical Peruvian music of the '60s. The casual music enthusiast might not think that Peru was a hotbed of tropical music in the 1960s and '70s, but with an indigenous tradition of Afro-Latin percussion on the coast, and an obsession with mambo in the '50s, Peru was actually the perfect place for the Cuban and Nuyorican sounds of son, boogaloo, and guaracha to take root. The proximity of Colombia and Venezuela made sure that cumbia was popular as well. The MAG label from producer Manuel A. Guerrero Silvestre captured this emerging pan-Latino sound in Lima, with the help of a few visiting Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and South Americans. While artists like Mario Allison, Alfredo Linares, Nilo Espinosa, Silvestre Montes, Tito Chicoma, Charlie Palomares, Ñico Estrada, and Willie Marambio may not be household names, the tasty tunes they cut over 30 years ago are a rare treat for the Latin music enthusiast, and will finally come into the spotlight thanks to this compilation. This second sampler gives you another sabroso taste of a very special period in Peru's musical and social history.