Category Archives: Cumbia

SONG OF THE DAY Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – Ecoute Ma Melodie

Posted on November 7, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“Take funk, soul, psychedelia and rumba, mix it up with a thick dose of heavy local rhythms and throw everything in a Benin grinder. The brew is then mixed up with hypnotic Farfisa solos, gritty guitar riffs, distorted bass lines, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Abraxas – Mañana

Posted on September 11, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Danny Lee Blackwell (of the Night Beats) has embarked on a new project. Teaming up with ex-Los Bitchos instrumentalist, Carolina Faruolo, the duo – known as Abraxas – are to release their collaborative debut LP, Monte Carlo, this October via … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sonora Dinamita – Eco en Stereo

Posted on September 9, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Ahhhh…..this is so good!! Recently, I’ve been trying to get a copy of the LP  that today’s song comes from, but its not looking too easy and there are definitely no copies in the UK! I will find one though!! … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Abraxas – Sunrise State (Of Mind)

Posted on August 20, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I love it when artists twist, bend and reinvent themselves in many sonic ways, always evolving, yet always maintaining that solid root that gives them their edge; such is the case with today’s band. With a sound that resides in … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Sirios – Cuarto Oscuro

Posted on August 14, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

If Los Sirios had gone on to record more music, I’d like to think that it would have sounded as psychtastically heady and groove-orientated as this (the percussion is fantastic!!!!). Cuarto Oscuro (translating as Dark Room?) was issued as a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Kintos – Idioma Criollo

Posted on July 21, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I press play, this song starts and I swear everything turns technicolour and the stress just fades away!! Replaced by rainbows and sunbeams, Los Kintos are bringers of joy!! I welcome these moments! Forming sometime in the late 1960’s, Los … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Alegres Diablos – La Motilona

Posted on July 6, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

..maybe I shouldn’t be listening to this before bed, the percussion is s0 wired, but it’s lovely!! I’ll risk a sleepless night for the delights of this rhythmic madness any day!! Perhaps way to much for me to go into … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chencho Trompeta y Los Brujos del Folklore (feat. Gertrudis Bonilla) – La Logia 

Posted on February 19, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s not often you get to sit down and enjoy a song that lasts for over ten minutes, but today’s lengthy feast is a whopping 13 minutes of Colombian bliss! I’d love to share more about the band behind this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Destellos – Elsa

Posted on November 13, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Celebrating a career that spanned over thirty years, Los Destellos were a Peruvian band that got together in 1968. Their sound, nestled in the dreamy peaks of psychedelic cumbia and calypso, fed a wealth of albums over the years, filling … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Los Golden Boys – Cumbia Y Beso

Posted on October 28, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Founded in 1961 by brothers Guillermo and Pedro Jairo Garcés, Los Golden Boys were a Columbian Cumbia band that survived and enjoyed a lengthy music career that spanned over four decades! Their music, nestled in an upbeat tropical sound, was … Continue reading →

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