Arias, Edmundo
Guepa Je! (2lp)
This album takes you back to Colombia of the '50s and '60s. In those days, the tropical music of the Caribbean and Pacific coasts took over the country's mainland music scene by storm. One of the key figures during this period was Edmundo Arias. Together with Lucho Bermúdez and Pacho Galán, Arias is seen as one of the 'big three' composers of Colombian tropical music. He was a rather introverted person who avoided being in the spotlight at all cost, leading to his work being less known than his contemporaries. With this album Radio Martiko hopes to highlight the amazing legacy Edmundo Arias has left us. Think of big bands with sharp dressed musicians playing the finest cumbias, porros and other tropical sounds in fancy ballrooms on a hot evening in Medellin or Bogota.