It comes as no surprise that the region in Mexico, an area of sweltering heat, would be among the first to embrace a new form of cumbia, tropical, and funk in the late 60’s to early 70’s. … more →
Super Sonidojosephfranko wrote 1 day ago: It comes as no surprise that the region in Mexico, an area of sweltering heat, would be among the fi … more →
josephfranko wrote 1 month ago: I just want to let everyone know that I sometimes get people asking me to review their record or put … more →
josephfranko wrote 1 month ago: 1. Los Tiburones: La Reina Y La Cumbia 2. Los Tiburones: Descarga Tiburona I’ve been catching … more →
josephfranko wrote 2 months ago: Soul-sides.com is perhaps one of the top reasons I started an audio-blog in the first place. So to h … more →
josephfranko wrote 2 months ago: I picked this gatefold up in Tokyo in 2002/2003 and it’s probably one of my favorite Perez Pra … more →
josephfranko wrote 3 months ago: 1. Juan Pablo Torres: Y Que Bien 2. Juan Torres: Con Aji Guaguao Sorry Fidel, you have to start thro … more →
josephfranko wrote 3 months ago: 1. Grupo Santa Cecilia: Baila Bump 2. Grupo Santa Cecilia: Yeh Yeah Bump Summer is usually vacation … more →
josephfranko wrote 5 months ago: 1. Los Golpes Fuertes: Maria Enciende La Luz I’ve been really busy with work over the last few … more →
josephfranko wrote 6 months ago: Possibly one of the best indicators of a economic recession is when I start selling records on ebay. … more →
josephfranko wrote 7 months ago: 1. Chicken Y Sus Comandos: Caminando Despacito When one thinks of music from the Yucatan peninsula i … more →
josephfranko wrote 7 months ago: 1. Afrosound: Caliventura The Afrosound is Colombia’s reaction to the early 1970’s Chich … more →
josephfranko wrote 7 months ago: Just wanted to drop another great audio set I heard recently from Chico Sondio. I’ve had the … more →
josephfranko wrote 7 months ago: 1. Banda Macho: Tiburon I tend to get a lot of questions whenever I play Spanish versions of Americ … more →
josephfranko wrote 1 year ago: 1. Joe Bravo: Yolanda Pretty obscure stuff from the El Zarape label. Now most of the music I’ … more →
josephfranko wrote 1 year ago: 1. Mestizo: El Baile De Kung-Fu I found a website that indicated they were the actual band Mestizo w … more →