Los Wembler's De Iquitos (live)
Mittwoch, 16.05.2018
, 20:00h
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The authentic and legendary musicians creators of Peruvian Chicha and Amazonian Cumbia are back on stage!
LOS
WEMBLER'S de Iquitos were responsible for some of the first hits
of the psychedelic cumbia genre - including the iconic “Sonido
Amazonico” and “Danza del Petrolero”, two titles later covered
by Los Mirlos.
Los Wember's were an essential part of both
volumes of The Roots of Chicha and there couldn’t be a more
appropriate band to celebrate the revival of chicha and psychedelic
cumbia.
In 1968, in Iquitos, the capital of the Peruvian
Amazon, a shoemaker named Solomon Sanchez decided to form a band with
his five sons. They were the firt band in the Amazon to play popular
local rhythms with electric guitars. The new hybrid they were
creating would go on to have an enormous impact on South American
popular music. Some of their songs, such as Sonido Amazonico or Danza
del Petrolero became the most emblematic of this new cumbia amazonica
movement.
The brothers were born and raised in Iquitos - the
largest isolated city in the world. Iquitos boasts close to half a
million inhabitants, but its nearest road is six days away by boat.
The river and the forest are a big part of the culture, but the city
remains a large urban center. Indigenous folklore and urban living
have created a singular culture with the river dolphin and the
moto-taxi as its primary symbols.
The brothers’ main link to
the outside world was the radio. In addition to their daily diets of
Tahuampa, Pandillas and Criollo waltzes, long wave radio broadcasts
would expose them to Colombian Cumbia, Brazilian Carimbo, Ecuadorian
SanJuanitos, Venezuelan joropos – and psychedelic rock.
Curious
to a fault, and willing to experiment, Los Wembler’s managed to
incorporate all these styles in their playing. They loved Pinduca’s
Brazilian Carimbó and covered some of his songs. Same with Ecuador’s
Polibio Mayorga, who was also mixing local rhythms with tropical
imports. Most of all, they loved the sound of electric guitars –
especially with a wah pedal.
Cumbia proved to be the most
popular and most adaptable rhythm and it became the key element in
their music. Their very first tune was called Cumbia Amazonica, which
became the name of the music itself. The band’s name itself
reflected both their traditional roots and their foreign influences.
For the past thirty years, Los Wembler’s had mostly
remained in the Amazonian city of Iquitos, playing local functions,
but there has been a revival of interest for the band, both in and
out of Peru. They have collaborated with Peruvian electro cumbia
group Dengue Dengue Dengue, have been covered by Los Mirlos, Chicha
Libre, Firewater and others, and inspired countless new bands across
the Americas and Europe.
http://derapageprod.fr/en/Los-Wemblers
https://soundcloud.com/derapageprod/sets/los-wemblers-de-iquitos
http://barbesrecords.com/
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Präsentiert
von: YAAM Berlin/
Eck Echo Berlin/
Tropical
Timewarp & hhv
Records / Derapage
Prod / Barbès
Records