Chicha Libre Are Molesting Laura

Chicha Libre - Are Molesting Laura
(MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2012-06-02

Brooklyn's psychedelic tropical and surf-cumbia act Chicha Libre are specialized in deviant covers since their very first album Sonido Amazonico. They've just released a fantastic new album called Canibalismo with a similar spicy recipe. In that respect they belong to the great chicha (Peru's own version of the cumbia) fusion's tradition with elements of literally every kind of existing music: funk, pop, rock, French variétés, krautrock, classical music, etc. In 2007 and 2010 Chicha Libre and Barbes Records owner Olivier Conan released two must-have compilations (The Roots of Chicha & The Roots Of Chicha 2), revealing this hidden latin genre to the astonished eyes of the world. That's why Olivier was a perfect match for a cumbia and latin Molesting Laura guest mix after the great interview we've just done with him. The result is a wild and unexpected clash of his personal tastes and obsessions for hybridations. Don't miss Chicha Libre playing their very first french gig at Paris' New Morning on June 30th.

Tracklisting :
01. Chicha Libre - Gnossienne No.1
(Satie cover, from 'Sonido Amazonico' album, 2009 / Barbes/Crammed)
02. Chico Trujillo - Ahora Quien
(Marc Anthony cover, from 'Chico De Oro' album, 2010 / Barbes)
03. Los Walkers - Siboney
(Ernesto Lecuona cover, from 'The Roots of Chicha 2' compilation, 2010 / Barbes/Crammed)
04. Cumbia Continental - Aba Naguila
(Hava Naguila, traditional hebrew song cover, from 'Cumbia Continental' compilation)
05. The Humphries - Ça Plane Pour Moi
(Plastic Bertrand cover, from 'The Humphries' album, 1995 / DMB)
06. Los Destellos - Para Elisa
(Beethoven cover, from 'The Roots of Chicha' compilation, 2007 / Barbes/Crammed)
07. Nat King Cole - El Bodeguero
(Orquesta Aragón cover, from 'Mis Mejores Canciones' compilation, 1993 / EMI Latin)
08. Las Rubias Del Norte - Confutatis
(Mozart cover, from 'Rumba Internationale' album, 2004 / Barbes)
09. Kronos Quartet - El Sinaloense (The Man From Sinaloa)
(traditional song cover, from 'Nuevo' album, 1986 / Nonesuch)
10. Chicha Libre - The Ride Of The Valkyries
(Wagner cover, from 'Canibalismo' album, 2012 / Barbes/Crammed)
11. Senor Coconut y su Conjunto - Radioactivity
(Kraftwerk cover, from 'El Baile Aleman' album, 2000 / Emperor Norton)
Total time : 36mn46s

All the original cover artworks are available on the Paris DJs blog

Credits :
Selected by Olivier Conan / Chicha Libre
Audio mastering by Grant Phabao (grantphabao.com)
Artwork layout by Djouls (djouls.com)

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