{"product_id":"cumbias-lp","title":"Cumbias y Boogaloos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024 repress. First time reissue, originally released in 1968. The musician \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Enrique \"Tito\" Chicoma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e forged one of the most solid and constant career paths in Peruvian music. In 1959, at the age of 23, Tito moved to Lima, where he soon joined ensembles such as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoki Palacios\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eArmando Boza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e orchestras, which took him abroad for the first time on tour. A recognized musician in his own right, Tito would later decide to form his own orchestra, which was soon hired by América Televisión, starring on programs such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eEl Show de Juan Silva\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he accompanied international artists that visited Lima. In 1966, Tito made his first record under his own name on the MAG label, performing two cumbias by the Colombian group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Teen Agers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The praise the single received led to the recording of his first LP, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eEl Ritmo de Moda\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he continued to compile Colombian songs. At the end of 1967, he dedicated his new LP project to recording two fashionable rhythms at the time: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eCumbias y Boogaloos\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The Colombian cumbia became popular in Peru from 1964 onwards, when local orchestras like those of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrés de Colbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Cavagnaro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEulogio Molina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucho Macedo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recorded cumbia hits, then the genre soared when groups like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Pacharacos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Demonios del Mantaro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mixed it with Andean music. Boogaloo in Peru was popularized chiefly by the record label MAG, which kept its listeners up to date with developments in tropical music in New York, releasing and distributing records by Alegre Records and recording versions of hit songs such as \"El Pito\" and \"Mamblues\" with local musicians. The recording sessions for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eCumbias y Boogaloos\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began in December 1967, when Tito released one of his first compositions: \"Dale U\". He also recorded the instrumental track \"La Cigüeña\" and \"Plaza de Toros\", two compositions by the Venezuelan artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. After a trip to Buenos Aires in 1968, he recorded two more songs, both from the Alegre Records single: \"Mr. Trumpet Man\" and \"El Diri-Bop\" by Puerto Rican musicians \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichie Ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobby Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Then, during May, Tito recorded a couple of songs by the Venezuelan guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrlando Peñaranda Moros\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and his group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrlando y su Combo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \"Pata Pata Pelada\" and \"A Que Tú No Sabes\". The former was inspired by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiriam Makeba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's 1967 global hit \"Pata Pata\". The sessions were complemented by recording \"La Cebolla\", a composition by the Colombian songwriter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraciela Arango de Tobón\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the Amazonian waltz \"La Contamanina\" recorded with a cumbia beat. By September 1968, the LP was released and received extensive airplay on the radio, especially the cumbias. An obscure tropical gem loaded with dancefloor tunes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697653739799,"sku":"VAMPI 268LP","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6983\/6055\/files\/CumbiasyBoogaloos.jpg?v=1776745735","url":"https:\/\/sisyphusrecordworks.com\/products\/cumbias-lp","provider":"Sisyphus Record Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}