A selection of 24 Colombian cumbia bangers for the dance floor from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes, the most emblematic and best remembered label in the golden age of the genre.

An invitation to enjoy and be amazed, above and beyond ethnographic and academic concerns.

Double LP"Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!!" combines well-known classics and rarities that are difficult to find in their original formats.

The historical origins of cumbia in Colombia are nebulous and imprecise. The mythology surrounding it suggests an ancient past when Amerindian, African and European musical sounds were mixed together.

The main record companies in Colombia such as Discos Fuentes, Discos Tropical, Sonolux, Zeida-Codiscos, Silver, Ondina, Discos Atlantic, Vergara and Curro were created between Barranquilla, Medellín, Cartagena and Bogotá from 1936 to 1954.

All of them, without exception, recorded Colombian tropical music that over the years was given different names such as porro, gaita, fandango, paseaito, merecumbé, mapalé, bullerengue or, of course, cumbia.

This first volume in the series "Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!!" comprises 24 Colombian cumbia bangers for the dance floor from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes, the most emblematic and best remembered label in the golden age of the genre.

This is complemented by a selection of cumbias recorded by the label Discos Tropical, which sold most of its catalog to Discos Fuentes in 1990.

Discos Fuentes concentrated on recording cumbias played on the accordion and by orchestras and ensembles.

The label produced a prodigious number of albums devoted to cumbias between 1962 and 1979, which served to define ambiguous stereotypes, rooted as much in authenticity and modernity as in demure sensuality and joyful nostalgia.

Side A: 1.JUAN PIÑA Y SUS MUCHACHOS - Toquen Cumbia 2.LOS CORRALEROS DE MAJAGUAL - La Pollera Colorá 3.ANIBAL VELASQUEZ Y SU CONJUNTO - La Negra Celina 4.CUMBIA CIPOTE VAINA - Soledad 5.CALIXTO OCHOA Y SU CONJUNTO - Recordando el Pasado 6.LUCHO CAMPILLO Y SU CONJUNTO - Me Dejaste Solo Side B: 1.LA SONORA DEL CARIBE - Gaita Colombiana 2.EL SEXTETO MIRAMAR - Cumbiamba 3.PELLO TORRES Y SUS DIABLOS DEL RITMO - Lucy 4.COMBO LOS GALLEROS - Suena la Timba 5.LOS GUACHARACOS - Baila Rosita 6.COMBO SAMPUESANO - Cumbia Monteriana Side C: 1.CONJUNTO TIPICO VALLENATO - Cumbia Sampuesana 2.PEDRO LAZA Y SUS PELAYEROS - Esperma y Ron 3.ANDRÉS LANDERO Y SU CONJUNTO - La Pollera Rosada 4.LOS GOLDEN BOYS - Se Trabó la Banda 5.ORQUESTA NUÑEZ - La Samaria 6.LOS CANDELOSOS - Cumbia de Amores Side D: 1.MORGAN BLANCO Y SU CONJUNTO - Cumbia de Colombia 2.PACHO GALAN Y SUS SABANEROS - Caracoleando 3.LOS GAVILANES DE LA COSTA - Lorenza 4.LAS ESTRELLAS DE TOLU - Cumbia Al Amanecer 5.LOS WARAHUACO - El Pescador de Barú 6.RODOLFO AICARDI Y SU TIPICA RA7 - La Colegiala