Sample a Peruvian Blend of Cumbia, Surf Music & Psychedelia from 1972 to 1986Sample a Peruvian Blend of Cumbia, Surf Music & Psychedelia from 1972 to 1986

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Sample a Peruvian Blend of Cumbia, Surf Music & Psychedelia from 1972 to 1986

With the arrival of electricity in towns in the Peruvian jungle in the early 70s, a new generation of young musicians swapped their accordeons for synthesizers and electric guitars. That's when Amazonian cumbia was born. It took years before radio stations and locals picked up on the sound, which was well hidden in hard-to-reach places. On 'Perú Selv​á​tico - Sonic Expedition into the Peruvian Amazon,' record label Analog Africa compiles the cumbia sound that erupted from a clash of cumbia, psychedelic music, and surf music.

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September 26, 2024

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"Powered by fast-paced timbale rhythms, driven by spidery, treble-damaged guitar lines, and drenched in bright splashes of organ, Amazonian cumbia was like a hyperactive distant cousin of surf music crossed with an all-night dance party in the heart of the forest."

—Analog Africa

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