Lagartijeando - El Grand Poder - LP Vinyl

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SKU:
c0010705
UPC:
708630007252

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Album:
El Grand Poder
Artist:
Lagartijeando
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
708630007252

Description

The album is verdant and cinematic, a more reigned-in vision than his wilder early compositions. At the heart of it all lies Zundel’s charango, his primary composition tool. “There is a lot of ornamental flair,” he offers, “but the base for the warm, organic, acoustic sound you hear throughout the album comes from my charango.”

El Gran Poder gets its name from the Aymara festivals in Peru and Bolivia that celebrate family and collective identity. Songs like “Chukisake Sublow” and “El Gran Poder” weave in chants from indigenous communities, an addition Zundel broaches cautiously. “Some music is very magical,” he starts. “I don’t perceive indigenous music as something that was created for fun or aesthetics, but instead plays a religious or spiritual role in these cultures, evoking protection and healing. It’s one of the most fascinating contributions of the native peoples of Latin America. I included some of those sounds and chants to highlight our connection to something greater than ourselves.”

Lagartijeando hangs in a strange genre limbo where labels for his music bounce from digital cumbia to slow house. “It was once unthinkable that genres like folk and electronica would someday pair and mix so well,” he reflects. “What interests me most as Lagartijeando is putting into play some of this forgotten music, that with time gets relegated and left aside. Indigenous music is powerful and transformative, and I’m interested in working with emotions that reach beyond [a] simply aesthetic [level].”

By highlighting different musical traditions, Lagartijeando is connecting the cultural dots of the continent. Despite our different stories and identities, he believes we are still one people on the continent and the planet. “I think ZZK really kickstarted this whole movement about 10 years ago when they began mixing cumbia with hip-hop and electronica. I feel like they woke up Latin America to those possibilities. With this music from everyone’s country, we can bridge that gap between tradition and modernity.”
1.
El Nogal de las Pampas
2.
Camino en Llamas
3.
La Memoria del Viento
4.
Anfogasta de la Sierra
5.
Lunita ft. Barrio Lindo
6.
Tecnoticlan
7.
Gran Poder
8.
Otono
9.
Chukisaka Sublow
10.
Sueno de Planta