Mexico's Sonido Gallo Negro returns to Names You Can Trust for another 7-inch release of quintessential cumbias, this time plucked from their latest album, Paganismo. Aside from the original composition and B-side "Cumbia De Las Plañideras," the standout single selection pays homage to a fitting icon in electronic pioneers Kraftwerk. SGN blends their signature sound of live cumbia rhythms and swelling synthesizers with the instantly recognizable melodies of "The Model." It's a perfect match and interpretation of a ubiquitous classic that has reached air waves the world over, now further immortalized in a blissed out cumbia.
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released October 24, 2023
GABRIEL LÓPEZ – GUITAR, ORGAN
ISRAEL MARTINEZ – BASS
LUCIO DE LOS SANTOS – FLUTE, EWI
DARIO MALDONADO – GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
EDWIN IRIGOYEN – CONGAS
ROBERTO VARGAS – GÜIRO, MARACAS, CLAVE
ENRIQUE CASASOLA – TIMBAL
DR. ALDERETE – THEREMIN
ERNESTO MENDOZA POLANCO – THEREMIN (A1)
RECORDED AT T-VOX RECORDS
PRODUCED, ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY GABRIEL LÓPEZ
MASTERED BY FRANK MERRITT AT THE CARVERY, LONDON
COVER ART BY DR. ALDERETE
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