Celsius Drop
04.27.17
This week on Celsius Drop, your host Frosty is joined by special guests É Arenas & Lorena E. (Producciones con Sal) for an adventurous session called Exploring the Heart of its Soul: Panama in 45’s.
Discos Tamayo, Istmeños, Taboga, Padisco, and Loyola Records… all Panamanian record labels that put out the best music its people had to offer in the late 60’s. Now these labels are far gone and 45s are the last remaining evidence of a once booming culture. Today, most of Panama City’s music stores only sell international cds, dvds or blu rays. The hunt for unbroken and playable 45s has been difficult but our persistence has taken us on a journey.
Set #1 is mostly combos nacionales, the musical movement that took over the Caribbean coast of Panama from the 60’s to the 80’s.
Tracklist:
Los Mozambiques -Noche de Carnaval Los Silvertones -Bomba Navideña Los Excelentes -Rosaura The Persuaders -Corre Camino Los Juveniles -Solamente Mia Los Beachers de Bocas del Toro -Sufrir The Persuaders -Black Power Los Mozambiques -Mi Corazon es un Gitano The Soul Fantastics -Si Las Flores Pudieran Hablar Doris Elizabeth and the Persuaders -El Cristal del Cielo Los Beachers de Bocas del Toro -Mosaico CalypsoSet #2 starts with some musica típica from the interior of Panama and then goes back to the coast with more combos nacionales. The set ends back in the interior with a Murga – a street orchestra that is popular during Carnavales.
Tracklist:
Osvaldo Ayala (canta Dorindo Cárdenas) -El Pajarillo Osvaldo Ayala -Dime Por Qué Catalina Carrasco y el Conjunto Viva Panamá -Donde Estará Mi Amor Osvaldo Ayala -Paloma Titibu Los Mozambiques -El Niño y el Perro Los Persuaders -Many Nights Los Juveniles -Panameño Soy Los Beachers -La Crítica Mannny Quiños y Los Dynamicos del Ritmo -Tu Rostro Los Mozambiques -Noches de cumbia Gladys de Lastra -Panamá SoberanaSet #3 is for all Panamanians that love to dance. Not all of the music is from Panama but it is from our 45rpm record collection that we found there.
Tracklist:
Alfredo Linares -Linares Boogui Johnny Ventura -El Guataco Unknown -Girls Confused Unknown -Unknown Ulpiano Y Lucho -Ingratitudes Joe Arroyo -Yamulemau La Organización Secreta -El Motor
