Sonido Amazonico by Chicha Libre

Chicha Libre celebrate early seventies Peruvian music styles which mixed cumbia and funk with Andean melodies, Cuban son, and heady swirls of surf guitar, farfisa organ and moog synth. The Brooklyn based band pushes their music way beyond mere pastiche and into strange, sun-blanched epiphanies with elegant homages that take a sublime twist of the new, re-interpreting chicha and pop classics such as ‘Popcorn', Joe Dassin/Toto Cutugno's 1975 hit 'Indian Summer' and subtly executed cumbia takes on pieces by Satie and Ravel. Bandleader Olivier Conan initially developed a passion for vintage Chicha during a trip to Peru in the nineties, which resulted in the internationally acclaimed "Roots Of Chicha” compilations he produced, before going even further by forming his inventive 21st Century band. Personnel: Olivier Conan (lead vocals, cuatro), Joshua Camp (keyboards), Nicholas Cudahy (bass), Vincent Douglas (guitars), Greg Burrows (percussion), Timothy Quigley (percussion) and others.

Tracklist

1.	Sonido Amazonico	4:17

2.	Primavera en la Selva	4:02

3.	Mi Plato de Barro	2:22

4.	Tres Pasajeros	4:04

5.	The Hungry song	4:06

6.	El Borrachito	4:54

7.	Pavane	3:46

8.	Six Pieds Sous Terre	3:33

9.	Un Shipibo en España	3:10

10.	Indian Summer	4:58

11.	La Cumbia del Zapatero	2:42

12.	Popcorn Andino	5:20

13.	Yo No Fui	2:30

14.	Gnosienne No.1	4:34

Credits

released March 25, 2008

2008, Barbès Records

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