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Black Sugar-II-'74 Peru LATIN FUNK ROCK FARFISA-NEW LP GATEFOLD

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Black Sugar II-

LATIN FUNK ROCK FARFISA FROM PERU-

NEW LP REISSUE

GATEFOLD

 

Following the success of their debut, Peruvian funk rockers Black Sugar immediately cut a follow-up for their label Sono Radio. For their second and unfortunately last LP, released in 1972, the boys from Peru continued doing what they did best: cranking out funky Latin groove.

This album also features more original compositions than their first, like the rockin¿ ¿Fuego¿ and ¿Checan¿ as well as a few hot covers like Stevie Wonder¿s ¿Don¿t You Worry About A Thing¿.

 



Released in 1974 with a “quadraphonic” sound. Brilliant songs by a cohesive band that knew how to materialize a memorable and original fusion project at an international level.

If Latin funk exists, it’s thanks to pioneering bands like Black Sugar, a Peruvian group created in the early seventies that recorded two fundamental albums for the Afro-American and Latin genre. A pair of albums that are now re-released by the Valencian label Discos Monterey with the usual sound and visual quality to which we are accustomed. The roots of this band come from the Far-Fen (syllables for Farfisa and Fender), formed in the late sixties by guitarist Víctor “Coco” Salazar and Miguel “Chino” Figueroa on keyboards. One night they were spontaneously joined by the sensational voice of Carlos “Pacho” Mejía. In the seventies, in the Peruvian capital there was a shortage of “white” sugar and the darker cane sugar was consumed. Hence the group’s name. Peru was in the midst of a dictatorship and the military were against music that did not come from Peruvian folklore. Rock and roll with foreign roots languished due to the imposition of the established power, and Black Sugar emerged, whose main skill was to mix, with enormous passion and fascinating ability, Latin sounds and the funk that came from the United States.

The result is two memorable albums, with a large part of their own songs and most of them composed by Pacho. The first, with an eponymous title, was released in 1971 by Sono Radio, whose musical director Jaime Delgado Aparicio was in charge of the fiery arrangements with generous brass and energetic percussion. Released with the credits in English, they managed to break into the Top Ten of the Miami charts with the song “Too Late”. They even received an offer to record their next album in the United States, but decided to stay in their country. That second album was released in 1974 with a “quadraphonic” sound, taking advantage of the label’s magnificent studios. From the mid-seventies onwards the desertions began and it would not be until 2010 that the project would be recovered with some historical and younger musicians.

To listen to Black Sugar is to go back to the Peruvian night of the seventies with fiery music, full of sensuality and rhythm. Brilliant songs by a cohesive band that knew how to materialize a memorable fusion project, very original and at an international level. Two unique albums reissued by Monterey that will delight all lovers of Afro-Latin sounds and good music in general.
Alex Magic Pop

 

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Tracklist (*):
A1 Fuego / A2 Valdez In The Country / A3 Don’t You Worry About A Thing / A4 Wake Up / A5 I Want To Believe
B1 Checan / B2 Kathy / B3 All Your Love / B4 The Dawn Of My Madness

(*) “Wake Up” and “Dawn Of My Madness” titles were swapped in the original release. We’ve fixed that in our reissue.

Black Sugar – Black Sugar II
Black Sugar - Black Sugar II
Label:    Discos Monterey – DM-014
Format:    
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Country:    Spain
Released:    2023
Genre:    Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul
Style:    Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz, Soul
A1        Fuego
Written-By – M. Figueroa*
5:40
A2        Valdez In The Country    4:38
A3        Don't You Worry About A Thing
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
2:51
A4        Wake Up
Written-By – C. Mejía*, V. Salazar*
3:30
A5        I Want To Believe
Written-By – C. Mejía*, M. Figueroa*
3:18
B1        Checan
Written-By – M. Figueroa*, V. Salazar*
5:10
B2        Kathy    4:49
B3        All Your Love
Written-By – C. Mejía*, M. Figueroa*, V. Salazar*
3:45
B4        The Dawn Of My Madness
Written-By – C. Mejía*, M. Figueroa*, V. Salazar*
2:33

    Licensed From – Xendra Music S.R.L

    Alto Saxophone, Flute – Pedro Gosicha
    Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Directed By, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Victor "Coco" Salazar
    Coordinator – Hermes Landa
    Design – Carlos Gonzáles
    Drums – José "Arroz" Cruz
    Electric Bass – Roberto Valdez
    Engineer – Luis Temple, Pascual Saldarriaga, Willy Castro
    Organ, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Percussion – Miguel "Chino" Figueroa
    Percussion – Coco Lagos, Miguel Salazar
    Photography By – Casal's Estudio
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jorge Chávez
    Trombone, Vocals – Luis Calixto
    Trumpet, Vocals – Antonio Ginocchio
    Vocals – Carlos "Pacho" Mejía*

Official reissue with original gatefold artwork. 180g vinyl and obi
About the tracklist: «Wake Up» and «Dawn Of My Madness» titles were swapped in the original release. We’ve fixed that in our reissue.   

 


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