Sonido Amazonico [LP]

Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical – Sonido Amazonico [LP]

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 Lmber 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 ten 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.A1. Mi Guitarra Llora Por Ti
A2. Baila Con Ranil
A3. El Viajero
A4. Cumbia En Tu Soledad
A5. Fantasa Del Amazonas
A6. Las Oladas
A7. Chinito Rulo
B1. Sonido Amaznico
B2. Vuelo A Saturno
B3. Tin Marn
B4. Marlenita
B5. Bailando En El Infinito
B6. Lagrimas De Mis Ojos
B7. Alabanza A Dios