Macondo Revisitado - The Roots Of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979 - Vinyl, CD

Various: Macondo Revisitado - The Roots Of Subtropical Music Uruguay 1975-1979 versie op vinyl 2LP/CD in standaard editie. Deze specifieke uitgave werd uitgebracht in Spanje bij uitgeverij Vampi Soul op 27. januari 2017.

Product information A detailed look at the catalogue of the Uruguayan label Macondo from the 1970s and the roots of subtropical music: bomba, cumbia, guaracha, merengue, porro, plena... 21 tracks by major names such as Sonora Borinquen, Conjunto Casino, Combo Camagüey, Sonora Cienfuegos, Grupo Maracaibo, Grupo Antillano... Compilations and notes by Nandy Cabrera aka Selectorchico. Talking about subtropical music could be considered heresy, but it is a necessary heresy. Necessary in order to begin to tell the story of this music born in the Caribbean, but practiced from the south, with its own characteristics and temperature. We are talking about a marginal phenomenon: the Uruguayan INDIE label Macondo and its discography linked to the dance music scene in Montevideo in the 70s. We present a selection of the most important and best recordings made and released by Macondo between 1975 and 1979. The artists tried to imitate tropical musical styles popular in Caribbean and Central American countries such as Cuba (guaguancó, guaracha), Puerto Rico, Panama (bomba, plena, merengue) and Colombia (porro, vallenato and, of course, cumbia), but in this process of adaptation and hybridization, elements, practices and codes emerged that gave rise to a music that has its own post-territorial identity and universe.

Album valt binnen het genre Folk, Wereld & Country, Jazz, Latijnse muziek, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Guaguancó, Guaracha, Porro en Plena.