VA - Latinamericarpet: Exploring the World of Latin American Psychedelia, Vol. 1 (2007)

Subtitled: Exploring the Vinyl Warp of Latin American Psychedelia Vol. 1. Latinamericarpet is a non-stop collage of vinyl artifacts culled from stacks of forgotten LPs of the 1960s and 1970s from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Isle de Pascua (Easter Island). Historically, Latin America was part of the "new world" that Christopher Columbus "discovered" in 1492, which soon was brutally conquered by the Spanish and Portuguese. Obviously it was only a "discovery" from a Eurocentric perspective because, in fact, on these vast lands there were hundreds of advanced native cultures living for centuries. However, after countless years of violent colonization and internal wars, the independence emerged on the whole continent, launching a group of new countries with their own unique identities. But what is Latin America nowadays? A complex answer for a complex puzzle: some people would say it's a huge cocktail that combines -- in a more or less chaotic way -- the ruins of pre-Columbus cultures and diverse European traditions mixed with a high dose of pseudo-tropical weathers, Latin manners and unstable economies... although that's also a simplification: Latin America is just Latin America, and it deserves to be "rediscovered." But let's go straight to the record. This compilation brings together some glittering sounds from LPs that have been somehow forgotten over the years. Although most of the tracks presented here were recorded during the peak of the psychedelic era in the late '60s and early '70s, this is not a collection packed with guitar group psychedelia, although there are a few unknown gems here that qualify as such. There are also pop and folkloric songs, children's songs, odd instructional record excerpts, and a few other anomalies from our neighbors to the south. These selections are only brief samples of what was made in Latin America in those glorious years, but while we wait for further works that can bring to light more sounds from this "undiscovered" continent, just relax, turn on your stereo and keep this magic Latinamericarpet flying." --Compilation liner notes by Albano Costillares (Argentina).Sublime Frequencies. 2007.

Tracklist:
01. [unknown] - Formosa tiene su hechizo (0:20)
02. Sergio del Rio y su conjunto - Mama loo & Ata una cinta alededor del viejo roble (4:06)
03. Sinfonia de las aves Brasileñas - Jarabe tapatío (2:29)
04. Santiago Gómez Cou - Pedro y el lobo (0:44)
05. Los Destellos - Ronda tropical (2:57)
06. [unknown] - Formosa tiene su hechizo (0:24)
07. La tia Leonor y sus sobrinos - Marcha a a turca (1:49)
08. Meteoro - Preparando el marck5 (1:50)
09. Tararaina - Lorana mama lari (2:25)
10. Los Renos - Pequeño salvaje (3:16)
11. La Gringa Inga - Inglés en un 2x3 (0:21)
12. Los Hermanos Bustos - Me regalaron (2:08)
13. Los Traviesos - Cuando sea grande (2:28)
14. Marimba de la direccion de seguridad pública de chiapas - Lágrimas del alma (2:58)
15. Unknown Artist & Calculín - Técnicas de concentración y relajación yoga / Don din don (1:22)
16. Los 4 Planetas - Dos guitarras (2:05)
17. Conjunto condemayta de acomayo - Altuntan ripuncca (2:09)
18. Los Grillitos - Tengo una muñeca (2:05)
19. Santiago Gómez Cou - Pedro y el lobo (0:14)
20. Los Bates - El stomp & María es el nombre (2:30)
21. Yola Polastri - Los niños y su mundo (0:32)
22. Citara Trio - Cielito lindo (2:01)
23. La Gringa Inga - Inglés en un 2x3 (0:18)
24. Meteoro - La banda fantasma (2:23)
25. Walter y su órgano - Modus vivendi (2:29)
26. [unknown] - Técnicas de concentración y relajación yoga (2:25)
27. La Familia Telerín - Vamos a la cama (1:35)