VA - panama! - Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (2

[b]VA - panama! - Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (2006-2009)
Genre: Latin, Calypso, Funk, Jazz, World | 3 Albums | MP3 320 kbps | 478 MB

A
fly-blown buffer zone between North and South America, Panama barely
registers on the international cultural radar. Indeed, its one
significant musical export, the loping cumbia rhythm, is generally
associated with Colombia. Yet these grainy �60s and �70s recordings by
bands you will absolutely never have heard of constitute one of the
year�s most exhilarating listens so far.

The sheer heat generated
by blasting salsa instrumentals such as Los Exagerados�s Panama estra
bueno y ma makes most modern recordings seem pitifully tight and sterile
by comparison. There�s an all-or-nothing fervour of the kind that can
only be achieved through live, one-take recording � a relentless,
super-fast piano figure providing a springboard for brass solos of truly
nerve-jangling intensity.

The tempos settle slightly as the
music reflects the influence of American funk and Trinidadian calypso.
Victor Boa�s Soy Solo Para Ti has a glorious, quasi-African piano swing,
while Bolito y Su Tentacion�s incandescent jam Descarga Tentacion has
the feel of �70s Latin New York at its most sophisticated. A plinking
salsa-flavoured calypso, sung by one Lord Cobra, completes this
revelatory album. Mark Hudson

Tracklist: panama! Vol. 1 - Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus (1965-75)

01. Los Exagerados - Panama Esta Bueno y � Ma (5:17)
02. The Exciters - Exciters Theme (3:46)
03. Bush y Sus Magnificos - Nana Nina (2:59)
04. Victor Boa y Su Musica - Soy Solo Para Ti (4:10)
05. Freddy y sus Afro Latinos - Maltrato (5:59)
06. Papi Brandao Y Su Ejecutivos - Viva Panama (3:09)
07. Los Silvertones - Old Buzzard (3:05)
08. Los Fabulosos Festivals - El Mensaje (3:30)
09. The Exciters - The New Bag (6:26)
10. Bolita y su Tentacion Latina - Descarga Tentacion (8:31)
11. Los Caballeros de Colon - Con Los Caballeros (3:07)
12. Los Dinamicos Exciters featuring Ralph Weeks - Let Me Do My Thing (3:24)
13. Los Mozambiques - Viva Tirado (4:33)
14. Maximo Rodriguez y Sus Estrellas Panamenas - Mambologia (4:00)
15. Lord Cobra and Pana-Afro Sounds - Rocombey (3:41)

Volume
2 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the
fertile decades of the 1960s and �70s. The thin, tropical bridge that
connects North and South America, Panama is home to three million
culturally diverse people, and its� music is a soulful blend of Latin
American, Caribbean, European and Indigenous forms. From Calypso Funk to
Tipico Soul, from hard Descargas to rustic Cumbia-related styles,
Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles
that reflected their multi-cultural environment during a turbulent time
in the young country�s history. This collection presents more of the
golden age of Panamanian music and the music of the Combos Nacionales on
rare recordings that have never been released outside the Isthmus until
now.

[b]Tracklist: panama! Vol. 2 - Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus (1967-77)

01. Papa Brandao Y Su Conjunto Aires Tablenos - La Murga De Panama (3:08)
02. Los Silvertones - Tamborito Swing (3:38)
03. Maximo Rodriguez Y Sus Estrellas Panamenas - Flora (3:49)
04. Papa Brandao Y Su Ejecutivos - Decidete Mi Amor (2:58)
05. Skorpio - Te Toca Tocar La Tumba (4:35)
06. Los Superiores - Descarga Superior (3:59)
07. Idamerica Ruiz Con Osvaldo Ayala SuConjunto - No Llores Porque Me Voy (2:58)
08. Los Revolucionarios (Soul Revolution) - Mi Bella Panama (3:01)
09. The Duncan Brothers - Dreams (Edit) (4:43)
10. The Soul Fantastics - Ain't No Sunshine (3:13)
11. The Exciters - Ese Muerto No Lo Cargo Yo (3:23)
12. Menique El Panameno Con Bush Y Los Magnificos - La Confianza (3:03)
13. Camilo Azuquita - Borombon (2:51)
14. Los Papacitos - Jazzy (3:00)
15. Alfredo Y Su Salsa Montanera - La Escoba (3:18)
16. Sir Jablonsky - Juck Juck Pt. 1 (4:01)
17. Lord Cobra Y Los Hnos. Duncan - Love Letters (4:28)
18. Ceferino Nieto - Ceferino En Salsa (2:48)
19. Ormelis Cortez Con Su Conjunto Viva Guarare - Si La Vez (3:26)
20. Chilo Pitty - Piculina (3:13)

Volume
3 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the
fertile decades of the 1960s and �70s. Panama is the thin, tropical
bridge that connects North and South America, and is home to three
million culturally diverse people; its music is a soulful blend of Latin
American, Caribbean, European and indigenous forms. From bilingual
calypsos to guajira jazz, from tropical guarachas to cumbia tamboreras,
Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles
that reflected their multicultural environment during a turbulent time
in the young country�s history. This collection presents more of the
golden age of Panamanian music and the music of the combos nacionales on
rare recordings that have never been released outside the isthmus until
now.

Tracklist: panama! Vol.3 - Calypso Panameno, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus (1960-75)

01. Lord Panama And The Stickers - Fire Down Below (3:00)
02. Orquesta De Armando Boza Con Manito Johnson - Samba Calypso (2:41)
03. Papi Brandao Y Sus - Bilongo (3:11)
04. Ceferino nieto - El Pajaro Zum Zum (2:54)
05. Little Francisco Greaves - Moving-Grooving (2:57)
06. Los Silverstones - Up Tight (3:17)
07. Orquesta Los Embajadores Con Camilo Azuquita - Shingalin En Panama (2:54)
08. Soul Apollo With Fredrick Clarke - Chombo Pa La Tienda (3:15)
09. Amalia Delgado Con El Conjunto Inspiracion Santena - Carretera Al Canajagua (2:57)
10. Yin Carrizo - 20 De Enero En Ocu (2:54)
11. Mazimo Rodriguez Y Las Estrellas Panamenos - Chevere Que Chevere (3:35)
12. Ralph Weeks With The Telecasters - Gua-Jazz (2:53)
13. Panaswing - Me Lo Dijo Una Gitana (3:29)
14. Beby Castor Con Los Juveniles - Lioraras (3:25)
15. Los Mozambiques - Liegamos Ya (3:41)
16. Los Salvages Del Ritmo - St.John's Guaguanco (2:45)
17. Lord Cobra - Colon Colon (3:02)
18. Conjunto Panama - Triguenito Y Solo (2:43)
19. Black Czar - Bamboo Dance (3:02)
20. Lord Cobra And His Sugar Tone Band - Partido Calypsonian (3:01)
21. Sir Valentino Con Combo Esclavos Alegres - Masters Are Gone (3:19)
22. Los Invasores - El Raton (3:26)
23. Los Silverstones - Carmen (3:44)

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