DEEP COVERS: 4 OF 4, MACHUCA CUMBIA

Machuca Cumbia: Cumbia Alivianada Cumbia De Los Bee Gees From 7″ (Aries, 1979) I first heard “Cumbia Alivianada” (aka “Staying Alive”) when B+ came to spin with me and it’s taken me two years to finally cop it on 7″ (I do love singles but I wouldn’t have minded getting the LP just for that great cover art but the 7″ does have the two Bee Gees joints on it). Not the best cumbia conversion I can imagine; it’s surprisingly flat rhythmically but still a fun, fun cut and [...]...

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