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7"
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VAMPI 45109EP
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Welcome to the psychedelic vibes of this weed-inspired double sider where Colombian salsa and Peruvian cumbia meet! "Cannabis" is a killer organ-driven salsa song recorded by Colombian music legend Fruko while "Marihuana" by Los Darlings de Huanuco was conceived as an effort to combine rock and cumbia sounds resulting a perfectly balanced mix of both worlds. First time 7" reissue of these extremely hard to find records! Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón aka Fruko has probably had one the busiest recording careers in the salsa biz! Not only did Discos Fuentes release some 18 full LPs under the "Fruko" banner over a 20-year period, in addition there were various side-projects like Afrosound and Orquesta Full Salsa, and also one-off studio projects like Los Pambelé. "Cannabis" is the only song released under this name and happens to be a killer organ-driven weed inspired salsa song that funnily enough was renamed "Yerbabuena" (peppermint) when included on a 1972 compilation. On the flipside comes Los Darlings de Huanuco, a pioneer band in introducing rock sounds into the local music scene of this Peruvian city. Under the inspiration of international bands such as Led Zeppelin, Santana, or The Ventures and also local artists like Jean Paul "El Troglodita" or Los York's they recorded "Marihuana." Since the band background was cumbia, the resulting sound of the song is a perfect combination of both worlds despite the original idea was recording a rock number.
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