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01. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Pajaro Maluco
02. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Virgenes Del Sol
03. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Me Dejaste
04. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Negro Con Salsa
05. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Hogar Campesino
06. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Cumbia Y Porro
07. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Chana
08. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Juan Manuel
09. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Parecito Faraon
10. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - De Colombia Pa´Venezuela
11. Juan Pina Con La Revelacion - Mi Plegaria
ARTIST
TITLE
Juan Pina Con La Revelacion
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
VAMPI 221LP VAMPI 221LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
10/30/2020

"At the age of 24, Juan Piña formed the eight-piece La Revelación with his brother Carlos, releasing their first album in 1975 on Discos Zeida. This self-titled debut LP of Piña with his group is something of an anomaly in his discography as subsequent albums would feature a different sound and concentrated almost exclusively on Colombian coastal Caribbean and 'sabanero' genres. Although Juan Piña's debut record never made much of a splash, it is an excellent little slice of Colombian mid-70s madness, with a very diverse sound. An interesting and joyful sounding mix of New York style salsa, Cuban son montuno, and guajira with Colombian tropical flavors, the simple, spare arrangements featured electric guitar, piano, Latin percussion, two trumpets, occasional sax, and Juan sang lead while Carlos backed him on chorus. It also sounds like Joe Arroyo may have done 'coro' chores on Juan Piña Con La Revelación (Arroyo was a very close friend of Juan and sang chorus on several Revelación albums). This album is hard to find in the original edition, but collectors in the know treasure it for its two hot salsa tunes ('Negro Con Salsa' and 'Chana', both written by famous Chocoano composer and vocalist Alfonso Córdoba 'El Brujo') as well as producer Rafael Mejia's salsa guajira 'Hogar Campesino' and the genius rendition of the Peruvian classic 'Virgines Del Sol'. A beautiful and mature sounding work for the relatively young Juan Piña and his crew, and well-worth rediscovery by today's Colombian music enthusiasts." --Pablo E Yglesias (DJ Bongohead of Peace & Rhythm) First-time reissue. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl and presented in its original artwork.