AURITA Y SU CONJUNTO
CHAMBACU
LP

24,90

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Réédition d’un album de Cumbia paru en 1975, emmené par la fougue de la jeune star colombienne chanteuse Aurita Castillo (6 ans ! ) .

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HEAVY COLOMBIAN CUMBIA FRONTED BY SIX YEAR OLD AURITA CASTILLO

We are proud to release this LP compilation of the great Aurita Castillo, the young queen of Cumbia from the legendary Chambacu neighborhood.

Little is known about Aurita other than her cutting some killer records for Discos Fuentes in Medellin in the 1960s. Her recordings with an uncredited backing back are some of the heaviest and most perfect cumbias of the era – ripping electric and acoustic guitars, snapping thundering drums, dark clarinet melodies and Aurita’s amazing voice commanding the show.

This is the first reissue of these songs outside of Latin America, and a long overdue celebration of the very talented Aurita Castillo and her band. Aurita’s repertoire included versions of famous Colombian songs by Pedro Nel Isaza, Pedro Jairo Garces (Los Golden Boys) and other composers / session musicians, in addition to popular twist and novelty songs, but this compilation is primarily her deep cumbias and porros, mostly in a minor key, with a few surprises. It is hard to believe such a young singer could be this powerful, emotive and confident, but here we are. Musically, the band is top tier and rides a perfect line of tight and loose, fleshing out each arrangement with subtle harmonies, heavy grooves, flourishes and exclamations, without ever delving into boring saxophone solos or pointless showboating.

Highly recommended for fans of golden era Colombian cumbia — A Orillas Del Magdalena and Remolino de Oro (Domino Sound), The Original Sound of Cumbia (Soundway), as well as the Skatalites and other instrumentally-beautiful Caribbean and Latin American ensembles, Balkan brass music, etc.

pressed on heavy 160 gram vinyl, in glossy tip-on style jacket.

 

Chambacú fue un barrio de Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) ubicado en los extramuros del centro histórico de la ciudad que desapareció en 1971. Considerado en su momento el tugurio más grande del país, fue el escenario de uno de los proyectos de erradicación de tugurios más importantes en la historia colombiana. Se hizo celebre por haber sido el escenario central del libro Chambacú, Corral de Negros de Manuel Zapata Olivella.

No se sabe mucho sobre Aurita Castillo, « La Pavita Sensacional », aparte de que ella era una cantante infantil colombiana activa a fines de la década de 1960 / principios de la década de 1970. Ella hizo 2 álbumes y tuvo un éxito de cumbia con « Chambacu ».

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