Various – Sabroso Go Go LP

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Sabroso Go Gobrings together fourteen musical mixes created in the recording studios ofManuel Antonio Guerrero(MAG), in which music directors combine rhythm with alchemy in a quest to find the philosopher’s stone of the dance. Exotica, ye-y cumbia, guaracha infused twist, rock n’ roll mambo, Spanish rumba, boogaloo beat, tropical garage, and other unexpected bastard genres are featured in this festive compilation. Although this compilation begins in 1957, experiments like this (some more memorable than others) were not new in Peru. The songs on this album were however much more successful hybrids.Lucho Macedo‘s orchestra took up the mantle and reinterpreted a well-known guaracha byCelia Cruz(“Rock and Roll”) in mambo style, renaming it “Rock and Roll Mambo”. Another mix in this vein is the rock tune “El Rock de los Chinos” by the MexicanManolo Muoz(author of “Speedy Gonzlez”) recorded by the ChileanChoche Mridafor MAG in 1961. The following year,Chubby Checker‘s “The Twist” hit the scene and was immediately fused with guaracha by maestroNelson Ferreyra. A legendary MAG musician,Carlos Pickling, composed “La Charanga del Espacio” in 1963. The space sounds are produced by Pickling and his inseparable Hammond. He himself is the one who leads the orchestra that accompaniesBenny Del Solar,Lita Branda, andPablo “Melcochita” Villanuevain the tropicalized version of “Spanish Rumba”. “Batijugando” was a hit from Mexico and was played in all the rhythms played across the Hispanic world since 1967. Inspired by theBatmanseries, it was performed at MAG by theBetico Salasorchestra, with vocals by the Panamanian lady croonerNallye Fernndez. “Computador Electrnico”, performed by Panamanian vocalistPatty Pastel, it is the only known version in Spanish of “Der Computer Nr. 3”, originally sung in German byFrance Gall. Two other songs featureEdgar Zamudio. The versatility ofZamudio y Los Vikingos(originally a Chilean group) is demonstrated in the guitar-heavy song composed specifically for the late sixties skate fashion (“Go Go en Patines”) and in his idiosyncratic protest song (“Da de Pago”) performed in beat style. In the mid-seventies,Los Kintos, led by guitaristFrancisco Acosta, developed different harmonic ideas in an instrumental track that veers from boogaloo to salsa, the fashionable rhythm of the day. Finally, in 1976, when the bumping hips dance craze swept the continent, Manuel Guerrero was quick to jump onto the bandwagon, composing a “Bump” song, together with his son Carlos. The Italian musician based in Lima,Luciano Lucianiperformed the song “A Bailar Bump” backed by his band of local musiciansLos Mulatos. Also featuresTito Chicoma,Choche Merida,Willy Marambio.