total thriller 3x7“ my fav being Cumbia Sabanera a piece I‘ve been craving & digging for on 7“ since aeons …. -Toppatopsounds
''One of two tremendous compilations focussed on small but esteemed labels. Cumbia Sabrosa Vol 2 consists of three 7” singles. Somewhat eclipsed by Discos Fuentes and Sonolux in Colombia, Discos Tropical also had a Mexican subsidiary, and these six ‘bangers’ were beloved of Mexico’s sonidero selectors, their sound systems and the dancers they courted. One record features big band cumbia (including Pacho Galán y Su Orquesta’s glorious ‘Funeral del Labrador’); another features coastal bands emphasising electric guitar and the metal scrapers that inspired the genre’s epithet chucu-chucu; and the third spotlights renowned singer and accordionist, Andrés Landero.'' -Songlines
''European awareness of cumbia has grown greatly in the early twentieth century and there’s probably a broader sense now that it has been around as a genre for decades. On this Rocafort Records now turns its attentions to the vaults of the Discos Tropical label (having already scoured the vaults of the larger Discos Fuentes label on Vol. 1 ) for six more classics from back in the day on Cumbia Sabrosa Vol. 2: Sonidero Bangers From The Discos Tropical Vaults. Once again also, liner notes come from DJ Bongohead to make sure you get the full skinny on these cuts from Pacho Galán Y Su Orquesta, Orquesta José Ramón Herrera, Super Combo Los Platinos, Cuarteto Del Mónaco plus two from Andrés Landero Y Su Conjunto.'' -Monkeyboxing
With this new three 45 set, the second in our "Cumbia Sabrosa" series, we dig deep into the vaults of Discos Tropical to bring you six more vintage cumbia sound system bangers.
Each 45 showcases a different type of flavor with the emphasis on big band brass (Pacho Galán, José Ramón Herrera), electric guitar (Super Combo Los Platinos, Cuarteto Del Mónaco), and accordion (Andrés Landero).
Like its larger rivals Discos Fuentes and Sonolux, Tropical was one of the most influential in the development of cumbia as an important genre not only in its home country of Colombia, but also in Mexico (and beyond), participating in a cross-cultural exchange that would spawn Mexico's own domestic musical artists, sonidero DJs and sound systems, record collectors and a dance scene devoted to tropical music with Colombian roots.
Cumbia Sabrosa Vol. 2: Sonidero Bangers From The Discos Tropical Vaults
Label: Rocafort Records – ROC-056
Series: Cumbia Sabrosa – Vol. 2
Format: 3 x Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Compilation
Country: Spain
Released: May 2024
Genre: Latin
Style: Cumbia
Source: Digital
1. Pacho Galán Y Su Orquesta - Funeral Del Labrador 2:30
2. Orquesta José Ramón Herrera - Cumbia Sabanera 2:10
3. Super Combo Los Platinos - La Reina Y La Cumbia 02:29
4. Cuarteto Del Mónaco - Cumbia Gua Gua 3:39
5. Andrés Landero Y Su Conjunto - El Nacimiento De La Cumbia 2:56
6. Andrés Landero Y Su Conjunto - Sabor De Gaita 2:30