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Sonido Amazonico

Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical

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Format: 7"

Cat No: VAMPI45113

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Release Date:  20 June 2025

Label:  Vampisoul

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8435008865054

Genres:  World Music  Latin Music  

Release Date:  05 September 2025

Label:  Vampisoul

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8435008865085

Genres:  World Music  Latin Music  

  • Description

    Prepare yourself to be amazed by these two stunning Peruvian cumbias by two central figures of the Amazonian music scene: Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical and Los Wembler's de Iquitos. Their recordings of the classic 'Sonido Amazonico' are packed with psychedelic guitars and hard-hitting percussions. First time 45 reissue. Raul Llerena, aka Ranil, was one of the central figures of the Amazonian music scene. Based in Iquitos, he founded his own record label -Producciones Llerena- and shaped what is now known as the psychedelic sound of Amazonian cumbia. The few LPs and 45s released on his label are legendarily hard to find, let alone the condition... Some of them were issued under the name Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical. They recorded this hypnotic and percussive version of 'Sonido amazonico' that was released as an LP-only track. We're now pleased to release it for the first time as a 45, to the delight of DJs and 7"s collectors. On the flipside we find Los Wembler's de Iquitos, responsible for some of the most popular songs of the psychedelic cumbia genre, including the outstanding 'Sonido Amazonico'. Prepare yourself to be amazed by these two stunning Peruvian cumbias packed with psychedelic guitars and hard-hitting percussions. First time 45 reissue. TRACKLIST Side A SONIDO AMAZONICO -RANIL Y SU CONJUNTO TROPICAL Side B SONIDO AMAZONICO -LOS WEMBLER'S DE IQUITOS

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    Ranil is undoubtedly the most unconventional figure among the greats of Amazonian cumbia, earning a well-deserved place alongside all the better-known iconic bands. He worked as a teacher, criollo guitarist, radio host, TV entrepreneur, and politician, but gained lasting fame as the founder of Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical in the 1970s. By 1968, around the same time Los Destellos were making waves in Lima, groups like Los Wembler's de Iquitos and Juaneco y su Combo began electrifying cumbia in Iquitos. This new genre, dubbed Amazonian cumbia, exploded nationwide in 1973, thanks to hits by Juaneco y su Combo, Los Mirlos, and Los Wembler's. The success these bands achieved spawned dozens of other groups from the Amazon. Ranil, always a visionary, recognized the movement's potential and joined forces through his first single recorded on the Dinsa label in 1974. Unhappy with the contractual terms, he went on to found Producciones Llerena, the label on which he would release the rest of his discography. Over the years, Ranil y su Conjunto Tropical featured guitarists like Limber Zumba and Luis Nigro, while Ranil remained the lead vocalist and bassist for group. Zumba and Nigro had already played with other regional bands and written songs for groups like Los Destellos and Los Mirlos. This compilation offers a glimpse into the vast musical output Ranil created in the late 1970s and early 1980s, bringing together 14 tracks from the band's 10 LPs. These records have always been hard to come by as, despite being recorded in Lima, they were distributed by Ranil from Iquitos. Psychedelia, rock fusion, cumbia, salsa, mambo, Amazonian folk..you'll find all these flavors blended into the vibrant, jungle-rich sound Ranil crafted.