Δευτέρα 10 Μαρτίου 2014

Black Sugar - Black Sugar 1971 (Sono Radio)


Label : Sono Radio

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Black Sugar, the brainchild of Victor "Coco" Salazar and  Miguel "Chino" Figueroa, was formed in 1969 under the name Los Far Fen, mainly because the group had a Farfisa and a Fender amplifiers as their only electronic amplification equipment.

In 1970 the group was given the name of Black Sugar by Jaime Delgado Aparicio, a jazz piano player and arranger that at the time was the artistic director of Sono Radio, a Peruvian label.

Delgado Aparicio, recognizing the talent of the young musicians, gave the group an opportunity to record a long play in 1971. Original compositions like "Too Late", "Viajecito" and "The Looser" made this LP an immediate best seller. Black Sugar "Black Sugar" was sold in all South America and there was a release of the LP in USA by a Miami based label.

The success of Black Sugar was not due to luck or marketing.Their members were some of the finest , if not the best, young musician from Peru. The arranger, "Coco" Salazar was also a fantastic guitar player; Miguel "Chino" Figueroa was the composer of almost all the original songs by Black Sugar, besides playing keyboards, he was also an inspired organ player; Jose Cruz was one of the most promising young jazz drummers; it is hard not to mention the rest of the musicians, players like Roberto Valdez, Luis Calixto, Antonio Ginocchio, etc... deserve an extensive description of their abilities.

The last musician I want to mention is Coco Lagos, king of Latin Percussion in Peru in the 70’ s, his playing is featured in all the songs. Black Sugar recorded a second LP in 1972 and their last recording, one 45 rpm in 1978. The second LP features more original composition than the first one, also the playing and the soloing show musical maturity. Tracks like : Fuego, Kathy, Checan, All your Love , the beautiful arrangement to Stevie Wonder "Don’ t You Worry About a Thing", etc....make this LP a jewel. By Lazauras Audio Products.

Taste :

Black Sugar - Too Late


Black Sugar -  The Looser
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By Electric Looser

3 σχόλια:

kosmikino είπε...

I downloaded this from you a while ago and was just sending a link to the post to a friend - I had thought I had already thanked you for this gem, but obviously not - so thank you!

Absolute killer latin-funk album!

Electric Looser είπε...

No problem my friend.Thanks for the comment.

Unknown είπε...

great one! huge thanks for this! always looking for more latin funk!