Color de Trópico is a carefully-compiled work of healing and reconstruction, documenting a special moment in the history of Venezuelan music, when the country’s democracy was just a few years old and the profound impact of the oil industry on society had only just begun. DJ El Palmas and El Dragón Criollo have chosen eight impossibly hard-to-find jewels, originally released between 1966 and 1978, reissued here for the first time on vinyl.
In this period, Venezuelan musicians assimilated a wide range of influences and styles, both local and global, to generate something new, a “modern” identity for Venezuelan music; artists who set their eyes on the future without giving up the search for their own sabor (flavour). This is how jazz, rock, salsa, funk, psych, prog and disco, sat next to guajira, cumbia, cha-cha-cha and even the hugely-popular Venezuelan style of joropo. It started a long tradition of Venezuelan musical pioneers, many of whom are still to get the recognition they deserve.
Seconds after the needle drops on the vinyl, “El Despertar” (“The Awakening”) kicks off things with a goodbye for it was the last single Los Darts released before their dissolution in 1974. In the 60s they became the youthful face of pop, however, “El Despertar”... more
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released November 20, 2020
Compiled by El Drágon Criollo & El Palmas
Artwork by Georgina Maldera
Mastering and cut at The Carvery Studio
Picture taken in Caracas, Venezuela in 1966.
El Palmas Music

大陸からの伝来以来その姿を守り続け、千年を越えて現在も天皇家や寺社の祭事の音楽として演奏し続けられている雅楽。

Erkin Koray is the first full length album by Turkish rock star Erkin Koray. The album is a collection of singles dating from 1967 - 1973. In 2006 the album was rereleased on CD, with 8 bonus tracks, by World Psychedelia Ltd.
'Çiçek Dagi' (Mountain of Flowers) was originally performed by the Erkin Koray Dörtlüsü Quartet at the Altin Mikrofon (Golden Microphone) contest in 1968, at which, they won fourth place. 'Sana Her Olmuş' is a cover of the song 'Land of A Thousand Dances' in Turkish. The songs 'Nihansin Dideden' (You are Hidden From Sight), 'Istemem' (I Don't Want), and 'Köperüden Geçti Gelin' (The Bride Crossed Over The Bridge) were recorded by Koray and his band Yeralti Dörtlüsü (The Underground Quartet). 'Yagmur' and 'Aska Inanmiyorum' were recorded by the Erkin Koray Süper Group. 'Züleyha' was recorded by Erkin Koray & Ter. 'Mesafeler' and 'Silinmeyen Hatiralar' were recorded by [Erkin Koray's group] Stop. The group never got to the recording stage. 'Mesafeler' and 'Silinmeyen Hatiralar' were the only two songs from Stop's rehearsals to be released.

竖琴的传说——缅甸传统音乐
缅甸音乐巨匠最受好评的演出
歌与乐的痴痴相融
许多人对“缅甸的竖琴”这部电影记忆深刻，却未曾听过真正的缅甸竖琴旋律。
优美的琴韵、醉人的情境，使人们对驰名国际的缅甸弓形竖琴“桑高（Saung gauk）” 充满了浪漫的遐想。专辑中收录的数首桑高演奏，及锣群音乐代表性乐团 “盛怀（Hsaing waing）”与各种民族乐器的多情演出，意图满足所有浪漫的心， 一探缅甸民族音乐的深情殿堂。