En La Conquista Del Mundo Latino

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With the vinyl reissue of In the Conquest of the Latin World (1979), by the Salsa Supreme Orchestra, he pays a fair tribute to Larry Francia

“Larry Francia's work deserves nothing less than transcendence,” says Miguel Álvarez, the Venezuelan musical collector and archaeologist who one day came across this salsa legend from his country without planning it and knew it was fair and necessary. spread his magnificent work.

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1.	Papa Upa 03:24	buy track
2.	Contribuciones 02:58	buy track
3.	Para Pareja 03:40	buy track
4.	Por Que Llora 03:39	buy track
5.	Que Corto Es El Amor 04:46	buy track
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SPANISH:

El Palmas Music rescata una joya oculta de la salsa venezolana

Con la reedición en vinilo de En la conquista del mundo latino (1979), de la Orquesta Salsa Suprema, le rinde un justo homenaje a Larry Francia

“La obra de Larry Francia no merece menos que la trascendencia”, dice Miguel Álvarez, el coleccionista y arqueólogo musical venezolano que un día se cruzó, sin tenerlo planeado, con esta leyenda de la salsa de su país y supo que era justo y necesario difundir su magnífica obra.

Nacido en Barlovento, una zona afro de Venezuela donde manda el tambor, Larry Francia creció en San Agustín del Sur, barrio de Caracas que es territorio salsero por excelencia. Cuando tenía apenas 12 años, Víctor Piñero, uno de los cantantes de orquesta más populares de Venezuela en los años 60, lo convoca para grabar coros. Una iniciación precoz que marcó para siempre a Larry y al mismo tiempo reveló su talento indiscutible.

“Su motor es el canto. Si estás conversando con él, muchas veces deja de hablar para cantar -cuenta Álvarez-. Fue un hombre que nunca dejó de ser músico, a pesar de que sus condiciones de vida no fueron nunca las mejores. Y el legado de Salsa Suprema es clave para la música popular venezolana”.

Cuando esa orquesta dejó de funcionar (no había productores que apostaran por sus giras, les piratearon sus discos en España en la década del 80), Larry sufrió un bajón emocional e incluso desistió de dedicarse a la música por unos años. Era alguien que sin dudas vivía para y por la música.

Larry Francia se fue de este mundo en 2023, pero nos queda un disco fabuloso como En la conquista del mundo latino, recuperado del arcón de los recuerdos por Álvarez y el colectivo Suicide Diggerz, especialista en rescatar joyas ocultas. “Es una pieza de colección de la salsa venezolana más exquisita y menos conocida”, define él.

El sello El Palmas Music -creado por el músico, DJ, diseñador y agitador cultural Maurice Aymard, cuya base de operaciones se encuentra hoy mismo en Barcelona- se ha comprometido desde 2020 en dar a conocer lo mejor y menos visible del riquísimo acervo de la música popular de Venezuela. Ahora se complace en presentar la reedición de este disco fundamental como homenaje póstumo a un artista con mayúsculas: el gran LARRY FRANCIA.

ENGLISH:

EL Palmas Music rescues a hidden gem of Venezuelan salsa

With the vinyl reissue of In the Conquest of the Latin World (1979), by the Salsa Supreme Orchestra, he pays a fair tribute to Larry Francia

“Larry Francia's work deserves nothing less than transcendence,” says Miguel Álvarez, the Venezuelan musical collector and archaeologist who one day came across this salsa legend from his country without planning it and knew it was fair and necessary. spread his magnificent work.

Born in Barlovento, an Afro area of Venezuela where the drum rules, Larry Francia grew up in San Agustín del Sur, a Caracas neighborhood that is salsa territory par excellence. When he was barely 12 years old, Víctor Piñero, one of the most popular orchestra singers in Venezuela in the 60s, summoned him to record choirs. An early initiation that marked Larry forever and at the same time revealed his indisputable talent.

“His driving force is singing. "If you're talking to him, he often stops talking to sing," says Álvarez. He was a man who never stopped being a musician, even though his living conditions were never the best. And the legacy of Salsa Suprema is key to Venezuelan popular music.”

When that orchestra stopped working (there were no producers who supported their tours, their records were pirated in Spain in the 80s), Larry suffered an emotional breakdown and even gave up devoting himself to music for a few years. He was someone who undoubtedly lived for and through music.

Larry Francia left this world in 2023, but we are left with a fabulous album like In the Conquest of the Latin World, recovered from the chest of memories by Álvarez and the Suicide Diggerz collective, specialists in rescuing hidden gems. “It is a collector's item of the most exquisite and least known Venezuelan salsa,” he defines.

El Palmas Music label - created by the musician, DJ, designer and cultural agitator Maurice Aymard, whose base of operations is today in Barcelona - has been committed since 2020 to making known the best and least visible of the rich heritage of the popular music from Venezuela. Now he is pleased to present the reissue of this fundamental album as a posthumous tribute to an artist with capital letters: the great LARRY FRANCIA.

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released March 15, 2024

Reconstruction, Mastering and Cut At The Carvery.
Artwork Dedo Ciego.
Artistic Supervision El Dragón Criollo
Textos Alejandro Lingenti
Pics Miguel Alvarez

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