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Soundway set sail for Colombia once again, delving deeper into the South American country?s rich musical past. 55 tracks spread over two triple vinyl releases. The Original Sound of Cumbia is Soundway?s definitive guide to the origins of Colombian cumbia and porro and the result of five years pain staking re-search by Will ?Quantic? Holland. 1500 copies limited wiorldwide.. Tip!
Triplepack 1 tells the story of some the earliest Colombian cumbia recorded, a genre that captured a nation, spreading from its birthplace on the Caribbean coast in land to central Colombia and the capital Bogata.
After five years of becoming slowly submerged in Colombian musical culture, learning the accordion, setting up a band and a studio, and scouring the country in search it's recorded legacy, Will 'Quantic' Holland (Quantic Soul Orchestra & Quantic y su Combo Barbaro) has compiled the fruits of his labour into this unique compilation that tells the story of cumbia in the years of the phonograph record's supremacy. Along with good friend and head of Soundway Records, Miles Cleret, Will Holland has condensed hundreds of 78s, 45s and LPs into just over two and a half hours of the finest Colombian cumbia. |
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