Biography
Afrosound
Effective period / Period of releases: 1973 - 1991
Members: Joe Rodríguez, Mariano Sepúlveda
Afrosound was Colombia’s reaction to the early 1970′s Chicha movement that was happening in Peru at the time. José María Fuentes saw the popularity of this new type of hybrid cumbia sound and thus created a sort of Discos Fuentes super group.Produced by Julio Estrada (Fruko El Bueno), Afrosound not only incorporated the Andean guitar laden sound, but mixed in some funk, salsa/son, tropical, disco, and afro colombian rhythms to boot. The result being cumbia party albums from start to finish.
(source: Super Sonido)