Lucho Bermudez Y Su Orquesta – The Coastal Invasion : Cumbia, Porro, Gaita & Mapalé from Colombia`s Caribbean Coast (1946-1961)
Prachtige dubbelaar (2-LP) van LUCHO BERMUDEZ op het Radio Martiko label uit Gent, België.
High quality double LP includes 16-page booklet with illustrated liner notes.
Luis Eduardo Bermúdez Acosta (1912 – 1994) better known as Lucho Bermúdez, was a Colombian musician, composer, arranger, DJ, director and performer. He is considered to be one of the most important performers and composers of Colombian music in the 20th century. He adapted traditional Colombian musical styles such as cumbia and porro into modern rhythms that would become symbols of national identity from the 1930s. His work had a substantial impact around Latin America. His musical work was influenced by the porros and fandangos of the Sabana de Bolívar and the coastal towns of northern Colombia. (wikipedia)
SIDE A:
1. Danza Negra (cumbia)
2. Mi Pueblo (cumbia)
3. Colombia Tierra Querida (cumbia)
4. Nelly (gaita)
5. A Orillas Del Chicagua (porro)
6. Gaita De Las Flores (gaita)
SIDE B:
1. Fiesta De Negritos (porro)
2. Que Caña Dulce (gaita)
3. Roberto Mendez (gaita)
4. Tambores De Chambacu (cumbia)
5. Prende La Vela (mapalé)
6. Santa Marta (mapalé)
SIDE C:
1. Mi Cumbia (cumbia)
2. Gaiteando (gaita)
3. Arroz Con Coco (gaita)
4. Plinio Guzman (gaita)
5. Navidad Negra (cumbia)
SIDE D:
1. Tolu (gaita)
2. Taganga (gaita)
3. La Buchaca (porro)
4. Irma (porro)
5. Mi Cumbia (alternative version) (cumbia)

The Coastal Invasion’ highlights the golden age of big band cumbia and the maestro who is often seen as Colombia’s most influential composer, Lucho Bermudez.
Bermudez was a key figure who modernised the tropical music of Colombia`s Caribbean coast. At the beginning of the 20th century, this music was largely looked down on. Bermudez changed all that by injecting a modern, jazzy big band sound to the Afro-Colombian sounds from his native region.
The infectious Afro-Amerindian dance rhythms of Lucho Bermudez y su Orquesta took over the elite nightclubs of Bogota and Medellin and from there, his music spread all over Latin America. For many Colombians, the songs of Lucho Bermudez and his wife and starlet singer Matilde Diaz represent the sound of their nation.
This compilation contains a selection of the music of Lucho Bermúdez y su Orquesta recorded during the years that they lived and worked in Medellín, probably the best work the orchestra ever recorded.