V/A - Saturno 2000: La Rebajado De Los Sonideros 1962-1983 (incl. 12-page booklet)
Media Condition: M (New; Mint)
Jacket Condition: M (New; Mint)
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The tribute to Cumbia Rebajada you didn't knew you needed. Amazing compilation that gives a taste of the huge culture behind Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela's Cumbia music. Double LP, includes booklet with Sonideros history.
..."In Monterrey, sonidero Gabriel Dueñez almost got electrocuted by a short circuit that nearly set his record player on fire. As a result the platter started spinning in slow motion for the rest of the party, turning Cumbia into a different affair altogether. The youngsters went crazy for it and started harassing the sonidero with requests to record cassettes for them. Reluctant at first, Dueñez finally began recording a series of pirated cassettes called "Rebajada" which included mainly Colombian cumbia and porro in slow-mo exclusively. Those tapes took the city by storm and turned rebajada into a celebrated and defiant movement of the youth..."