On the show this time, it's El Sonido Amazonico with Peruvian psych-cumbia legends - Los Mirlos.
Since 1973, Los Mirlos (that’s The Blackbirds in English) have been playing magnificent, energetic dance music - Peruvian music, the sound of the Amazon. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this band - they originate a sound. They are pioneers of psychedelic cumbia and all cumbia music has changed - or more properly all music has changed because of them. The lineup has also changed, but the group is still going. Like a family, they straddle generations. There are more than 30 albums available on vinyl through Infopesa Records, and on streaming services.
Recorded 03/17/2023.
- Sonido Amazonico
- La Danza De Los Mirlos
- El Sonido De Los Mirlos
- El Poder Verde
- Lamento En La Selva
- El Milagro Verde
- El Escape
- Llanto En La Selva
- Un Traguito De Ayahuasca
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