TOÑO Y SUS SICODÉLICOS
MISTER BOOGALOO (VAMPISOUL)
In the few years that the Disperú record label was operative, it managed to open its doors to emerging artists, who were often ignored by the major labels but would go on to leave their mark on Peruvian popular music.
In 1967, Disperú commissioned trumpeter Toño Reyes to form a band and record an album with a series of songs that reflected the latest tropical music trends, in his own inimitable style.
"Mister Boogaloo" combines the influences received from the likes of Mexican drummer Leo Acosta and the emerging Nuyorican boogaloo scene.
Instrumentals such as 'Mr. Boogaloo', 'El Guayacol', 'La Anticuchera', 'La Peinadora' and 'La Fiesta es Mañana' are versions that follow the lines traced by the Mexican composer and drummer Leo Acosta.
In the early sixties, based in Los Angeles, Acosta played with the orchestras of Harry James, Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Herb Alpert, and Dámaso Pérez Prado.
Mid-decade, Acosta turned to the novel sounds of boogaloo, which immediately caught the attention of young South Americans.
The success reaped by Toño y sus Sicodélicos took them straight to another record company, and the group's records were also re-released in neighboring countries, always with striking psychedelic cover illustrations.
First time reissue, including its original striking psychedelic artwork and remastered sound.