Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

Abelardo Carbono, revered around the world as the Godfather of Champeta, has released a long-awaited straight reissue of his 1980 masterpiece "Guana Tangula"! Abelardo Carbono was a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and once a policeman. He kept a certain distance from the mainstream music of the time, such as salsa and cumbia, and instead used Afrobeat, Soukous, Highlife, and other African music, as well as Cuban son, Latin rock, funk, calypso, Haitian compa, rock and roll, and local Colombian music such as vallenato and polo. He is a true pioneer who has carved out a unique musical path with his music, which seems to have been put into a single dark pot. Carbono led his own orchestra and released this album in 1980, at the beginning of his career. The tropical, African-inspired sound is simple at first glance, with pleasant acoustic guitars, sophisticated yet quirky vocals, and brisk percussion, but the magical groove and psychedelic effects add a distorted mass of sound that is inevitably addictive the more you listen to it.It is the missing link that bridges the gap between the acoustic guitar-driven sound of the Colombian group Bovea y su Vallenato and the more electronic and Africanized genres of Champeta and its evolutionary cousin, Telapia. This is a piece of music that is truly one and only.Omnibus disc of rare/unreleased sound sources for the 60th anniversary of Motown. All tracks are on vinyl for the first time. B5 is a previously unreleased mix. Color vinyl.

Tracklisting:

1.Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / My Business, Your Pleasure
2.Brenda Holloway / You're Walking Out With My Heart
3.Martha & the Vandellas / Keep Stepping (Never Look Back)
4.The Marvelettes / The Boy From Crosstown version 1
5.Four Tops / Which Way Is the Sky
6.Marvin Gaye / Without You (My World Is Lonely)