{"product_id":"la-banda-la-banda-lp-black-vinyl","title":"La Banda - La Banda LP (Black Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Banda's sole album is a powerful document of South American jazz-rock, soul, candombe and funk, recorded at the end of the 1970s and originally issued in 1980. Often described as Argentina's first supergroup, La Banda united five leading Argentine musicians with Uruguayan singer and percussionist Rubén Rada. Their brief existence produced a record of remarkable depth, driven by explosive ensemble playing and the sense of urgency surrounding music made during a period of severe political repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRada arrived in Buenos Aires after a run of personal and professional setbacks in Montevideo, but he brought with him an extraordinary musical history. He had helped pioneer candombe beat with El Kinto, fronted the Latin-rock group Tótem and explored cosmic jazz with Opa alongside the Fattoruso brothers. Trumpeter Benny Izaguirre assembled the rest of the group from the top tier of the Buenos Aires jazz scene: pianist Jorge Navarro, saxophonist Bernardo Baraj, bassist Ricardo Sanz and drummer Luis Ceravolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral members were connected to major currents in Argentine music. Baraj, Sanz and Ceravolo also played in Banda Spinetta, the jazz-focused project led by Luis Alberto Spinetta, while Sanz and Ceravolo had worked with Astor Piazzolla. Guest guitarists David Lebón and Daniel Homer add further colour, linking the sessions to Pappo's Blues, Pescado Rabioso, Color Humano and Serú Girán.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross eight tracks, La Banda moves from streetwise jazz-rock and tightly coiled funk into candombe rhythm, soulful vocals and atmospheric fusion. Rock de la Calle, Candombe Llamada, La Música Es Mi Amor and Montevideo reveal a band capable of balancing technical sophistication with direct emotional force. The result is not simply a period curiosity, but an album whose grooves and arrangements remain vivid and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Altercat black vinyl LP restores a singular album from the meeting point of Argentine and Uruguayan music. It is recommended for listeners of Latin jazz, jazz-rock, candombe, rare groove and adventurous 1970s fusion. Catalogue number ALT031.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Altercat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58296830132598,"sku":"ALT031","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/la-banda-la-banda-lp-black-vinyl","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}