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{"id":8438542467322,"title":"Various Artists (Honest Jon's) \/\/ The Paths Of Pain \/ The CAIFE Label, Quito, 1960-68 2xLP","handle":"various-artists-the-paths-of-pain-the-caife-label-quito-1960-68-2xlp-copy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eエクアドル・キトのレーベルThe CAIFEが1960-1968年に出版した音源をコンパイルした2枚組レコードです。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eロックやクンビアといった大衆音楽と石油ブームによって音楽産業全体に大きな変化が訪れた南米諸国ですが、それらが影響を及ぼす直前のエクアドルでは国産の音楽が最後の黄金期を迎えていました。本作はそれらの最後のボヘミアン音楽を収めたコンピレーション作品です。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eトナーダ、アルバソ、ヤラビ、カルナバル、サンフアニート、インカにルーツを持つヤンボ、ウィーンのワルツをもとにしたパシージョといった音楽スタイルが、ポルトガルやスペインを経由してカリブ海に伝わり、それらをもとに独自の音楽性を築いたフォークローレ24曲を収録。ゲートフォルド仕様、フルカラーブックレットが付属しています。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2106704115\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see more Honest Jon's Records releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 x 12\" black vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"Cotopaxi\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Mendoza-Oztiz - \"Cansados Pies Corazon Mio\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e3.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Ingratitud\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e4.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOlga Gutierrez - \"Dulce Mirada\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e5.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Inaquingas - \"Ensonacion\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e6.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanos Castro - \"Taita Salasaca\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e7.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Desesperacion\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e8.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Tres Ases - \"Lejos De Ti\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e9.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eConjunto CAIFE - \"Vaca Lechera\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e10.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Amor De Mi Linda Guambra\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e11.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"El Anacu De Mi Guambra\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e12.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucho Munoz - \"Pasional\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e13.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Carnaval De Guaranda\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e14.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Tres Ase - \"La Naranja\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e15.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Aguayo Huayamabe - \"Mi Dulce Amor\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e16.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Sangrante Corazon\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e17.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Plegaria\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e18.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanos Castro - \"Los Huachis\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e19.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRaul Emiliani Y Hector Bonilla - \"Chola Cuencana\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e20.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"Cashari Shunguito\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e21.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Longuito Enamorado\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e22.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Aguayo Huayamabe - \"Desde Que TuTe Fuiste\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e23.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSegunado Bautista - \"Sendero Del Dolor\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e24.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Corazon Que No Olvida\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHonest Jon's Records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dazzling survey of the last, bohemian flowering of the so-called Golden Era of Ecuadorian musica national, before the oil boom and incoming musical styles — especially cumbia — swept away its achingly beautiful, phantasmagorical, utopian juggling of indigenous and mestizo traditions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eForms like the tonada, albazo, danzante, yaravi, carnaval, and sanjuanito; the yambo, with roots in pre-Incan ritual, and the pasillo, a take on the Viennese waltz, arriving through the Caribbean via Portugal and Spain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExhumations like the astoundingly out-there organist Lucho Munoz, from Panama, toying with the expressive and technical limits of his instrument; and our curtain-raiser Biluka, who travelled to Quito from Rio, naming his new band Los Canibales in honour of the late-twenties Cannibalist movement back home, dedicated to cannibalising other cultures in the fight against post-colonial, Eurocentric hegemony. He played the ficus leaf, hands-free, laying it on his tongue. One leaf was playable for ten hours. He spent long periods living on the street, in rags, when he wasn’t in the CAIFE studio recording his chamber jazz-from-space, with the swing, elegance and detail of Ellington’s small groups, crossed with the brassy energy of ska — try Cashari Shunguito — and an enthralling other-worldliness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtterly scintillating guitar-playing, prowling double bass, piercing dulzaina, wailing organ, rollicking gypsy violin, brass, accordion, harps, and flutes. Bangers to get drunk and dance to. Slow songs galore to drown your sorrows in, with wildly sentimental lyrics drawn from the Generacion Decapitada group of poets (who all killed themselves); expert heart-breakers, with the raw passion of the best rembetica, but reined in, like the best fado.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFabulous music, like nothing else, exquisitely suffused with sadness and soul. Hotly recommended.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSumptuously presented, in a gatefold sleeve and printed inners, with a full-size, full-colour booklet, with wonderful photos and excellent notes. Limpid sound, too, courtesy of original reels in Quito, and Abbey Road in London; pressed at Pallas.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist : Various\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHonest Jon's Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-07-14T08:31:02+09:00","created_at":"2024-05-16T18:30:48+09:00","vendor":"Tobira Records","type":"","tags":["field recording","honest jon's records","lp","new"],"price":498000,"price_min":498000,"price_max":498000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":45974985605370,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Various Artists (Honest Jon's) \/\/ The Paths Of Pain \/ The CAIFE Label, Quito, 1960-68 2xLP","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":498000,"weight":630,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pa1_77cace7b-46b8-4715-ae0d-8d0bb88704a4.jpg?v=1715851850"],"featured_image":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pa1_77cace7b-46b8-4715-ae0d-8d0bb88704a4.jpg?v=1715851850","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":34042906378490,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"width":800,"src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pa1_77cace7b-46b8-4715-ae0d-8d0bb88704a4.jpg?v=1715851850"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/tobirarecords.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/pa1_77cace7b-46b8-4715-ae0d-8d0bb88704a4.jpg?v=1715851850","width":800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eエクアドル・キトのレーベルThe CAIFEが1960-1968年に出版した音源をコンパイルした2枚組レコードです。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eロックやクンビアといった大衆音楽と石油ブームによって音楽産業全体に大きな変化が訪れた南米諸国ですが、それらが影響を及ぼす直前のエクアドルでは国産の音楽が最後の黄金期を迎えていました。本作はそれらの最後のボヘミアン音楽を収めたコンピレーション作品です。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eトナーダ、アルバソ、ヤラビ、カルナバル、サンフアニート、インカにルーツを持つヤンボ、ウィーンのワルツをもとにしたパシージョといった音楽スタイルが、ポルトガルやスペインを経由してカリブ海に伝わり、それらをもとに独自の音楽性を築いたフォークローレ24曲を収録。ゲートフォルド仕様、フルカラーブックレットが付属しています。\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2106704115\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eレーベルその他作品は\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\"\u003eこちら\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/\/\/ Click \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tobirarecords.com\/collections\/hjr\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see more Honest Jon's Records releases available at Tobira.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 x 12\" black vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"Cotopaxi\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Mendoza-Oztiz - \"Cansados Pies Corazon Mio\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e3.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Ingratitud\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e4.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOlga Gutierrez - \"Dulce Mirada\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e5.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Inaquingas - \"Ensonacion\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e6.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanos Castro - \"Taita Salasaca\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e7.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Desesperacion\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e8.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Tres Ases - \"Lejos De Ti\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e9.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eConjunto CAIFE - \"Vaca Lechera\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e10.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Amor De Mi Linda Guambra\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e11.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"El Anacu De Mi Guambra\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e12.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLucho Munoz - \"Pasional\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e13.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Carnaval De Guaranda\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e14.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLos Tres Ase - \"La Naranja\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e15.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Aguayo Huayamabe - \"Mi Dulce Amor\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e16.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Sangrante Corazon\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e17.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Plegaria\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e18.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanos Castro - \"Los Huachis\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e19.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRaul Emiliani Y Hector Bonilla - \"Chola Cuencana\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e20.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiluka Y Los Canibales - \"Cashari Shunguito\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e21.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHermanas Mendoza Suasti - \"Longuito Enamorado\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e22.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDuo Aguayo Huayamabe - \"Desde Que TuTe Fuiste\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e23.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSegunado Bautista - \"Sendero Del Dolor\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003cbr\u003e24.\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBenitez Y Valencia - \"Corazon Que No Olvida\"\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 2;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHonest Jon's Records:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dazzling survey of the last, bohemian flowering of the so-called Golden Era of Ecuadorian musica national, before the oil boom and incoming musical styles — especially cumbia — swept away its achingly beautiful, phantasmagorical, utopian juggling of indigenous and mestizo traditions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eForms like the tonada, albazo, danzante, yaravi, carnaval, and sanjuanito; the yambo, with roots in pre-Incan ritual, and the pasillo, a take on the Viennese waltz, arriving through the Caribbean via Portugal and Spain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExhumations like the astoundingly out-there organist Lucho Munoz, from Panama, toying with the expressive and technical limits of his instrument; and our curtain-raiser Biluka, who travelled to Quito from Rio, naming his new band Los Canibales in honour of the late-twenties Cannibalist movement back home, dedicated to cannibalising other cultures in the fight against post-colonial, Eurocentric hegemony. He played the ficus leaf, hands-free, laying it on his tongue. One leaf was playable for ten hours. He spent long periods living on the street, in rags, when he wasn’t in the CAIFE studio recording his chamber jazz-from-space, with the swing, elegance and detail of Ellington’s small groups, crossed with the brassy energy of ska — try Cashari Shunguito — and an enthralling other-worldliness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUtterly scintillating guitar-playing, prowling double bass, piercing dulzaina, wailing organ, rollicking gypsy violin, brass, accordion, harps, and flutes. Bangers to get drunk and dance to. Slow songs galore to drown your sorrows in, with wildly sentimental lyrics drawn from the Generacion Decapitada group of poets (who all killed themselves); expert heart-breakers, with the raw passion of the best rembetica, but reined in, like the best fado.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFabulous music, like nothing else, exquisitely suffused with sadness and soul. Hotly recommended.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSumptuously presented, in a gatefold sleeve and printed inners, with a full-size, full-colour booklet, with wonderful photos and excellent notes. Limpid sound, too, courtesy of original reels in Quito, and Abbey Road in London; pressed at Pallas.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist : Various\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHonest Jon's Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
