{"product_id":"sonido-amaz-lp","title":"Sonido Amazonico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 repress. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is undoubtedly the most unconventional figure among the greats of Amazonian cumbia, earning a well-deserved place alongside all the better-known iconic bands. He worked as a teacher, criollo guitarist, radio host, TV entrepreneur, and politician, but gained lasting fame as the founder of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRanil y Su Conjunto Tropical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the 1970s. By 1968, around the same time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Destellos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were making waves in Lima, groups like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Wembler's de Iquitos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuaneco y su Combo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began electrifying cumbia in Iquitos. This new genre, dubbed Amazonian cumbia, exploded nationwide in 1973, thanks to hits by Juaneco y su Combo, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Mirlos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Los Wembler's. The success these bands achieved spawned dozens of other groups from the Amazon. Ranil, always a visionary, recognized the movement's potential and joined forces through his first single recorded on the Dinsa label in 1974. Unhappy with the contractual terms, he went on to found Producciones Llerena, the label on which he would release the rest of his discography. Over the years, Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical featured guitarists like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLímber Zumba\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuis Nigro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Ranil remained the lead vocalist and bassist for group. Zumba and Nigro had already played with other regional bands and written songs for groups like Los Destellos and Los Mirlos. This compilation offers a glimpse into the vast musical output Ranil created in the late 1970s and early 1980s, bringing together 14 tracks from the band's ten LPs. These records have always been hard to come by as, despite being recorded in Lima, they were distributed by Ranil from Iquitos. Psychedelia, rock fusion, cumbia, salsa, mambo, Amazonian folk -- you'll find all these flavors blended into the vibrant, jungle-rich sound Ranil crafted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697654886679,"sku":"VAMPI 328LP","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6983\/6055\/files\/SonidoAmaz.jpg?v=1776744111","url":"https:\/\/sisyphusrecordworks.com\/products\/sonido-amaz-lp","provider":"Sisyphus Record Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}