Conjunto Miramar - Cumbias Con El Miramar (vampi soul, 1965)

Cumbias con el Miramarî is a very hard-to-find, sought-after album released by Discos Fuentes in 1965. Full of excellent cumbias and gaitas for dancing, the record actually is a lot more diverse than the title leads one to believe, as there are lots of other hot rhythms and arrangements on it, taken from Cuban genres like guajira, guaracha, guaguanco, charanga and son montuno. All but one of its compositions come from the conjunto£s own musicians, with the bulk being written by Hernan Builes and Hector Quintero. Throughout the album the very simple, spare elemental sound is consistent. The band members at this time included Dario Restrepo (aka ™Guayabitaî) on piano, Ruben Dario Restrepo (™El Magoî) on guitar, Hector Quintero on saxophone, clarinet, flute, xylophone and vocals, Hugo Gil (™Chamizoî) behind the drum set as well as on tumbadora (conga) and vocals, with Hernan Builes being the band£s director and bassist (and occasional accordionist). Link