Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77

Volume 2 showcases more of the unique tropical music created in Panama in the fertile decades of the 1960s and ’70s. The thin, tropical bridge that connects North and South America, Panama is home to three million culturally diverse people, and its’ music is a soulful blend of Latin American, Caribbean, European and Indigenous forms. From Calypso Funk to Típico Soul, from hard Descargas to rustic Cumbia-related styles, Panamanian musicians fearlessly combined and brilliantly executed styles that reflected their multi-cultural environment during a turbulent time in the young country’s history. This collection presents more of the golden age of Panamanian music and the music of the Combos Nacionales on rare recordings that have never been released outside the Isthmus until now.

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“A dynamite snapshot of a musically-underrated nation.”
**** MOJO

“Panama!2 is a celebration of diversity, dancing and the fact that a small country can boast such massive talent.”
***** Songlines

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Track list:

1. La Murga De Panama – Papi Brandao y Su Conjunto Aires Tablenos
2. Tamborito Swing – Los Silvertones
3. Flora – Maximo Rodriguez y Sus Estrellas Panameñas
4. Decidete Mi Amor – Papi Brandao y Sus Ejecutivos
5. Te Toca Tocar La Tumba – Skorpio
6. Descarga Superior – Los Superiores
7. No Llores Porque Me Voy – Idamerica Ruiz con Osvaldo Ayala y Su Conjunto
8. Mi Bella Panama – Los Revolucionarios (Soul Revolution)
9. Dreams (edit) – The Duncan Brothers
10. Ain’t No Sunshine – The Soul Fantastics
11. Ese Muerto No Lo Cargo Yo – The Exciters
12. La Confianza – Meñique El Panameño con Bush y Los Magnificos
13. Borombon – Camilo Azuquita
14. Jazzy – Los Papacitos
15. La Escoba – Alfredo y Su Salsa Montañera
16. Juck Juck Pt.1 – Sir Jablonsky
17. Love Letters – Lord Cobra y Los Hnos. Duncan
18. Ceferino En Salsa – Ceferino Nieto
19. Si La Vez – Ormelis Cortez con Su Conjunto Viva Guararé
20. Piculina – Chilo Pitty