B3 –La Mermelada Tu Primer Amor 24:12
Written-By – Jose L. Carballo
B4 –Grupo Naranja El Preso 27:20
Written-By – Humberto Caycho A.
With this compilation, El Sonido de Tupac Amaru, and accompanying bonus 7 E.P., Masstropicas
presents the next installment in their quest to bring you the very finest in Peruvian cumbia.
El Sonido de Tupac Amaru starts with the slow coastal pulse of Grupo Naranja, while the
Amazonian sound of Iquitos Los Silvers Sueno Amazonico has a smooth and soothing groove that
will aurally transport you down the Amazon River in a canoe. Seven out of the ten tracks here
feature vocals, such as the legendary voices of Chacal, Pancho Lema, Martin Lopez, and Claudio
Moran. The three instrumentals featured here are sure to please fans of previous guitar-driven
compilations. First comes Pucallpa s Septima Region; their song De la Selva Con Furor starts
off with some nasty drumming before drawing you into into a psychedelic guitar sprawl that
makes you wonder, Why weren t these guys ever compiled before? This compilation also includes
a special four song E.P. with the voice of El patron de la cumbia, Carlos Ramirez Centeno. The
first, a Destellos song, was written by the great Tito Caycho and includes the guitar work of
the late Enrique Delgado. Released for the first time on vinyl in the U.S., Carlos Ramirez s
own group, Grupo Centeno, appears with his first 45 hit, Rico Vacilon. Limited to a one-time
pressing of 500 copies (hand-numbered), this release also comes with a full-color 11 x 22
fold-out with rare photos, scans, and other info taken from interviews with band members. It
also comes with a full-color sleeve to accompany the Centeno E.P. All songs were a.) either
fully licensed from labels or b.) money was directly paid to artists/songwriters. No funny
business!
Artwork [Scans Provided By] – Fokus (7), Michael Pigott, Pablo Yglesias, Tunchi
Compiled By – Michael Pigott
Design – Tunchi
Liner Notes – Fokus , Jose L. Carballo, Michael Pigott, Victor Zela
Liner Notes [Edited] – Ryan Duffy
Mastered By – Andres Tapia, Pepito Perez
Photography By [Provided By] – Alberto Maravi, Cesar Morales, Fokus , Humberto Caycho, Jose
