Too y sus Sicodlicos – Mister Boogaloo LP

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In the few years that the Disper record label was operative, it managed to open its doors to emerging artists, who were often ignored by the major labels but would go on to leave their mark on Peruvian popular music. In 1967, Disper commissioned trumpeterToo Reyesto form a band he calledToo y sus Sicodlicos. During the recording sessions for this album, they performed a series of songs that reflected the latest tropical music trends, in his inimitable style. Instrumentals such as “Mr. Boogaloo”, “El Guayacol”, “La Anticuchera”, “La Peinadora”, and “La Fiesta es Maana” are versions that follow the lines traced by the Mexican composer and drummer Leo Acosta. In the early sixties, based in Los Angeles, Acosta played with the orchestras ofHarry James,Sammy Davis Jr,Tony Bennett,Herb Alpert, andDmaso Prez Prado. Mid-decade, Acosta turned to the novel sounds of boogaloo, which immediately caught the attention of young South Americans. The song “Borinque Bella” is another cover version, originally recorded byThe TNT Band, based in New York. Another noteworthy influence on the album is the blind Venezuelan organistTulio Enrique Len, who performed cumbias and guarachas enhanced by his Hammond organ, as is the case of “Chin Chin”. Songs in vogue at the time complete the album. The best known is perhaps “Es la lluvia que cae”, popularized in Spanish in 1967 byLos Iracundos. “Tequila” and “No te bote”, byThe ChampsandSonora Matancera, respectively, were also classics on Lima’s radio stations. “Las hojas secas”, by the MexicansLos Zignos, was so popular that it was even covered by Peruvian rock groups such asLos SteivosandLos 007. The success reaped by Too y sus Sicodlicos took them straight to another record company, and the group’s records were also re-released in neighboring countries, always with striking psychedelic cover illustrations. First time reissue. Includes original striking psychedelic artwork and remastered sound.