Ondatropica (Vinyl 3xLP) discogimpConceived by Colombian musician Mario Galeano, the force behind the band Frente Cumbiero, and English producer Will 'Quantic' Holland, Ondatropica brings together an all star cast representing both the classic and modern styles of la musica Colombiana. A mixture of well known and classic Colombian styles such as cumbia, porro, gaita and champeta clash head on with boogaloo, ska, beat box, hip hop, dub and funk on the record. The tracks range from
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released in 2007
perhaps motivated by a sense of guilt or curiosity
When Sun Comes Out is a first glimpse into an era that would culminate in some of the Arkestra's most renowned recordings
but adds increasingly more complex
a dub to the stupidly obscure Jamaican Fruits Of African Roots by one Sheila Rickards only ever released in small quantity in Canada back in the late seventies
Eddie is somewhat of an enigma
while the rhythm section harkens back to the last album Donato recorded in Los Angeles in 1970
The album was produced and recorded by Ali Chant in his Bristol studio and features previous singles Tonight
Gordon Kennedy) (Side B)\
And Then There Was X came only one year after his highly-anticipated second album
and a creativity that extended beyond music to the strange portraits he painted and the odd shapes he sculpted
