Memoria Análoga follows Daniel Lofredo Rota as he brings back to life the CAIFE record label 45 years after it was buried under three tonnes of newspaper. 

to read the blog: http://soundsandcolours.com/articles/ecuador/episode-1-the-suitcase-tapes-28222/

Memoria Analoga Episode 1: The Suitcase Tapes

Written by: F. Poliakin
interpreted by Raul emiliani


Raul Emiliani - El Canario

El Monokini

La Luna, El Cohete, Y Yo

full story: http://bit.ly/1FfUuRr

tracklisting:

Radio Recording of woman singing a Boler0 (unknown), Whispers, Benitez y Valencia singing "Quiereme Mucho," and a song about loss (featuring Biluka, on the orange leaf). Eduardo Brito follows in a pitchedup vocal track recorded at a really slow tape speed. A painkiller commercial for Cefalina, and then the "Cumbia Bendita," sung by another woman whose name i wish to find out. We Cut to a radio non fiction piece about the Holy Marianita de Jesus, Ecuador's first saint, and her precocious virtue, meshed with reversed recordings of the choir of the Casa de la Cultura del Ecuador (CCE). We follow with "Mi Primer Beso" a song  about the conditions that must be met before a first kiss will be allowed. Aulo Gelio (Named after the roman lawyer and writer) Aka. Aut Shock, pitched up due to the tape speed, singing ballads about loneliness. We close with yet another unknown female singer, emphatically stating that she is over her ex.

There are four women whose names Ive been unable to find, and I am still looking for any clues as to who they are. If you know anything please get in touch, caiferecords@gmail.com.

Memoria Analoga Episode 4: Love & Faith

Memoria Analoga Episode 5: Musica Popular del Ecuador

Musica Popular Ecuatoriana Volumen 2

“Memoria Análoga / Discos CAIFE” details the process of rediscovering the CAIFE catalog and the artists that made it, 45 years after it was buried under 3 tonnes of newspaper. My estranged Grandfather, Carlos Rota, sotred over 400 analog tapes in his office in Quito, where he proceeded to accumulate a hoard of 3600 kilograms of paper media. When he passed away, I found the tapes, and began a profound process of rediscovering my self, my family, my city and my country."

for the full story, listen to the spotify original podcast, or check out some of the links below. 

We published 4 double vinyl albums on Honest Jon's Records telling the story in detail: caife.bandcamp.com.

and have interviews on NPR, BBC Outlook, CBC and the NYT.

Discos CAIFE // Memoria Análoga

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