Panama: Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Music Label: Soundway
Soundtracks:
- Panama Esta Bueno y Ma - Los Exagerados
- Exciters Theme - Exciters
- Nana Nina - Bush & Sus Magnificos
- Soy Solo Para Ti - Boa, Victor & Su Musica
- Maltrato - Freddy & Sus Afro Latinos
- Viva Panama - Brandao, Papi & Sus Ejecutivos
- Old Buzzard - Los Silvertones
- El Mensaje - Los Fabulosos Festivals
- New Bag - Exciters
- Descarga Tentacion - Bolita & Su Tentacion Latina
- Con Los Caballeros - Los Caballeros De Colon
- Let Me Do My Thing - Los Dinamicos Exciters
- Viva Tirado - Los Mozambiques
- Mambologia - Rodriguez, Maximo & Sus Estrellas Panamenas 15. Rocombey - Lord Cobra & Pana Afro Sounds
Music reviews of Panama: Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75
Music Review: Deep musical roots poorly known.
Rating: 5 Stars
Nowadays when you hear about Panama's music, you only hear about Ruben Blades' salsa (which is great) and Reggae dancehall, Reggaeton, Spanish Reggae but there's a lot more than that.
Music in the Isthmus of Panama can be traced to the 1500's (Panama City was founded in 1519) when Spaniards (many of them from Seville) came to conquer the American continent brought their culture and traditions, including their music. E.g.: the Saloma (guttural/vocal sometimes poetic expressions of farmers) are directly connected to Sevillian traditions. Later on when black people was brought as slaves from Africa, they came with their musical traditions and mixed it up with Spanish and Native music; creating back in the 1500's a strong cultural identity based on diversity.
In early 1800's more influences were added to the musical tradition of Panama when people from the West Indies and other parts came to Panama to work in the construction of the first trans-continental railroad. By the end of the century, precisely in 1881 the French company "Compagnie Universal du Canal Interoceanique", led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, started to build a Canal across Panama; and many of the workers came from the West Indies mainly from Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Martinique and Guadeloupe; these Afro-Caribbean people brought their music as well. More or less at the same time people from around the globe arrived to Colon City on the Atlantic coast (the forced path from NYC to San Francisco) during to the California gold rush, establishing bars and cabarets bringing new music from the United States such as Jazz, Blues, Folk, etc. Later on when the French canal company went into bankruptcy and the United States acquired the actives of the French, more workers from Spain, China and the West Indies came to the Isthmus to finish the construction of the canal.
These waves of migrations to the isthmus made possible to have a real cultural melting pot, enriching tremendously the musical tradition in Panama. In Addition to all these, being the country a transit passage for people from around the globe, a very open society was molded, a society that welcomes and adopts new cultures and musical trends. Good examples of these have been the cases of: Afro-Cuban music in the 1940`s, Bossa Nova from Brazil and Calypso from Trinidad & Tobago in the 1950's, the Leftist Latin American Trova, AKA Nueva Trova (Silvio Rodriguez, Victor Jara et al.) and Salsa from New York City in the 1970`s, Jamaican Reggae in 1980's. Due to all the influences embraced by Panama`s society, new music styles evolved in the Isthmus, being the case of "Combos Nacionales" in the late 1960`s and 1970's; these musical groups mixed Afro-Caribbean rhythms (Salsa, Merengue, Compa, Ska , Bolero, Danzon, etc.), rock and jazz with folkloric Panamanian music, creating a colorful, vivid and original style; almost extinct at the present day.
Almost nothing has been written or compiled of the "combos nacionales" and Calypsonians from the 50's to the late 70`s. This CD compilation is great job, containing brilliantly selected songs that show the musical richness and diversity that exist in the country.
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