Programa #129 - Colombia

Ah, Colombia. It never stops giving. Its cumbia always livens up the dance floor. Not unlike Puerto Rican or Cuban salsa, there’s a motivational spark in its rhythm that propels the public forward (two-step, front and back, left then right…) You don’t even have to be well-coordinated to enjoy yourself. Letting it all hang out is the way to go. Just listen! JH

Al compas del mundo - programa #129 Colombia

First broadcast 5.23.24

01 Los Corraleros de Majagual - La Paloma Guarumera

02 The Latin Brothers - Las Caleñas Son Como Las Flores

03 Crescencio Camacho y El Super Combo Curro - Santana En Salsa

04 Todos - Las Cosas De La Vida

05 Rufo Garrido y Su Banda - Viejos tiempos

06 Clodomiro Montes y El Super Combo Curro - Traigo Salsa

07 Puerto Rico y Su Combo - La Cumbia Del Pescador

08 Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto - Sabor a gaita

09 Calixto Ochoa - Mata de caña

10 La Tropa Colombiana - La Piragüa

11 Rosendo y su Banda - Me voy pa la costa

12 Alfredo Gutiérrez - Lavado Cerebral

13 Alex Acosta Y Su Orquesta - La Gozadera

14 La Original Sonora Dinamita - Se Me Perdió La Cadenita

15 Homero Y Su Combo Con Pacho Galán Y La Sonora Curro - Oye Negra

16 Alberto Pacheco Y Su Conjunto – Sembrando Café

P.S. Colombian musicians also dig salsa and play it with gusto. You don’t name your act “Puerto Rico y Su Combo” unless you can handle both Caribbean and Pacific Coast rhythms. But leave it to Clodomiro (must be a family name) Montes, heard here bringing the salsa. Y así es. If you sit through this entire set you lose all your dance tickets and your membership in the club. - JH

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