Contento – En Lancha Pal Futuro

Descripción

Contento – En Lancha Pal Futuro

Tracklist

A1		Al Lao´ Del Río
A2		Guajira Espacial
A3		Chevere Cumbe
A4		Donde Está Mi Gente
A5		Contra Viento y Marea
B1		Sigo Llorando
B2		Pobre Humanidad
B3		En Lancha Pal Futuro
B4		Brilllo y Figura Hasta La Sepultura
B5		Voy Contento

 

 

Contento – En Lancha Pal Futuro

“On their joyful, audacious, and constantly shapeshifting debut, Contento deliver a document of salsa hybridity, honouring centuries of migration and cultural dialogues while embracing modern techniques that inform their musical DNA.”

Richard Villegas, Bandcamp “Album of the Day”

“Blending salsa with electronic elements, Afrobeat and lo-fi vocals, the Colombian duo bring infectious positivity to a classic genre.”

Ammar Kalia, The Guardian “Global Album of the Month”

Those two über-hip expatriate Colombian ‘salsapunks’ are back. Contento’s first album, Lo Bueno Está Aquí, was an artistic and critical success: chosen, for example, by the UK’s discerning national newspaper, The Guardian, as their global album of the month in November last year. Their follow-up, En Lancha Pal Futuro, builds seamlessly on its predecessor. Yet it could not have been recorded in more different, and difficult, circumstances.

The duo’s debut was laid down between 2016 and 2019, a period when the two European-based Colombians, who met at an Eddie Palmieri concert in Berlin, were able to take some serious time off from their diverse individual projects to explore a new vision for salsa.

Paulo, a member of Acid Coco, Jaguar and El Dragón Criollo;
and Sano, a DJ and producer known for his minimalist Latin house releases for the Cómeme label, crystallised on their debut what Paulo describes as “a new salsa sound that may also make [listeners] want to discover some of the older sounds, too.” That sound is a kind of ‘retro-smart’ combination of Nuyorican boogaloo from the ‘60s and cumbia from the golden age of Discos Fuentes. Contento’s contemporary electronic twist suggests, if you like, a kind of post-modern variation on Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez’s “Happy Hook With an Organ”.