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"body": "****\n\n**Jaki Liebezeit** , founding member, **drummer of Can** , and human metronome has passed from pneumonia. (May 26, 1938 - Jan 22, 2017).\n\nAfter playing free-jazz in Germany in the mid-to-late '60s, including an ensemble led by Manfred Schoof, as well as with Globe Unity Orchestra (with a young Peter Brotzmann on sax!) he decided to go with a disciplined \"motorik\" beat. Indeed, Can are synonymous with the \"Krautrock\" history.\n\nFrom **Can / Spoon Records** ' official social media announcement:\n\n**_It is with great sadness we have to announce that Jaki passed away this morning from sudden pneumonia. He fell asleep peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. We will miss him hugely._**\n\nHe also drummed with Holger Czukay, Brian Eno, Jah Wobble, PhantomBand, Depeche Mode and others. He has worked with electronic producers, played reggae & other world musics, and has been the source of hip-hop breakbeats. One of my personal favorite tunes is \"Mother Sky\", from _Soundtracks_ :",
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"html": "<p><strong><img src=\"/images/hqdefault_large.jpg\" alt=\"\"></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Jaki Liebezeit</strong> , founding member, <strong>drummer of Can</strong> , and human metronome has passed from pneumonia. (May 26, 1938 - Jan 22, 2017).</p>\n<p>After playing free-jazz in Germany in the mid-to-late ’60s, including an ensemble led by Manfred Schoof, as well as with Globe Unity Orchestra (with a young Peter Brotzmann on sax!) he decided to go with a disciplined “motorik” beat. Indeed, Can are synonymous with the “Krautrock” history.</p>\n<p>From <strong>Can / Spoon Records</strong> ’ official social media announcement:</p>\n<p><strong><em>It is with great sadness we have to announce that Jaki passed away this morning from sudden pneumonia. He fell asleep peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones. We will miss him hugely.</em></strong></p>\n<p>He also drummed with Holger Czukay, Brian Eno, Jah Wobble, PhantomBand, Depeche Mode and others. He has worked with electronic producers, played reggae & other world musics, and has been the source of hip-hop breakbeats. One of my personal favorite tunes is “Mother Sky”, from <em>Soundtracks</em> :</p>",
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"body": "\n\nThere would be no soul music without **Sam Cooke** 's sweet gospel-reared voice and his many impactful hits, such as \"You Send Me\", \"Another Saturday Night\", \"Chain Gang\", \"Twistin' The Night Away\", \"Shake\" (all composed by Cooke himself) and many others. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and grown up in Chicago, Sam was a member of the great gospel group The Soul Stirrers before transitioning to pop music (at first under an alias). He was a pioneer everythingman of black artists, as he founded his own record label and took care of his own business, which included production, composing, artist management, musical arrangement and publishing. This self-determination helped make him a civil rights icon, as well as tunes like \"A Change Is Gonna Come\". Like many great artists who died suspiciously, conspiracy theories abound.",
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"html": "<p><img src=\"/images/Sam-Cooke-009_large.jpg\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>There would be no soul music without <strong>Sam Cooke</strong> ‘s sweet gospel-reared voice and his many impactful hits, such as “You Send Me”, “Another Saturday Night”, “Chain Gang”, “Twistin’ The Night Away”, “Shake” (all composed by Cooke himself) and many others. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and grown up in Chicago, Sam was a member of the great gospel group The Soul Stirrers before transitioning to pop music (at first under an alias). He was a pioneer everythingman of black artists, as he founded his own record label and took care of his own business, which included production, composing, artist management, musical arrangement and publishing. This self-determination helped make him a civil rights icon, as well as tunes like “A Change Is Gonna Come”. Like many great artists who died suspiciously, conspiracy theories abound.</p>",
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"body": "The excellent **_Dreams: Border Blaster_** feature at **KCET** features cool videos every week. This episode features the **C.A.M.P.O.S.** tune, **\"Dream of the Bell Flower\"** , yet another great tune from the Peace & Rhythm-released 2xLP _Miracle & Criminals_. Check out the show. (And [order the album here](https://peace-rhythm.myshopify.com/collections/store/products/c-m-p-o-s-miracles-criminals-2xlp).) \n_\"New York psychedelic band C.A.M.P.O.S. gets groovy with some found footage\"_\n\nBorder Blaster airs locally in Los Angeles and nationally in the US via Dish and DirectTV on partner channel LinkTV. It is in partnership with **Dublab**. \n\n[https://www.kcet.org/](https://www.kcet.org/)\n\n[http://dublab.com/](http://dublab.com/)",
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"body": "Here is another in a series of videos for tunes off of the **_Miracles & Criminals_** 2xLP by **C.A.M.P.O.S.** , available now from the **Peace & Rhythm** webshop and wholesale from **Forced Exposure**.\n\n_\"**Teosinte'** might be one of the purest and most psychedelic songs of the year; it’s a heady track named for wild Mesoamerican corn and imbued with an almost ancient feeling somewhere among the electric guitars. A call of “Teosinte!” speaks to and from the soul while synths ramp up and launch the whole song into the stars.\"_ **\\- Adriane Pontecorvo** , **_PopMatters_**\n\n**Purchase the vinyl [here](https://peace-rhythm.myshopify.com/collections/store/products/c-m-p-o-s-miracles-criminals-2xlp).**\n\nLike [CAMPOS on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CAMPOS-Psychedelic-Band-1731471857128291/)\n\n[Forced Exposure](http://www.forcedexposure.com/Home.html)\n\n<http://www.popmatters.com/>",
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"body": "\n\nWhile best known for the timeless classic \"War\" and \"25 Miles\", the truth is that **Edwin Starr** made a lot of great records in the 60s and 70s, including \"Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)\", \"Headline News\", the psychedelic \"You've Got My Soul On Fire\", \"Stop The War Now\", music from the soundtrack to \"Hell Up In Harlem\" and the late 70s hit \"Contact\", among others. Ranging from Northern Soul on the Ric-Tic label to topical psych-funk (produced by Norman Whitfield) to disco, his strong voice always blew these ears away. \n\nAnd there was this funky number from the flick _Hell Up In Harlem_ , sampled nicely on \"High Rollers\" by Ice T. Dig the OG:",
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"body": "\n\nHappy birthday to DJ superstar Jason Mizell (aka **Jam Master Jay**) of Run DMC. He helped bring mainstream approval to DJs and hiphop in general. He also played the live instruments on Run DMC's records. He later produced Onyx and opened a DJ academy. He was shot to death in his Queens studio in 2002 but remains a popular music icon. \"The best DJ in the US of A!\".",
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"body": "\n\nThe king of Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, the wacky Mexican bandleader and self-taught pianist **Esquivel** has delighted us with bizarre arrangements and compositions that blended fully-composed jazz influence with mariachi, Brazilian music, twisted mambo, \"exotic\" percussion, an avant-garde approach to orchestral pop and he was a pioneer in the field of stereophonic recording. He remains the most important name in so-called \"lounge music' and his music, being so far ahead of its time, stands as completely off-the-wall.",
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"body": "\n\nYou don't want to miss this special concert event with **Klezperanto** , **Sun Feb 19** at **The Arts Block, Greenfield MA** , for one night only! World-renowned clarinetist **Ilene Stahl** brings her Boston-based band to \"the 413\" for a night of cumbias, car chases, and Romanian surf guitar! Try some smokin' hot latkes and an ice cold \"belt\" of boozy borscht for an un-beet-able night of dance music.\n\n**6:30-10pm, at The Arts Block, 289 Main St, Greenfield MA**\n\n**[Details here](https://www.facebook.com/events/127531977754228/)**\n\n****\n\n_**Poster by Thom Dudley / Sightlab**_\n\n[_**http://klezperanto.com/**_](http://klezperanto.com/)\n\n[**_http://theartsblock.com/_**](http://theartsblock.com/)",
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"body": "\n\nMulti-instrumentalist **Huddie Ledbetter** was especially noted for his playing of the 12-string guitar and soulful delivery of topical lyrics. He did four stints in prison (including one for murder) and even broke out of jail once. Twice he was pardoned for his talents. He became a popular figure on the lefty folk scene (\"Bourgeois Blues\") and was one of the first folk-blues artists to tour Europe. Songs like \"Goodnight Irene\", \"Midnight Special\", \"Black Betty\", \"I Got Stripes\", \"Boll Weavil\" and others are still often covered by a variety of bands to this day.",
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"body": "****\n\n**\"Peace & Rhythm Presents**\" is a weekly eclectic music series **every Wednesday night at The Root Cellar** , downtown Greenfield's newest music venue. This premier season features bands and performers of various genres and styles, including funk, world music, jazz, reggae, rock, folk, DJs and more. Every Wednesday is **FREE ADMISSION** , **21+. Doors open at 8, music starts pumping at 9** and goes until 1230.\n\n****\n\n**\\---Wed, July 27**...**The Boogalistics** (soul-jazz/funk) and **Doctor Thing** (freak-out psychedelic jazz-funk) - The Boogalistics bring fresh energy to the classic sound of soul jazz. Boogaloo, soul-jazz, funk, this brand new group out of Northampton will satisfy your need for dancefloor-jazz. Justin Tomsevic (formerly of Melvin Sparks Trio)-drums, Nico D'Amico-guitar, Parker McQueeney-keyboards, Josh Owsley-bass, Adam Scotera-sax. Doctor Thing play a groove based brand of freak out psych jazz. Joined by their nemesis, Doctor Ilya Kuryakyn, a cold war psychedelics researcher mysteriously turned into an elephant, they root their jazz improv sensibilities in grooves that will keep the dance floor pumping. The band consists of Parker McQueeney (keyboard), Andrew Atkin (guitar), Nico D'Amico (bass), Denny Ray Pellitier (drums).\n\n****\n\n**\\---Wed, Aug 3**...**I-Ganic Sound System** \\- mobile reggae sound system, selecting the latest and classic sounds from the U.K. to Jamaica: Roots, Dub, Dancehall, Steppas... I-Ganic uses a series of effect processors, sirens and vibe enhancing sounds to produce a one of a kind, bass heavy, echo blurred dub mix, live on the sound system. [http://iganicsoundsystem.com/home.htm](http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Figanicsoundsystem.com%2Fhome.htm&h=eAQFnsM_L&enc=AZN9v9ekSIFl0zQcAkKgRN79XrOxxcYFWhPwFTsh9HNvIJrlQlO2DsbnD_YwA6DtSaA&s=1)\n\n \n\n**\\---Wed, Aug 10...Brook Batteau** solo & band sets & **DJ Afropanther** \\- Brook Batteau is the demented frontman, the mad eponymous magician, who plays around with his voice so you get a little Roy Orbison, a little David Byrne, a little Antony & the Johnsons, a little Barry White, a little Rufus, both Wainwright and Chaka Khan. The band plays danceable neo-R&B/indy rock. Born in Hartford, Connecticut and bred to be a hardcore musician; Afropanther is a Space Jungle Club DJ, Producer, and lyrical assassin. Afropanther provides MC skills, ground-breaking production, and DJ mixing techniques of one whose been on the 1’s and 2’s since the early 80s. <https://afropanther.com/>\n\n**\\---Wed, Aug 17...****Studebaker Hawk** **& DJ Andujar's \"Rumba Psicodélica\"** \\- representing the Peace & Rhythm crew. Vinyl DJ dance party, funk, afrobeat, dub, cumbia, boogaloo, highlife, international jams.\n\n**\\---Wed, Aug 24...Rebirth** \\- Citing influences ranging from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Steel Pulse to The Beatles and The Police to Nina Simone and Bill Withers, the group folds “Afro-influenced folk,” funk, soul, reggae, jazz, Latin & hip-hop elements into its expansive sound, along with other elements from music throughout the globe. Rebirth write honest and heartfelt songs and are proud to stand by a message of love and unification through music.\n\n**\\---Wed, Aug 31...Vimana** plus TBA - psychedelic funk-rock jazz that pays tribute to Zappa, Sun Ra, The Boredoms, and Yusef Lateef, among others.\n\n**\\---Wed, Sept 7**...**Matt Valentine** & **PG Six** \\- Matt Valentine, of MV/EE, plays a solo set. Cosmic psych-folk, magical country & blues, mountain ragas, blissful strings, open roads. One of the leading lights of the freak underground for decades. Child of Microtones. PG Six's music fuses an unlikely range of influences including 60s British folk, country rock, & experimental music. In his various musical incarnations, Pat has shared the stage with the aforementioned Robin Williamson & The Incredible String Band, Yo La Tengo, To Live and Shave in L.A., Alan Licht, Tony Conrad, Tono Bungay, Ghost, Bert Jansch, Slint, the Shadow Ring, Michael Hurley and others.\n\n**\\---Wed, Sept 14**...**The Soul Magnets** and **DJ Bongohead** \\- based in Northampton MA, Soul Magnets are an up & coming neo-soul/funk band. Kaliis Smith :: lead vocal Janra Roberts :: backing vocal Luke Jaeger :: guitar Chris Fournier :: bass J.J. O'Connell :: drums Dave Trenholm :: sax Fred Hooven :: trumpet Zippy Paige :: trombone Check them out on Bandcamp: [https://soulmagnets.bandcamp.com/](https://soulmagnets.bandcamp.com/) DJ Bongohead (Pablo Yglesias) is a co-founder of the Peace & Rhythm record label. His specialties: funk, latin, afro, soul. He is also a percussionist, artist, writer and designer.\n\n**\\---Wed, Sept 21**...**Original Cowards** & **Rebel Base** \\- Northampton-based, rock and some roll, soul, blues, punk from a distance, testifying... They have a full length LP and some brand new songs in the can to play for you. [https://theoriginalcowards.bandcamp.com/](https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheoriginalcowards.bandcamp.com%2F&h=1AQE257_X&enc=AZOMIO8szlDC3CX6TT1oq39s38aygdu-xcJCgTfCzElxTWKNfsPpms2NlCY5eGswwDc&s=1) Greenfield MA's own lovable stoner-space-metal sci-fi band Rebel Base will open the show. [https://www.facebook.com/Rebel-Base-205257219499228/](https://www.facebook.com/Rebel-Base-205257219499228/)\n\n**\\---Wed, Sept 28...****Dave Noonan's Green Island** -featuring Jon Weeks, Chris Ball, and Dan Thomas, with special guests! Afrobeat, ska, jazz, reggae, a touch of funk, a bit of mariachi. Bring your dancing shoes!\n\n**\\---Wed, Oct 5**...**Walking Ghosts** & **Beach Honey** \\- Walking Ghosts are a four-piece garage rock band from Western Mass with a glow-in-the-dark vinyl 45! Beach Honey is a Kinks-inspired rock n' roll quartet from the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. The DailyHampshire Gazette calls the group \"part bubblegum, part Velvet Underground and totally catchy\". The Honeys are currently working on a 7\" single for Rub Wrongways Records. Listen: [www.beach-honey.com](http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beach-honey.com%2F&h=RAQHEcmTd&enc=AZNzc0HRclEhHpG_HMuCjBwYXbgtQOxVDbk5ZbAiFQefGNAlbjR54PZI4dngp-1Tz3w&s=1)\n\n**\\---Wed, Oct 12...Peace & Rhythm DJs** w/ special guest**s** \\- Our DJ curators throw down a funky vinyl dance party on a Wednesday night! Studebaker Hawk returns from his third tour of Asia and will be ready to get down. Andujar and a special guest TBA will also DJ.\n\n**Peace & Rhythm** is a vinyl record label founded by **DJs Andujar, Bongohead and associates**. Pressing glorious independent music on vinyl. Funk, world and jazz are the launchpoints. Peace & Rhythm are excited to partner with **The Root Cellar** on this weekly series. For more info visit [www.peaceandrhythm.com](http://www.peaceandrhythm.com/)\n\n**The Root Cellar** brings downtown Greenfield fresh, quality music six nights a week, including funk, rock, jambands, jazz, reggae, afrobeat, latin, folk, DJs and anything else! Quality, diverse selection of beverages (including the namesake house Root Cellar Pale Ale by Stoneman), full bar, non-alcoholic options such as kombucha and cold-brewed coffee from the tap, **outdoor seating, great art and a killer sound system!** A beautiful spot for your dancing, listening and socializing pleasure! <http://rootcellarbar.com/> **10 Fiske Ave, below Mesa Verde.** This venue is wheelchair accessable via elevator.",
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Rebirth write honest and heartfelt songs and are proud to stand by a message of love and unification through music.</p>\n<p><strong>---Wed, Aug 31…Vimana</strong> plus TBA - psychedelic funk-rock jazz that pays tribute to Zappa, Sun Ra, The Boredoms, and Yusef Lateef, among others.</p>\n<p><strong>---Wed, Sept 7</strong>…<strong>Matt Valentine</strong> & <strong>PG Six</strong> - Matt Valentine, of MV/EE, plays a solo set. Cosmic psych-folk, magical country & blues, mountain ragas, blissful strings, open roads. One of the leading lights of the freak underground for decades. Child of Microtones. PG Six’s music fuses an unlikely range of influences including 60s British folk, country rock, & experimental music. In his various musical incarnations, Pat has shared the stage with the aforementioned Robin Williamson & The Incredible String Band, Yo La Tengo, To Live and Shave in L.A., Alan Licht, Tony Conrad, Tono Bungay, Ghost, Bert Jansch, Slint, the Shadow Ring, Michael Hurley and others.</p>\n<p><strong>---Wed, Sept 14</strong>…<strong>The Soul Magnets</strong> and <strong>DJ Bongohead</strong> - based in Northampton MA, Soul Magnets are an up & coming neo-soul/funk band. Kaliis Smith :: lead vocal Janra Roberts :: backing vocal Luke Jaeger :: guitar Chris Fournier :: bass J.J. O’Connell :: drums Dave Trenholm :: sax Fred Hooven :: trumpet Zippy Paige :: trombone Check them out on Bandcamp: <a href=\"https://soulmagnets.bandcamp.com/\">https://soulmagnets.bandcamp.com/</a> DJ Bongohead (Pablo Yglesias) is a co-founder of the Peace & Rhythm record label. His specialties: funk, latin, afro, soul. He is also a percussionist, artist, writer and designer.</p>\n<p><strong>---Wed, Sept 21</strong>…<strong>Original Cowards</strong> & <strong>Rebel Base</strong> - Northampton-based, rock and some roll, soul, blues, punk from a distance, testifying… They have a full length LP and some brand new songs in the can to play for you. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheoriginalcowards.bandcamp.com%2F&h=1AQE257_X&enc=AZOMIO8szlDC3CX6TT1oq39s38aygdu-xcJCgTfCzElxTWKNfsPpms2NlCY5eGswwDc&s=1\">https://theoriginalcowards.bandcamp.com/</a> Greenfield MA’s own lovable stoner-space-metal sci-fi band Rebel Base will open the show. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/Rebel-Base-205257219499228/\">https://www.facebook.com/Rebel-Base-205257219499228/</a></p>\n<p>**---Wed, Sept 28…**<strong>Dave Noonan’s Green Island</strong> -featuring Jon Weeks, Chris Ball, and Dan Thomas, with special guests! Afrobeat, ska, jazz, reggae, a touch of funk, a bit of mariachi. 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Quality, diverse selection of beverages (including the namesake house Root Cellar Pale Ale by Stoneman), full bar, non-alcoholic options such as kombucha and cold-brewed coffee from the tap, <strong>outdoor seating, great art and a killer sound system!</strong> A beautiful spot for your dancing, listening and socializing pleasure! <a href=\"http://rootcellarbar.com/\">http://rootcellarbar.com/</a> <strong>10 Fiske Ave, below Mesa Verde.</strong> This venue is wheelchair accessable via elevator.</p>",
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"body": "[****](http://peaceandrhythm.com/store/peace-rhythm-releases/los-terrificos-go-south-vaya-pal-sur-2xlp-45rpm/)\n\n**Peace & Rhythm** presents the brand new **double 12” LP** by **Los Terrificos **titled **_Go South/Vaya Pa'l Sur_**. Taking inspiration from Latin, African, Caribbean, North and South American sources as diverse as the “narco corridos” of Mexico and afrobeat, not to mention Cowboy Western film soundtracks, surf, psychedelic Amazonian cumbia, dub, electronica, funk, Andean folk, even disco, this record is wide ranging yet cohesive. Evocative of wild landscapes, dramas big and small, it’s also a concept story album, perhaps unlike anything in Latin-oriented music today. **Order the album direct from the [Peace & Rhythm webshop](http://peaceandrhythm.com/store/peace-rhythm-releases/los-terrificos-go-south-vaya-pal-sur-2xlp-45rpm/).** 500 pressed, 160g vinyl, double album, 45rpm, gatefold. Cover art by Dr Alderete!\n\n**Jake Fader** , one of the two principal members of the band, says the record “is a soundtrack that has no film (yet). It is a diverse album that is not a traditional representation of any of the many genres it is influenced by. The only real rules were that the songs had to be a little freaky and mysterious.” _Go South_ spins an engaging if fanciful narrative through a series of musical vignettes and also via an extended story in the interior spread of the gatefold. According to the notes, the LP was made “in memory of victims of violence and greed, especially south of the border, and those that cross borders everywhere in order to pursue a better life.”\n\nAs the other primary member of Los Terrificos, **Ray Lugo** (Kokolo, The Boogaloo Destroyers), explains it, “it’s full of reflections on life and the triumphs and struggles of the central figure in the album, ‘El Gordo’, a character not unlike many in the Latin world who makes choices that affect people near and far.” ‘El Gordo’ is a drug kingpin who goes on a vision quest to try and come to terms with the destruction he has wrought, and the question at the end of the record is: does he find redemption, or oblivion? It’s an open-ended conclusion that is as intriguing as the music, and will leave fans craving more (stay tuned!). _Go South_ has a unique, dynamic hybrid ‘narco-delic’ sound that leaps out of the speakers (having the vinyl on 45 RPM helps). Ray Lugo sums it up thusly: We discussed how long the process of making an album can sometimes be and thought it would be fun to try to write, record and mix an album within 30 days. We chose the sounds of South America because we had been listening to a lot of super funky music from Peru, Colombia and Panama. Jake was working on the music score for [a] documentary...and this played a key role in the cinematic feel to the album. We wanted it to sound fresh, not over-planned and above all to share the fun we had making it with the listener.\n\nThe album is a **double LP, 160g vinyl, 45rpm** for extra boom. It features an original narrative story by **Pablo Yglesias** (in both Español and English) and a sturdy gatefold jacket with amazing **artwork by Dr Jorge Alderete** (Sonido Gallo Negro), as well as some interior art by **Margot Glass**.\n\nTo listen to samples of the music visit Terrificos [here](http://www.terrificos.com)\n\n_\"Super new long-player from Los Terrificos on the Peace & Rhythm imprint. A cohesive trip on modern tropical influences, leaning on the succulent psychedelics of south american stylized electric guitars and fuzzed out keyboards, but with a decidedly funky and beat-driven approach. It's the right dose of modern electrico and sonidero soundscapes to maintain a steady groove throughout. Not to be overlooked, the 45RPM pressing of the LP, for all your inevitable rebejada needs in the dance. Impressive gatefold package with extensive artwork and liner notes.\"_ \\-- **Independent Grand**\n\nCatalog: **P &R-LP-002**\n\nAvailable: **April 5, 2015**\n\nArtist: **Terrificos**\n\nAlbum title: **Go South / Vaya Pa'l Sur**\n\nGenres/styles: **Latin Alternative / Psychedelic / Lounge / Narcodelica / Chicha / Funk / Electronica / Dub**\n\nFeatures: **45 rpm Double vinyl album** , **Color gatefold sleeve, 160 gram black vinyl, limited to 500** Cover art: **Dr Jorge Alderete**",
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** Peace & Rhythm presents the brand new double 12” LP by Los Terrificos **titled **Go South/Vaya Pa'l Sur. Taking inspiration from Latin, African, Caribbean, North and South American sources as diverse as the “narco corridos” of Mexico and afrobeat, not to mention Cowboy Western film soundtracks, surf, psychedelic Amazonian...
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