Various
Chicha Popular (2lp)
'LOVE & SOCIAL POLITICAL SONGS FROM PERU'S DISCOS HOROSCOPO 1977-1987' - From the mid-1960s onwards, there was a unique moment of fusions in Peruvian culture brought about by Andean migration from the countryside to the city which gave rise to adaptations and intercultural mixing. The culture and music they brought created the genre of Andean tropical cumbia, via electric instruments and arrangements along with modern, popular pop sounds, creating a legacy that is alive to this day. Between 1977 and 1987, the Discos Horóscopo label produced the largest wave of Andean tropical cumbia in the world; Chicha, a reference to the fermented alcoholic drink from the Andes. The label was filled with contemporary icons such as Chacalón y La Nueva Crema, Los Shapis, Pintura Roja, Los Ovnis, Grupo Alegría and other groups which today still have a cult status in Peru and beyond. Together they created a unique style with the capacity to talk about both love and uprooting, unemployment, struggle of classes, internal violence and impossible love. This compilation brings together 24 iconic songs from that era, with a focus on the theme of love songs (A + B side) as well as social political songs (C + D side), highlighting the emotions that this music brought to the popular working classes of Lima, nationwide and the diaspora. More than 30 years later, these songs continue to resonate like the mirror of a country that was reborn but looking at itself and its own identity. Released on outernational label Rebel Up Records in collaboration with Magnetica and Discos Horoscopo. Comes with 12 page booklet with liner notes, lyrics (in Spanish and translated into English) and rare photographs from that era. TRACKS: 01. Chacalo'n Y La Nueva Crema - Poco A Poco 02. Pintura Roja - La Ciega 03. Los Shapis - Borrachito Borrachón 04. La Mermelá - Solitario De Amor 05. Grupo Halley - Quisiera 06. Los Ovnis - Corazón Herido 07. Los Shapis - Mi Tallercito 03:26 08. Grupo Maravilla - Arrepentida 09. Pintura Roja - Llorarás 10. Chacalo'n Y La Nueva Crema - Por Ella, La Botella 11. Los Orientales De Paramonga - Que Soledad 12. Pepito Y Su Grupo Mazamorra - La Contestación A Gaviota 13. Pintura Roja - Yo Soy La Cumbia 14. Los Shapis - El Serranito 15. Los Destellos - Palomita De Barro 16. Grupo Alegria - Clase Social 17. Chacalo'n Y La Nueva Crema - Soy Provinciano 18. Los Ovnis - Gregorio 19. Grupo Maravilla - Recordando A Natacha 20. Pintura Roja - Navidad Sin Mamá 21. La Mermelá - Mambo De Machahuay 22. Los Orientales De Paramonga - Pobre Cada Dia Mas Pobre 23. Los Ecos - Cholo Men 24. Grupo Celeste - Hombre Del Rio