September 27, 2020

Punk rock, invented in Peru

Los Saicos released six furious, incendiary singles in 1965 and 1966.  When they broke up, garage rock was just gaining steam in the USA and around the world, notably throughout Latin America.
 
Decades later, listeners realized that this obscure band from Lima, Peru had anticipated the punk rock movement.  Now we're getting the first proper release of the seventh Los Saicos single, from their brief 1969 reunion.  I'll spin the A side this week on Global A Go-Go, along with a whole set of garage rock en Espanol chestnuts.

Also this week (Monday September 28, 3:00-5:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site): Mali's veterans still in action, Cuban oddities, hair-raising Balkan sounds, the boss brass of Brazil's north, and psychedelic Senegambia and a new band inspired by it.

 
 
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
 
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
 
Boubacar Traore | Mali | Kar Kar Madison | Kar Kar | Contre-Jour | 1998
Amadou & Mariam | Mali | Do Be Mangan | Le Couple Aveugle Du Mali, Vol. 5 | Maikano | 1993
Afel Bocoum | Mali | Penda Djiga | Linde | World Circuit | 2020
 
Hugo Blanco Y Su Arpa Viajera | Venezuela | Guajira Con Arpa | Color De Tropico | El Palmas | 1966
Ajo Y Su Organo Oriental | Cuba | Los Carnavales De Oriente | Ajo Y So Organo Oriental | Guama | 1982
Cuarteto Los Zafiros | Cuba | La Caminadora | Los Zafiros | Areito | 1964
Conjunto Flores Valdes | Cuba | Azucar Mami | Ritmo Y Alegria | M.F.R. | 1955
Orchestra Harlow | USA-Cuba | Gracia Divina (feat Celia Cruz) | Hommy: A Latin Opera | Fania | 1973
 
Taraf De Haidouks | Romania-North Macedonia-Turkey-Bulgaria | A La Turk (feat Kocani Orkestar) | Band Of Gypsies | Crammed | 2001
Greshka | Australia | To Prune A Triffid | Inebriation | 4000 | 2020
Yuri Yunakov, Ivo Papasov, Salif Ali & Neshko Neshev | Bulgaria | Kurdzhaliiska Ruchenica | Together Again | Traditional Crossroads | 2005
 
Camarao | Brazil | Sereia Do Mar | A Bandinha Do Camarao Volume 2 | Camden | 1970
Mestre Cupijo E Seu Ritmo | Brazil | Cade O Anel? | Siria | Continental | 1976
Nation Beat | USA | Feira De Mangaio | The Royal Chase | NBM | 2020
Dona Onete | Brazil | Faceira | Banzeiro | Mais Um | 2017
Os Muiraquitans | Brazil | A Misturada | No Carimbo | Marajo | 1976
 
Etoile De Dakar | Senegal | Tolou Badou N'Diaye | Etoile De Dakar | self-released | 1980
Dandana | The Netherlands-The Gambia-Senegal | WDYK (Yo Lor Chi Ham) | Free The System | Rebel Up | 2020
Guelewar Band Of Banjul | The Gambia | Warteef Jigeen | Warteef Jigeen | Disafrique | 1981
 
Los Saicos 69 | Peru | El Mercenario | El Mercenario / Un Poquito De Pena - single | Munster | 1969
Los Shakes | Mexico | Amame Mas | Amame Mas - single | Orfeon | 1968
Jeriko | Peru | Hey Joe | Salaham / Hey Joe - single | Sono Radio | 1971
The Flipper's | Colombia | Last Night | Discotheque | Codiscos | 1966
Los Monjes | Mexico | Pobre Nina | Mi Mami Dijo / Pobre Nina - single | CBS | 1965
Los Salvajes | Spain | La Neurastenia | La Neurastenia EP | Regal | 1966
Los Shain's | Peru | El Sabor De La Miel | El Ritmo De Los Shain's | Odeon Del Peru | 1965

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