In the late sixties, a generation of young Peruvian musicians, who were fans of tropical sounds, chose Cuban rhythms over the onslaught of boogaloo and Colombian cumbia. This musical movement attracted a legion of young followers, mostly from popular districts of Lima.<\/p>\n
In 1969, percussionist Domingo Guzm\u00e1n Villanueva was commissioned by the MAG record label to get together a group to revive Cuban musical tradition.\u00a0 To lead the project he recruited, Francisco “Pancho” Acosta, founder and guitarist of the Compay Quinto. The new group was baptized Los Kintos, in a nod to their desire to carry on playing in the Compay Quinto style.\u00a0 The link between the two groups appears on this first album, as the group’s name is written in two different ways: Los Kintos, on the front cover; and Los Quintos, on the back.<\/p>\n
Recordings began in 1969 and included the stunning \u2018Descarga Kinto\u2019, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz\u2019s original \u2018Pancho Cristal\u2019 \u2014renamed here \u2018Pancho Guzm\u00e1n\u2014 and Cuban classics from the repertoire of the historic Trio Matamoros like \u2018L\u00e1grimas Negras\u2019 or \u2018Mentiras\u2019, all with lead vocals by Kiko Fuentes.<\/p>\n
The success of their concerts would take them on tours across the country, always recognized as outstanding figures of Cuban music in Peru.<\/p>\n
This reissue brings back an album that marked a milestone in the history of Peruvian tropical music and revives the fame of the group\u2019s legendary live performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1970 album that marked a milestone in the history of Peruvian tropical music comprising an outstanding repertoire of Cuban rhythms as a response to the trends of the moment: boogaloo and Colombian cumbia. <\/p>\n
Guitarist Pancho Acosta lead the band and Kiko Fuentes delivered the vocals across some juicy descargas and guarachas. <\/p>\n
First time vinyl reissue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":107002,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[194,197,193,203],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107850","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-boogaloo-en","7":"product_cat-cumbia-en","8":"product_cat-latin-en","9":"product_cat-peru-en","10":"product_shipping_class-lp-lp-7-lp-cd","11":"pa_formato-lp-en","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"sale","16":"taxable","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/107850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=107850"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=107850"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/munster-records.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=107850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}