Pharaway Sounds reissues Los Mirlos' essential 1970s recordings, capturing the band at the height of their psychedelic cumbia powers. This collection offers a potent distillation of the raw, infectious energy that defined their sound.
- The recordings on "Cumbia amazónica" were originally laid down in the early 1970s in Lima, Peru.
- Pharaway Sounds, a label dedicated to unearthing global sounds, brought these tracks to a wider audience in 2016.
- The album features a selection of instrumental cumbia tracks, showcasing the band's virtuosic musicianship.
Los Mirlos are a Peruvian cumbia band, pioneers of the psychedelic cumbia subgenre known as "amazonian cumbia." The 2016 release of "Cumbia amazónica" on Pharaway Sounds marked a significant reissue of their classic work for international audiences.
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