Op deze Bailables Curro No. 2 vinden we songs van twee groten der vallenato. Slechts twee nummers met Luis Enrique Martinez maar wel tien met één van de grootste, nl. Andrés Landero. Dit is een zeldzame vinding, meegebracht uit Colombia … Continue reading
They used to call him El Pollo Vallenato, Luis Enrique Martinez was one of the greatest in the field. Here at the Global Groove we are huge admirers of his work. This album was re-released in 1979 as Realeza Vallenata … Continue reading
Its sleeve is somewhat worn out by time and such, the disc however is in fine condition. La Niña Esquiva is a song covered by many and this album’s title song. Luis Enrique Martinez was crowned Rey Vallenato on the … Continue reading
Vier groten der valenato op een verzamelaar vandaag. Op Abel Antonio Villa na hebben we van deze jongens diverse albums gezien. Wel een paar nummers op de Cumbia ver- zamel elpees van zijn hand. De twaalf tracks van vandaag zijn … Continue reading
Een van de groten in vallenato was Luis Enrique Martinez. Zijn platen zijn zeer lastig te vinden en daarom is het extra mooi dat we er een hebben vandaag. Luis Enrique was de winnaar van het prestigieuze Festval Vallenato in … Continue reading
Winner of the sixth festival de la leyenda vallenato was Luis Enrique Martinez. He was born in 1923 and made his first record age 25. He joined the festival de Valledupar in 1968, 1971 and won it in 1973. “El … Continue reading
Sometimes the vinyl is so thin, the album we have here for instance, one can almost fold it double. Off course the first thing that suffers from it is the sound quality of the record. Early seventies we had that … Continue reading
It was in october of 2014 that I posted volume two in this series. It resulted in quite some happy reactions and I promised to bring the other volumes as well. Now today it is volume 5’s turn. I have … Continue reading
Alberto Pacheco, geboren in Barranquilla, vestigde zich in Valledupar waar zijn muzikale carrière zich ontvouwde. Hij leerde accordeon spelen van José maria Peñaranda. Alberto werd de winnaar van het 4de Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata in 1971. Tweede was toen … Continue reading
Almost one year ago that we had us a Global Sampler. It was volume 73 so right about time to make another. We are far behind in sampling posts from the past. This sampler covers a load of posts from … Continue reading
Ook al krijg ik alleen van Juanito en Antonio altijd reacties op de vallenato posts, ik kan het niet laten deze muziek te blijven bren- gen. Ik heb werkelijk geen idee waarom zo weinig mensen dit spul waarderen, zelf ben … Continue reading
Today it is 30 years ago the great Alejandro Duran passed away. Full name Gilberto Alejandro Durán Díaz, born february 5 1919, died november 15 1989. Together with Abel Antonio Villa, Andrés Landero, Luis Enrique Martinez, Juan Polo Valencia, Julio … Continue reading
Now it is really time to spend some time with our beloved music from Colombia. Let’s see what we’ve got, a collector containing songs by some greats in the field. We open with a stunning track by los Playoneros del … Continue reading
This is the type of record that puts your mind in the wrong direction. I personally think the frontsleeve is as tasteless as possible, when listening however that will change completely. 12 vallenatos from players at the top in the … Continue reading