{"product_id":"edmundo-arias-guepa-je-radio-martiko","title":"Edmundo Arias - Guepa Je! [Radio Martiko]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2166562399\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/radiomartiko.bandcamp.com\/album=2166562399\/album\/guepa-je\"\u003eGuepa Je! by Edmundo Arias\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP + Gatefold + Poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album transports us to Colombia in the 1950s and 60s. During that era, tropical music from the Caribbean and Pacific coasts conquered the music scene in the interior of the country. One of the key figures of this period was Edmundo Arias. Along with Lucho Bermúdez and Pacho Galán, Arias is considered one of the \"big three\" composers of Colombian tropical music. He was an introverted person who avoided the spotlight at all costs, which made his work less known than that of his contemporaries. With this album, we hope to highlight the incredible legacy Edmundo Arias left us. Imagine large orchestras with elegantly dressed musicians playing the best cumbias, porros, and other tropical sounds in sophisticated ballrooms on a warm night in Medellín or Bogotá.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdmundo Dante Arias Valencia was born in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, on November 5, 1925. He came from a family of musicians. His father, Joaquín Arias Cardoza, was a bandleader and composer, and he taught his sons to play music. Arias learned to play many instruments, including guitar, bass, bandola (a pear-shaped string instrument related to the mandolin), tiple (12-string guitar), clarinet, and saxophone. He proved to be a very talented musician and, along with his father and older brother Ricaurte, formed the \"Trío Arias.\" The family lived in various cities in Colombia, depending on where they found work. When his father died unexpectedly in 1948, Edmundo and Ricaurte had to support their family by working as musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, Arias decided to move to Medellín, at that time the heart of the Colombian music industry and the city where the most important record companies and best musicians were located. It wasn't long before Arias made a name for himself as a musician, composer, arranger, and orchestra conductor for the most important labels of the time: Zeida, Ondina, Silver, and Sonolux. For the latter, he would eventually become artistic director. Over the years, he wrote hundreds of songs, recorded numerous albums with his own orchestras or with the Orquesta Sonolux, and collaborated with countless musicians, often uncredited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with Lucho Bermúdez and Pacho Galán, Edmundo Arias is considered one of the \"big three\" composers of Colombian tropical music. But despite his renown, very little is known about his personal life. He was a humble man who preferred to work behind the scenes and avoided the spotlight at all costs. He rejected interviews and kept away from public life. At some live performances of the orchestra that bore his name, Arias would ask one of his musicians to pretend to be him so he wouldn't have to go on stage. You might think Arias was shy or antisocial, but that wasn't the case. Most people who worked with him describe him as jovial, good-humored, and someone who enjoyed working with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis invisibility in public life did not reflect how present he was behind the scenes. If he wasn't working on his own productions, he regularly collaborated with other musicians. Arias influenced the work of many of his colleagues and was a mentor to young artists. Some even say that in those days, all musicians in Medellín worked with Arias in one way or another. He had a strict work regimen: he composed, arranged, and recorded at night, while sleeping during the day. He was also very productive. It is said that on one occasion, he wrote arrangements for a 16-musician band in just a few minutes while the band was recording another song. His hard work and productivity resulted in hundreds of compositions and numerous albums bearing his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdmundo Arias' career spanned over six decades, until his death on January 29, 1993. Throughout the years, he left us an enormous legacy. The songs on this album are a selection of his work during the 1950s and 60s. Many consider this period to be the highlight of his career. We chose the songs that we consider the most outstanding recordings from this period. The title of this compilation, *Guepa Je!*, is a colloquial Colombian expression often used in cumbia to express joy or celebration. A loose translation would be something like \"yeah!\", \"let's go!\" or \"great!\". I think this title says it all. Enjoy the music. *Guepa Je!*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45518204600483,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_48bb01d7-f253-4cd5-8d23-5b49787a963c.jpg?v=1736520677","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/edmundo-arias-guepa-je-radio-martiko","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}