Filed under: Colombia
I first discovered Afrosound at the amazing Super Sonido blog. My favorite tune that was posted there – “Caliventura” – which later showed up on VampiSoul‘s The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 1 compilation.
The band was put together by the Vice President of Discos Fuentes, José María Fuentes. Afrosound’s mission initially was to emulate the tropical guitar sounds that were emerging in countries like Peru and Ecuador at the time. The 1972 theme, “La Danza de Los Mirlos” – by the Peruvian group Los Mirlos – was a great success in Colombia and with it, a new way of interpreting Colombia’s greatest exportable musical heritage.
The band is still active, although Mariano Sepúlveda is the only remaining original member. Their latest release came out 2022 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. You can find out more at their website: https://afrosoundoficial.com/
Catalog number 45 / 11742 on Disco Peerless of Mexico. Release 1981.
Filed under: Colombia
Columna de Fuego was a rock group from Bogotá, Colombia.
The band was born in 1971 after the dissolution of Siglo Cero , a group made up of Humberto Monroy, Roberto Fiorilli – who was from Italy – and Jaime Rodríguez. Around this time, Fiorilli had also befriended César Hernández who had been in Los Beatniks.
Between 1971 and 1974, they recorded one album and three singles. They also were the backing band for Leonor González Mina, and toured Germany, Spain and the Soviet Union. While they were in Spain, they recorded their lone album “Desde España” for RCA. But the band broke up when they returned to Columbia.
Catalog number 2071011 on Polydor of Columbia, released 1971.
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