Episode description

On the show this time, it's El Sonido Amazonico with Peruvian psych-cumbia legends - Los Mirlos.

Since 1973, Los Mirlos (that’s The Blackbirds in English) have been playing magnificent, energetic dance music - Peruvian music, the sound of the Amazon. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of this band - they originate a sound. They are pioneers of psychedelic cumbia and all cumbia music has changed - or more properly all music has changed because of them. The lineup has also changed, but the group is still going. Like a family, they straddle generations. There are more than 30 albums available on vinyl through Infopesa Records, and on streaming services.

Recorded 03/17/2023.

1. Sonido Amazonico
2. La Danza De Los Mirlos
3. El Sonido De Los Mirlos
4. El Poder Verde
5. Lamento En La Selva
6. El Milagro Verde
7. El Escape
8. Llanto En La Selva
9. Un Traguito De Ayahuasca

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