Sonido Amazonico [LP]

Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical - Sonido Amazonico [LP]

Ranil is undoubtedly the most unconventional figure among the greats of Amazonian cumbia, earning a well-deserved place alongside all the better-known iconic bands. He worked as a teacher, criollo guitarist, radio host, TV entrepreneur, and politician, but gained lasting fame as the founder of Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical in the 1970s. By 1968, around the same time Los Destellos were making waves in Lima, groups like Los Wembler's de Iquitos and Juaneco y su Combo began electrifying cumbia in Iquitos. This new genre, dubbed Amazonian cumbia, exploded nationwide in 1973, thanks to hits by Juaneco y su Combo, Los Mirlos, and Los Wembler's. The success these bands achieved spawned dozens of other groups from the Amazon. Ranil, always a visionary, recognized the movement's potential and joined forces through his first single recorded on the Dinsa label in 1974. Unhappy with the contractual terms, he went on to found Producciones Llerena, the label on which he would release the rest of his discography. Over the years, Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical featured guitarists like Límber Zumba and Luis Nigro, while Ranil remained the lead vocalist and bassist for group. Zumba and Nigro had already played with other regional bands and written songs for groups like Los Destellos and Los Mirlos. This compilation offers a glimpse into the vast musical output Ranil created in the late 1970s and early 1980s, bringing together 14 tracks from the band's ten LPs. These records have always been hard to come by as, despite being recorded in Lima, they were distributed by Ranil from Iquitos. Psychedelia, rock fusion, cumbia, salsa, mambo, Amazonian folk -- you'll find all these flavors blended into the vibrant, jungle-rich sound Ranil crafted. A1. Mi Guitarra Llora Por Ti_x000D_ A2. Baila Con Ranil_x000D_ A3. El Viajero_x000D_ A4. Cumbia En Tu Soledad_x000D_ A5. Fantasía Del Amazonas_x000D_ A6. Las Oladas_x000D_ A7. Chinito Rulo_x000D_ B1. Sonido Amazónico_x000D_ B2. Vuelo A Saturno_x000D_ B3. Tin Marín_x000D_ B4. Marlenita_x000D_ B5. Bailando En El Infinito_x000D_ B6. Lagrimas De Mis Ojos_x000D_ B7. Alabanza A Dios