- 2LP
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Various
The Paths Of Pain : The Caife Label, Quito, 1960-68
Honest Jon's
- Cat No.: HJRLP082
- 2024-03-04
A stunning release from Honest Jon's! The final glow of the golden age of Ecuador's música nacional, captured just before cumbia and other foreign sounds swept the country.
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Honest Jon's Records compiles recordings from CAIFE (CAFE), a label based in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, drawn from precious open-reel tapes and LPs unearthed in the warehouse of the grandson of founder Carlos Rota! Andean and indigenous popular music with an utterly beguiling sound. A 2LP set housed in a gatefold sleeve with artwork on the inne ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)r sleeves too, plus a 16-page booklet featuring notes on each track, artist profiles and rare photographs — a labor of love, typical of Honest Jon's. Highly recommended! (Original Japanese text by Saito)